The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Graeme Williams, Kevin Wickham, Campbell Parker, and Peter Newbold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister talks about water storage, fertiliser, last night’s poll and whether he’s made the wrong call with the Opportunity Party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An East Coast farmer/poet provides a history lesson as well as a tongue-in-cheek take on the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Ballance on the fertiliser challenge facing farmers - especially when it comes to price rather than supply. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of DairyNZ on its AGM, annual results, and the breakeven price for milk under three El Niño modelling scenarios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The General Manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural land market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Jane Smith, Angus Gidley-Baird, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s weatherman on a Tuesday - warmer than average temperatures to start the week; rain arrives to the south on Tuesday, spreading north on Wednesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You never die wondering what this North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards is thinking. And today she leaves us in no doubt! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior animal proteins analyst provides an update on the state of the Australian sheep meat industry and how this is being mirrored here in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Kentucky-based US farming correspondent talks about dyed diesel, farm debt, falling yields for corn crops, and the mid-term elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Julia Sekula, Te Radar, and Steve Wyn-Harris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Deputy PM and Act Party leader looks at two very contentious issues - strategic vote splitting and raising the age of eligibility for National Super. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s World Iron Awareness Week, and Beef + Lamb NZ’s head of nutrition talks about the importance of red meat in our diets, particularly for women, teenage girls and children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voice of the competition kicks off the road to the grand final with the district finals of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year getting underway over the last weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Central Hawke’s Bay farmer talks about El Niño, and he claims PGG Wrightson lineage as the great-great-grandson of George Gould. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Property Brokers Land & Lifestyle Market Insights series, The Country’s Hamish McKay is joined by Property Brokers Rural General Manager Conrad Wilkshire to discuss rural property market conditions and current factors that could influence your decision on selling your farm. Sharing practical insights on demand, seasonal presentation, finance, and the upcoming Gener...

Jamie Mackay talks to Jo Luxton, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Farmer Tom Martin, Jen Corkran, and Shane Jones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Peter Hayden, Hunter McGregor, Rowena Duncum, Riley Kennedy, and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Friday weatherman from Earth Sciences NZ talks about El Niño and what growers need to know this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit Footrot Flats 40 years on as the remastered movie is set to hit our cinema screens in January. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks national holidays and local meat pricing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel hails from FMG and BusinessDesk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We let a Canterbury hobby farmer off the chain to review the big stories of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Tanya Houghton, Jen Corkran, Chris Russell, and John O'Neill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.