The MacVet Podcast

“Listen to the cow – she’s got know-how!”Joep Driessen is a veterinarian, entrepreneur and businessman. He is co-creator of Vetvice and creator of the globally successful CowSignals training programme. Joep is an energetic, passionate cow-communicator on amission to inspire vets, farmers and advisors to ‘do the right thing’ for the cow, so everyone benefits. Based on ob

Former Secretary of State for Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs), George Eustice has spent the past 25 years working in various roles within the world of British politics. As a 6th generation farmer, the expectation had been to continue working within the family business but a formative event at age 22 prompted the move into the political arena. George sub

Julia Moorhouse is the head of veterinary services for Map of Ag, a company that provides a data platform for the agrifood sector, connecting farms and industry. In this role, she supplies technical advice to dairy processors, retailers and their producers.Prior to joining Map of Ag, Julia worked in mixed, mainly farm animal practice in the north of England for 13 years. Growing up

How would expectations compare with the reality of starting work as a vet? Sky Tetlow has just completed her first year in farm animal practice. Looking back, she reflects on how valuable it was to invest time and effort into finding the right practice for her. Having joined Cross Counties Farm Vets - part of the VetPartners group - she set about building her skills in calving, ca

Alice Swift believes that farmers can benefit from opportunities that come from building closer relationships with retailers. Having worked in the dairy and beef sectors for over 20 years, it is her experience and expertise in bridging the gap between farmers and retailers that drives her continued passion working to support the agriculture industry. Growing up on a hill farm

New and recent veterinary graduates often worry about projecting confidence in their roles. In this clip from Series 2 of The MacVet Podcast, Kat Hart talks about her experiences as a new and recent graduate on farm. Kat grew up on a farm and talks about how this helped when making connections with farmer clients. She shares some some excellent tips on how to use communication t

New and recent veterinary graduates often worry about projecting confidence in their roles. Communication can help with this. Stuart Russell didn't come from a farming background and was conscious of his lack of farming knowledge. In this clip, he talks about his approach to building confidence as a new vet on farm, with some excellent tips on how to use communication to learn

Large animal vet and dairy farmer Hazell Mullins loves the variety of her work, which includes being the current president of Veterinary Ireland. In this role, she hopes to support younger vets build their confidence and skills in communication.Hazell has enjoyed working in clinical practice over the past 11 years and shares her exploits through her popular Instagram account Vet On

Jo Speed has an affinity for supporting people, especially those who work with cows. She has worked in the dairy industry for over 20 years, holding positions with Kite Consulting, DairyCo/AHDB and Promar. Jo recently set up her own business - Jo Speed Coaching – after training to become a life coach, and in this role, she applies her skills as a mentor, coach and facilitator.

Dairy market analyst Chris Walkland believes in speaking his mind. As a consummate communicator, he believes that sharing opinions with others should be done with diplomacy, confidence and a thorough understanding of the topic. Chris soon recognised that his passion for communicating could be channelled into supporting the dairy industry, by bringing to data to life and explaining