The Country 28/08/25: Greg Millar talks to Jamie Mackay

IHC’s national fundraising manager welcomes a new sponsor, Alltech, to join PGG Wrightson and Allflex. Last year, the Calf and Rural Scheme returned to pre-covid income of $1.2 million, and the number of pledges has just gone over 3000. While this is ahead of last year, some canvassers are still phoning farmers they haven’t got to.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This guy, I think he likes herbs as well. His
name is Greg Miller. He's the national fundraising manager for
the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme, of course, a charity
founded by Sir Pine Tree Meads. And isn't it refreshing,
Greg Miller that someone rings up in this case, Calvin
Johansson from all Tech. He rings up and volunteers to

(00:23):
donate the IHC thousands of dollars from his company. What
a good block Calvin is.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
He's amazing and thank you Jamie for putting him onto us.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
All I did was forward the email. Calvin was chomping
at the bit, or champing at the bit to get
in and support the IHC carf and Rural schemes, just
like all the good farmers out there, and it's this
time of the year when they're out there carving and
lambing that they need to think of donating to this
wonderful scheme.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Yeah, many of them already have, but there's still a
great chance to get in there and make your pledge
of a car for a virtual calf to a seat
and you know, make it into a great year for
people with intellectual disabilities and rural communities and.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Every family is affected in one way or another. Look,
COVID was very tough on charities like the IHC. Thankfully
last year you got back to pre COVID levels in
terms of farmer donations to the IC CARF and Rural
Scheme looking even better this year.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
It was amazing last year we got to one point
two million and it's been a had few years since
COVID for the cart and Rural Scheme and it's just
thanks to some amazing and loyal support from our farmers
out there that we're back back back again. So thank
you very very much.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
If farmers and there's hopefully a lot of them listening
right now, they might be in for lunch. It's tough. Well,
it's hard work at carving and landing time. The weather's
been reasonable for a lot of the country. If they're
listening in wondering what's the mechanism, how do you go
about committing to this wonderful charity? What do you do? Greg?

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Well, the easiest way is to go to our website,
which is i IHC dot org, dot nzed forward slash
CALF or just look it up on Google and it's
very easy there just to register and say yep, come
be in. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
And if you're not a farmer, you don't have to
be a farmer. You can be a towney. You can
be a supporter like me, and you can donate a
virtual calf or a virtual lamb.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
Exactly and same address. Just go there and put in
your support. And Jamie, we're always grateful for your amazing
support of the scheme and you know, thank you very
very much.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
Well, it's better to give than receiver. Look, it's an
honor to be involved with it. You're doing a wonderful job.
Greg Miller there the national fundraising manager for the IC
Calf and Rural Scheme. They've raised over well over forty
million dollars over forty years. It was all kicked off
by Sir Colon Pine Tree meets the great Man, Gone
but never ever, ever forgotten.