Cut the Crop!

About Cut the Crop!

keeping you in the know about everything you grow

Publisher

Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Mar 2020

Latest episode

7 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

326 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Nov 2026

   Responding to challenges of arable farming

   Cropping opportunities and related companies may come and go and the weather is not always kind. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Mid Canterbury grower Brian Leadley reflects on the highs and lows of 40 years of mixed arable farming and how he has responded. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   31 Oct 2026

   Plenty of reasons to attend CROPS at Chertsey

   FAR’s biggest annual event of the year, CROPS, is being held at the Chertsey research site on Wednesday November 25. In this episode of Cut the Crop, FAR’s Communications Manager Anna Heslop says the event will feature a mix of speakers from FAR and collaborative partners, as well as two visiting UK experts. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   24 Oct 2026

   Working together a winning move for SCID

   Confronted with the unexpected end-of-life of the Seed Crop Isolation Distance (SCID) digital mapping platform used to prevent cross-pollination between high-value vegetable seed crops, the industry swung into gear. In this episode of Cut the Crop, Seed and Grain NZ chief executive Sarah Clark and John Foley of PGG Wrightson Seeds describe how the award-winning team delivered a new system under significant time pressure. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Cut the Crop!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dame Alison Stewart
• Brad Howlett
• John Evans
• Karen Williams
• Ivan Lawrie

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,205

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

81

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.