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As well as being Day two of the Southern Field Days event, Thursday, February 15 is also National Lamb Day. So, live at Waimumu are a number of professionals cooking up a storm with some of New Zealand's finest produce. One of these pros is Michelin star chef Ethan Flack who joins Dom George to discuss his cooking journey, National Lamb day and more. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and gre...

Joining Dom George live at the Southern Field Days event, Beef + Lamb NZ CEO Kit Arkwright talks about what the event means, National Lamb Day and more. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Southern Field Days President Steve Henderson as the event gets underway today, he talks with FCANZ President Phil Cornelius ahead of the Great gate Giveaway and one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, and he chats with the winner of the FMG Otago/Southland Regional Final, Zac Thomas. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streami...

Zac Thomas is the winner of the 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Otago/Southland Regional Final - he discusses the event, working on the family farm and preparations for the Grand Final in July. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Phil Cornelius is the President of FCANZ (Fencing Contractors Association NZ) - he discusses how contractors and farmers are faring one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Great Gate Giveaway. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Steve Henderson is the President of Southern Field Days - he discusses preparation for the event, its four-year hiatus and what's new for 2024 at Waimumu near Gore. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Maximising chicory growth and pasture resilience during autumn droughts could be critical for many a farmer this upcoming season. Agronomy experts Josh Verhoek, from Ballance and Elton Mayo, from the Farmlands Agronomy team join REX host Dom George to offer their valuable insights into managing pastures in dry autumn conditions.  Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content o...

On today's podcast, Dom talks with Professor Hugh Campbell from Otago University about National Lamb Day and its role in the formation of the New Zealand farming industry. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Hugh Campbell is a Professor of Sociology at Otago University and author of Farming Inside Invisible Worlds:  Modernist Agriculture and its Consequences - he discusses the upcoming National Lamb Day and whether it's the most important date in New Zealand agriculture history. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and...

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Elizabeth Hayes from Nest Tree Houses in the Hakataramea Valley, and he also catches up with the founder and CEO of Agritourism NZ, Marijke Dunselman Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Marijke Dunselman is the founder and CEO of Agritourism NZ - she discusses the changing demographic of tourists coming into NZ, upcoming events in 2024 and the new Agritourism Academy & Community Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Elizabeth Hayes (with husband Andy) owns and operates Nest Tree Houses in the Hakataramea Valley - she discusses where the idea came from, the construction of the huts and switching from city life and the media to country living and farming Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook a...

On today's podcast, Dom talks to David Hart from Cordex in the UK about a new biodegradable plastic baler cord, and he talks with NZ Ag Aviation legend Bruce Petersen Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Bruce Peterson is the Chair of the NZ Ag Aviation Association, and the managing Director of Aerospread - he discusses his extraordinary career and his role in helping form the current agricultural aviation industry in New Zealand Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn...

David Hart is from Cordex in the UK - he discusses a new product from London-based technology company Polymateria; a self-destructing plastic baler cord Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Ben James is the Business Manager for Apples at Craigmore Sustainables - he discusses the new apple orchard, the innivations his team are working on and his passion for youth development in horticulture Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Jack Heinemann is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Canterbury University - he discusses what GMO's are and whether New Zealand  will be left behind if it doesn't adopt gene technology in agriculture Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.  

On today's podcast, Dom talks to former French farm consultant Claude Bourdin about the recent farmers protests in France, and he's joined by Libby McKinnel for this week's Soapbox Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Claude Bourdin is a former farm consultant based in France and is involved with the International Farmers' Dialogue - he discusses the recent French farmer protests and the plight of farmers internationally  Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

This week's Soapbox question:  What's been your favourite wine of the summer? Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Tammy Wilson from Hahana Premium Fruit about her Clyde orchard and what she grows there, and he talks with Top 50% dairy farmer Bart van de Ven  Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Bart van de Ven is a Waikato dairy farmer - he discusses the positivity in the industry, the hopes (or otherwise) for farming under the coalition government an Monday drinks Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Tammy Wilson is the driving force behind Hahana Premium Fruit - she discusses establishing an orchard in Central Otago, the varieties of apricots they grow that were developed by Plant & Food Research and her background as a diary farmer and fitness instructor Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us o...

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Stu Davison from HighGround Dairy about the latest GDT result (+4.2%), and he talks to Rabobank Senior Agricultural Analyst Emma Higgins about the bank's annual report, NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2024 Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedI...

Emma Higgins is a Senior Agricultural Analyst for Rabobank and co-author of the NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2024 - she discusses the report and the view that New Zealand agriculture will need to ride the wave of change in 2024 Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for mo...