Wintering on crop isn’t just a Southland issue. New National Environment Standards for intensive winter grazing will come into effect in November 2022. Farmers all over New Zealand are having to review their wintering crop practices now and put some thought into how they’re going to winter into the future. In this episode, we chat with Central Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer Ben Tosswill and Southland dairy farmer Ewen Mathieson about winter grazing practices now and what’s next.Chapters:0.51 – Ben: banking back to farming2.32 – Ewen: third generation farmer3.20 – Changing consumer/market expectations 4.14 – What’s different now compared to five years ago?5.13 – Ewen’s move away from cropping7.18 – Meeting new regulations7.59 – Flexibility to cope with curve balls9.40 – Wintering as a North Island sheep farmer10.20 – Sheep farmers lifting their game11.34 – What Ben’s changed on his farm13.10 – Reducing risk to animals and environment15.10 – Cow lying time16.39 – Lowering stress on sheep and staff17.39 – Team culture and wellbeing 20.34 – Benefits of a written wintering plan21.54 – Team buy-in on the plan23.55 – Preventing small issues from becoming big ones26.13 – Protecting waterways: silt fences (Ewen), temporary hot wires (Ben)28.52 – Ewen: keeping the power on 29.49 – Ben: sharing the wintering plan30.17 – Final thoughts: one thing farmers can do nowVisit our website for more on winteringHave feedback or ideas for future episodes? Email us at [email protected] Connect with DairyNZ Stay up to date with advice, latest research, tools and resources. Read, browse, scroll, listen, or be there in person. Visit dairynz.co.nz/get-connected

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