The MacVet Podcast

Paul Worpole shoots people for a living...using his camera! He specialises in creating portraits for people who hate having their photo taken. Many people find that being in front of a camera induces a fear response, which can be seen through facial expressions and body positions captured on camera, leading to disappointing results for all involved. Being skilled at helping people

With a long and illustrious career in veterinary practice and research, Martin Green has significantly contributed to improvements in cattle health and welfare. He recently took a step back from full-time work but remains firmly involved in research and advisory roles. Beginning his farm vet career surrounded by inspirational colleagues, Martin went on to build strong relationship

Pete Orpin began his career like so many vets do; concerned that he'd make mistakes and not have enough knowledge to be a 'good vet'. However, he soon realised that it was far more important to focus on forging strong relationships with his clients, to build trust and work together to approach problem solving on farm. He applied this approach when co-creating the myhealthyherd.com

Vibeke Fladkjear Nielsen soon realised that becoming a successful consultant would take more than her agriculture degree. Returning to university to complete a masters degree in psychology gave her the foundation to better understand what motivates people. Vibeke is a Danish specialist in LEAN and change management in the dairy industry. She has more than 15 years of practical and

In this episode, we revisit conversations with two former guests, David Main and Alison Blackler. David shares his own experience of being on the receiving end of poor communication, after his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Alison shares her most important communication skill and one she recommends we can all work on, our ability to listen to understand, rather than to

“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