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REX is shining the spotlight on rural women this month so Hamish and Bex caught up with Sally Coombe - a Dairy Women's Network volunteer regional leader, dairy farmer, chartered accountant and the treasurer of Multiples Taranaki. Click here for your chance to win $5,000 in travel vouchers. 

It's been a big few weeks in Southland for Laura Koot from Real Country and the Fairlight Foundation. REX caught up with her to hear all about the new Fairlight Station interns and what's needed for young women in the rural sector. 

After a big week of Political Forestry announcements and comments, Andy Scott from 50 Shades of Green joins REX to tell us more.

Zero fossil fuels in horticulture - can it be done?...  Well that's exactly what Forest Lodge Orchard in Cromwell has done - growing cherries with zero fossil fuels…  And founder Mike Casey has just launched a new company, NZ Zero to help other farmers and growers achieve the same thing…  He joins us on REX to tell us more.

Dom George dials in from Wanaka and joins Bex and Hamish for a recap of the last week of Rural news.

We kicked things off this with a look at what’s happening in the rural print media, regular guest Tony Leggett joined us on REX

The Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Auckland so we caught up with reff reviewer and selector Nicky Ewins (nee Inwood). She also played in New Zealand’s first women's rugby team, was the first international female referee and the first woman to referee at Twickenham stadium!

Boring Oat Milk is the country’s first 100% New Zealand-made oat milk to be sold on supermarket shelves and it’s really taking off as people discover the “oat milk revolution”. We caught up with entrepreneur and founder Morgan Maw.  

On today's show, With a new strain of M-Bovis found in Mid-Canterbury, Federated Farmers Biosecurity spokesperson Wayne Langford joined Dom to update us on the situation. Dom caught up with Dr Mark Thomas for an update on the the Pams Berries/Hepatitis situation, and ahead of a big weekend of Kiwi sport, Dom caught up with REX host and Former sports broadcaster, Hamish McKay.

Ahead of a big weekend of Kiwi sport, Dom caught up with REX host and Former sports broadcaster, Hamish McKay.

There are currently 12 cases of the disease in the community linked to the consumption of frozen berries, seven of whom have been hospitalised. New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is investigating the source of hepatitis A and urging Kiwis to "heat treat" all frozen berries in the meantime, Dom caught up with Dr Mark Thomas for an update on the situation.

With a new strain of M-Bovis found in Mid-Canterbury, Federated Farmers Biosecurity spokesperson Wayne Langford joined Dom to update us on the situation.

REX has teamed up with Dairy Women's Network and ASB to offer $5,000 in travel vouchers to one lucky winner gets together connecting and celebrating with the rural ladies in their life! Head to our Facebook page, Rural Exchange to find out how. 

Celebrity Chef Nadia Lim joins us to tell us all about her new tv show "Nadia's Farm" launching tonight. Aiming to give an "unfiltered view" of farming, it showcases a year in the life on her and hubby Carlos Bagrie's Royalburn Station, situated on the Crown Range between Arrowtown and Wanaka. 

On todays show, we catch up with one of our REX friends and favorites who is actually on the other side of the world right now. Head of Analytics at NZX Julia Jones joins us on the line from the Big Apple... New York City!  We also get an update on GDT with Stu Davidson from NZX, and Wiggy's on the road this week for his weekly-wellbeing catchup with Dom.

Wiggy's on the road this week for his weekly-wellbeing catchup with Dom.

Time now for an update on GDT with Stu Davidson from NZX.

It's time to catch up with one of our REX friends and favorites who is actually on the other side of the world right now.  Head of Analytics at NZX Julia Jones joins us on the line from the Big Apple... New York City! 

In today's episode, Phillip Duncan from Weatherwatch updates Dom on the major Polar - Blast that's on its way, and Mount Albert Grammar's training farm has been secured for generations to come. ASB has gifted its 8.1-hectare inner-city farmland to the School's foundation, worth around 150 million dollars. MAGS Headmaster Patrick Drumm told Dom more on REX Today.

Mount Albert Grammar's training farm has been secured for generations to come. ASB has gifted its 8.1-hectare inner-city farmland to the School's foundation, worth around 150 million dollars. MAGS Headmaster Patrick Drumm joins the show and tells us what does this mean for the school and students? 

Phillip Duncan from Weatherwatch updates Dom on the major Polar - Blast that's on its way.

On today's show, a new documentary released on Sunday highlighted the devastation that feral deer, goats, and pigs are causing to our forests. Geoff Reid, an Environmental Restoration Advocate joined Dom to tell us more, and after settling into their new digs recently, Dom caught up with Patsy Bass from the Reefton Distilling Co to reflect on the journey so far.

After settling into their new, fancy digs recently, Dom caught up with Patsy Bass from the Reefton Distilling Co to reflect on the journey so far.

A new documentary released on Sunday has highlighted the devastation that feral deer, goat,s and pigs are causing to our forests. Some Environmentalists are warning, our native forests are on the brink of collapse because of it. Geoff Reid, a Environmental Restoration Advocate joined Dom to tell us more.