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Beef prices continue to rise - talking on this issue are ASB Senior Rural Economist Nathan Penny and Heartland Bank Head of Livestock Wayne McEntee. Massey Young Farmers Key Event Organizer Ben McColgan is on the show today, as are regular contributors weatherman Richard Green and Newshub Rural Editor Angie Skerrett.

Agriculture Minister Damein O'Connor talks on the Government announcing plans to protect prime food-growing land, especially in Auckland. Michelle Sands from Horticulture NZ talks on this as well. 2019 Dairy Woman of the Year Trish Rankin joins us, as does Duncan Coull from Fonterra.

The practice of winter grazing has people talking - we talk with environmentalist Angus Robson, as well as Southland farmer Jason Herrick - he took exception to people taking photographs of his land and herd to highlight concerns about winter grazing. National's Todd Muller makes his debut on REX, and we're joined by regular guests weatherman Richard Green and Angie Skerrett, Newshub Rural Editor.

Jeff Latch from Spark Sport joins us over fears rural areas won't be able to stream the Rugby World Cup. Mark Harris from Beef & Lamb NZ joins us. Patrick Gower talks on his news story about Beauden Barrett's downsyndrome sister Zara. Regular guest weatherman Richard Green looks at the week's weather ahead, and the 'Character of the Country' for this week is the first-ever woman to referee a R...

Julia Jones, Head of Analytics at NZX, has just returned home from China. What did she learn, and how are NZ-China relations? We hear from Jeff Latch, Head of Spark Sport, about concerns that rural Kiwi's won't be able to watch the Rugby World Cup. Regular contributors weatherman Richard Green and Newshub Rural Editor Angie Skerrett also re-join the show.

Outgoing MP Nathan Guy and National Party leader Simon Bridges share their thoughts on Nathan Guy retiring from politics. We talk with author Ruth Entwistle Low on her new book 'The Shearers: New Zealand Legends'. ANZ Agri Economist Susan Kilsby updates log, meat and dairy prices, plus we are joined by regulars Dominic George of Rural Today and weatherman Richard Green.

Giveaway time! Thanks to Genesis and their 'For Dairy' campaign we have 5 $200 Genesis vouchers to give away - enter at magic.co.nz. Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O'Connor joins us today, as does Greenpeace NZ Senior Campaigner Steve Abel to talk on systemic agricultural failures in NZ.

Horticulture NZ CEO Mike Chapman talks crop protection products, National's Nathan Guy returns on 'Yes Minister', Richard Green looks at the weather ahead for the next week, Aussie rural correspondent Stu Hodgson joins the show, and on 'Character of the Country' we talk with Heidi Sixtus from Hopkins Farming Group Ltd in Palmerston North.

Dr. Tim Mackle talks the new M.Bovis levy for farmers and calls for an achievable methane target. Young Farmer of the Year 2019 James Robertson joins us, as does Chris Allen, National Board Member for Federated Farmers. Richard Green and the AFFCO Sports Chat return as well.

Green Party co-leader and Minister of Climate Change James Shaw talks greenhouse gas emissions. Ian Hancock talks Fit Farming, and NZ Pork CEO David Baines updates the African Swine Flu situation. Regulars Angie Skerrett and Dominic George are on the show, as is NIWA Principal Scientist Chris Brandolino to look at next week's weather forecast.

Today we focus on the government's announcement around emissions in the rural sector. Dave Frame, Professor of Climate Change at Victoria University, joins us, as does Oxford dairy farmer Cam Henderson. Newshub Rural Editor Angie Skerrett returns, as does Damien O'Connor on 'Yes Minister'.

Peter Boys joins us after a dog he trained sold for $10,000 at the 63rd annual Ashburton Sheep and Cattle Dog Sale. Newshub Rural Editor joins us to look at the top rural stories of the week, plus she talks with Chris Mason from the Whangarei A&P Society, and Kristy McGregor from The Rural Innovation Lab. We catch up with Queenslander Ben Dobbin after NSW won State Of Origin, and our Character...

We're talking calving - Olivia Ross from Beef & Lamb NZ joins us, as does Warren Tanner of AgriVantage and Jamie Taplin from Crystalyx. We're also joined by Chris Brown of Seales Winslow and Waikato dairy farmer Marc Gasgoine. 

Agritech NZ Executive Director Peter Wren-Hilton joins us, as does Danny Templeman from OSPRI. Damien O'Connor is on 'Yes Minister', and regular guests weatherman Richard Green, Aussie correspondent Ben Dobbin and Rural Today host Dominic George are all on the show. Today's 'Character of the Country' is Laura Douglas of the Southern Girl Finishing School.

Katie Milne from Federated Farmers re-joins us. NZ's leading Police Shearer Blair Duffy is on the show, as is Hadleigh Smith from the NZ Merino Company. We get a rural market update with Wayne McEntee of Heartland Bank, a weather update with Richard Green, and the Super Rugby final is upon us - the boys talk Rugby in the AFFCO Sports Chat.

Philip Lindberg of OMF updates local farm gate prices. Karen Kos, Chief Executive of Apiculture NZ, talks on the NZ Honey industry as prices rise. NZ First MP Shane Jones joins us, as does National's Nathan Guy. Plus we are joined by regulars weatherman Richard Green and Rural Today host Dominic George.

How will Spark deliver the Rugby World Cup 2019? We talk to Spark's Head of Sport Jeff Latch. Doug Laing talks on the NZ Sheep Shearing and Wool handling championships for 2019, Holly Steger from Norwood joins us, as does weatherman Richard Green and Rural Today host Dominic George. Newshub's Angie Skerrett updates rural news, and today's AFFCO Sports Chat looks at the Cricket World Cup 2019 so fa...

Greens MP Gareth Hughes joins REX for the first time. We talk with Julia Jones, Head of Analytics at NZX, as well as Emma Higgins, Dairy Analyst for Rabobank. Nathan Guy joins us on 'Yes Minister', plus we catch up with Chris Brandolino from NIWA to talk weather, and Australian rural correspondent Ben Dobbin previews tonight's State of Origin 2 from Perth.

We look back at the success of Fieldays 2019. Cam Heggie from PGG Wrighton joins us, as does Damien Smyth, Marketing Manager for Honda NZ. Hayden Dillon talks farm mediation, and Willy Scur from Cardrona Valley Farms is on 'Pulse of the Country'. Chris Brandolino looks back at the week of weather, and Newshub's Angie Skerrett talks on the most popular rural stories of the week.

We continue our Fieldays 2019 special. Today we talk with National leader Simon Bridges, Head of Fieldays Peter Nation, Beef & Lamb NZ CEO Andrew Morrison joins us, as does All Black Sam Whitelock, Tim Mackle from Dairy NZ, Hyundai New Zealand General Manager Andy Sinclair and Pete Roberts from DVS.

Live from Fieldays 2019! Hamish McKay and Richard Loe have been recording interviews all week for this weekend's Rural Exchange. Today we are joined by Campbell Parker, CEO of Waikato Milking Systems, John Mulvaney of Crysatlex, Al McCone of Worksafe, Phil Jackson of Carters Tyre Service, Mark Dawe of Bayleys Waikato, and Katie Milne of Federated Farmers.

Nathan Guy talks the Budget and NAIT re-registration on 'Yes Minister', we talk on NAIT re-registration with Chris Lewis from Fonterra, Jerome Wenzlick is turning milk bottles into fence posts, and Courtney Davies is off to Brazil to represent NZ at the 2019 Bayer Youth Ag Summit in Brazil. Plus we talk with regulars Dominic George and weatherman Richard Green.

What was in the Budget for Farmers? We ask Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture & Biosecurity. Dairy NZ Senior Economist Matthew Newman talks costs, we look at Gypsy Day with Darion Embling from the Waikato Regional Council, and regular segments with weatherman Richard Green and Angie Skerrett return, as does the AFFCO Sports Chat - go the Black Caps!

Tony Watson from Worksafe talks safety and working myths on the farm, Shane McManaway on the 'Excellence in Agri' conference in Australia, Garry Watt from Norwood is back, Damien O'Connor on 'Yes Minister' talking Shane Jones having a go at farmers, plus regulars Angie Skerrett, Richard Green and Dominic George join the show.

Richard Loe is in Scotland, we cross to him live. We look at Fonterra's milk price with economist Cameon Bagrie, James Magill from Genesis Energy on their new power deal for Farmers, plus we're joined by regular contributors Angie Skerrett and Richard Green, plus the AFFCO Sports Chat pays tribute to Niki Lauda.