In this episode Jono sits down with educator and author John King.

You may have read some of John's articles in various publications or his books. John is passionate about helping farmers help themselves through dialogue.

John has found that getting farmers together in a room or out in a paddock (or on a bus so they can't run away!) is one of the most powerful ways to stimulate conversation and knowledge sharing. He's a no-nonsense kind of guy with a sharp wit, as you'll hear in this conversation.

John tells it how it is and believes that it's up to farmers to make the changes they want to see. As he says: "No-one is coming to save you. You just have to get off your ass and do it!"

Sit down, grab a cuppa, get that tractor radio turned up and enjoy this classic and compelling yarn with John King and host Jono Frew.

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In this episode of the Quorum Sense podcast, Jono interviews his wife Ruby Frew!

Ruby is a farmer and a mother among many other things. However, family and farming are what matters most for Ruby.

In this short and sweet conversation, Ruby shares her journey from an early interest in sheep and beef farming to a career in dairy, and also how becoming a mother has shaped her life. Ruby shares some challenges and setbacks in her journey as well as some pleasant surprises she has encountered along the way.

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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In this episode, Jono sits down for a pre-sunrise yarn with Logan Wait.

Logan's family have been dairy farming in the Waikato for a century and a half, but this conversation is not so much focused on the family dairy farm...

Instead, Logan shares a brand new concept: Earth First Food.

Earth First Food creates the opportunity to buy high quality, direct-to-consumer meat products from farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture. And in doing so support the local food system whilst investing in the health of our soil.

Tune in to hear Logan's story, from being asked to provide meat for a corporate event to developing this system. It changes the way we market meat as farmers, allowing for better story telling and giving consumers a way to build relationships with the farmers who supply them with meat.

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In this episode, Jono takes the podcast kit to North Canterbury to check out Underground Festival.

This was a great opportunity to capture some of the conversations happening while people mingled between presentations at this wonderful celebration of soil.

There were some stand-out themes like community and connection, and also practical takeaways that came through from festival goers, presenters and organisers.

How many of the voices in this episode can you name?

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In this episode Jono jumps in the tractor cab with dairy farmer and president of Federated Farmers' North Otago Provincial Executive, Otto Dogterom.

Otto has been dairy farming for over 30 years and has a wealth of knowledge to share from how he got started, to navigating family farming ups and downs, to simple principles he uses to monitor farm performance.

Otto talks about how looking after your finances, your people and your environment pays dividends in farming. And he says you have to love farming to make it work- and Otto sure loves farming!!

There is some background tractor noise in this one as Jono and Otto drive around chopping and carting silage on one of Otto's support farms, but we're sure you'll agree it doesn't get any more authentic than that!

This may even be the start of a whole new trend of episodes recorded on the farm?

Let us know your thoughts and we hope you enjoy!

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We decided to sneak one more podcast in for 2024!!

In this episode Jono sits down with food fanatic and farmer Matthew Evans from Fat Pig Farm in Southern Tasmania.

Matthew started his career as a chef and food critic, and through a love for food - and noticing a link between good food flavour and soil health - he began a life-changing journey into the world of soil health.

For eight years Matthew ran a 'soil to stomach' operation where he grew, harvested and prepared food with his own on-farm restaurant. Matthew has also written several books and recently hosted the Grounded festival, Australia's first regenerative agriculture festival, at his farm in Tasmania.

Tune in to hear this fascinating story about how Matthew went from wondering why farmers who grew the best tasting food were "banging on about soil health" to now being the guy who bangs on about soil health!

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In this episode Jono sits down with Rachel and Greg Hart from Mangarara Station in central Hawke's bay.

Greg and Rachel are passionate about nature, community and farming, and this is very easy to pick up in this wonderful conversation. It's a conversation that covers the farm's journey from sheep farming to the haven of life it is today, covering the 28 years that Rachel and Greg have been on the farm.

Mangarara is mainly a beef farm nowdays, coupled with other complementary enterprises that include an eco-lodge and a lot of trees!! Hear how they're managing tree planting in grazing land using single wire fences to protect the trees as they get established, and how they're maximizing the life on their farm.

Tune in and enjoy listening to these two kiwi regen legends.

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With this release, we celebrate episode 50 of the Quorum Sense podcast!!

Jono sits down with Darren Doherty from over the ditch in Australia. Darren is a farmer and an educator, well known for his vast knowledge of farm systems function, design and management.

In this conversation we hear how about Darren's journey to where he is now. He and Jono discuss what kinds of hurdles are common in practice, and also in mindset.

This is a conversation of perceptive and personality as well as practice.

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