Blue Shed Diary

Blue Shed Diary, a weekly podcast brought to you by PGG Wrightson, features news and information for, and about, New Zealand's rural communities. Like the blue sheds dotting New Zealand's landscape, the Blue Shed Diary is the go-to resource for our farmers and growers. We tackle important issues, explore innovations, showcase best practices, investigate how policies made in the cities impact rural communities, and offer advice on everything from sustainability to animal health. The Blue Shed Diary is a conversation about the people and the land, come be a part of the conversation!

Blue Shed Diary is a news podcast hosted by PGG Wrightson, with 121 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

PGG Wrightson hosts Blue Shed Diary, a news show with 121 episodes published.

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  Moving up the ladder with Laura Morgan

  Aug 12, 20268 minS2

  Welcome to Blue Shed Diary - a podcast about and for growers, farmers, and rural communities. Blue Shed Diary loves a road trip, and for our latest roadie we visited PGG Wrightson's Research & Development Site in Hastings and interviewed our newest Technical Advisor, Laura Morgan. Laura started her career as an intern but has since moved up the ladder into a full-time gig at the R&D Station where she works with the Tech Team on the 50-odd trials currently in operation. She joins Milton Munro, our host and Technical Teams Manager (a.k.a. her boss) for a conversation.

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  Support you can trust with Michelle Ruddell, Rural Support Trust Chair: Fieldays 2026

  Jul 22, 202612 minS2

  The Rural Support Trust helps our Farmers, Growers, and Rural Communities thrive in good times and bad. Through well-being initiatives to community connection to advice and support through financial pressure or adverse events, RST is there. The people of the Rural Support Trust are farmers and growers, too. They know the life, and the challenges, too. PGG Wrightson are big fans of the Rural Support Trust and their mahi, so at Fieldays, host Milton Munro sat down with Michelle Ruddell, Te Tai Tokerau Trustee and Chair of the National Council.

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  Meet Pacala - software innovation built for farmers with Cait Majeski

  Jul 21, 202614 min

  Two years ago, when Cait Majeski (decidedly not a farmer) returned to the family farm to help her father after surgery, she often found herself crying in the field trying to figure out what to do next. With an office background, she was used to having tools to help manage the workload, but she couldn't find anything like it for farming. So, she built it herself. Introducing Pacala - a spatial management system -- or software platform for use on-farm. No wifi, no problem. At your fingertips you have blueprints, paddock maps, logbooks -- all on one screen. So, everyone on the team is connected to the same source of truth. Cait debuted Pacala at the Innovation Hub at Fieldays, and joins the conversation. To try Pacala yourself, visit: Pacala Demo

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  The Zen of Winemaking with Young Winemakers of NZ

  Jul 20, 202616 minS2

  Each year, Young Winemakers (30 years or younger) from around Aotearoa compete for top prize in the Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year Competition. Part of the prize, besides bragging rights, is a regional winemaking tour with PGG Wrightson Fruitfed Supplies. The three National Finalists for 2025 got a tour of the Wairarapa wine region and Blue Shed Diary came along on the ride. Together they visited several local vineyards, got to know about more about the craft from the head winemakers, and tried many a delightful drop along the way. It was a jam-packed few days, so we fit in our interview where we could, literally, by recording from the car on the way toanother winery visit. So, we apologies in advance for a bit of road noise and the recorded voice giving directions. Despite this, we were able to explore what winemaking means for these young creators, how exploring the craft through another maker's work inspires them, and what makes a good and interesting drop. Joining the conversation are the 2025 National Finalists: Thalia Osborne , North Island Young Winemaker from Hawke's Bay, Dingying Jiang , Central Otago Young Winemaker, and National Winner of the 2025 Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year competition, Ruby McManaway , whois from Marlborough.

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  Whenever you need them: a conversation with LANDSAR's Alan Gregory at Fieldays 2026!

  Jul 16, 202611 minS2

  Welcome to Blue Shed Diary - podcast for Farmers and Growers. This year we hit the road and headed to Fieldays at Mystery Creek to talk to the movers and shakers of the industry. One group, sharing a tent with PGG Wrightson, is LANDSAR or Land Search and Rescue. They are the volunteer rescue organisation you hope to never need but are so grateful they exist when you do. They help kiwis and visitors in need in diverse environments - urban, suburban, rural, wilderness - hither and yon. They have thousands of volunteers available 24/7/ 365 to answer the call of people in trouble. One of those volunteers, Alan Gregory, sat down with Blue Shed Diary to talk about his experiences. He joins the conversation now.

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