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With dry conditions hitting the lower South Island over the last few summers we cross to Mark Patterson, who is Otago's Fed Farmers President for his insight into what's happening on the ground. 24-year-old Hugh Jackson was announced as the winner of the Otago Southland FMG Young Farmer of the Year over the weekend, he joins Dom after the big weekend. And Dom crosses the ditch for a catchup with f...

Dom crosses the ditch for a catchup with former farmer turned life coach and good friend of REX Shane Bird.

24-year-old Hugh Jackson was announced as the winner of the Otago Southland FMG Young Farmer of the Year over the weekend, he joins Dom after the big weekend.

With dry conditions hitting the lower South Island over the last few summers we cross to Mark Patterson, who is Otago's Fed Farmers President for his insight into what's happening on the ground.

On today’s episode;  We head across the ditch for a chat with a third generation cropping and sheep farmer…  We catch up with Craigmore Chief Executive Che Charteris…  And we profile the Tarras Collie Club’s Centenary celebrations.

We profile the National Party’s new agriculture spokesperson Todd McClay…  We put the spotlight on a new initiative to help with the Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild…  And we head Stateside to talk to an international business leader who specialises in sustainable food production.

A lot to cover with REX Today Host Dom George as we look back at the last week with "A week of it".

Mark Merrett is a third-generation cropping and sheep farmer in Victoria, close to the South Australian border…  During covid lockdown he saw urban people panic buying, so he decided to post some YouTube clips of himself farming, sowing and harvesting crops, to reassure people that farmers were still feeding the nation…  His Vlogging has grown wings and he can easily get 10,000 views of his videos...

Time now to catch up with Carter’s Brand Ambassador, former All Black Richard Loe.

The head of AgResearch’s Māori Research & Partnerships Group believes Mātauranga Māori should be seen as adding to the toolbox to tackle the big issues for agriculture and other sectors, rather than something that threatens the science status quo…  Ariana Estoras heads up the group and joins us now.

Justin Willson has a day job farming merinos at Nine Mile Station. Today, he’s at the Tarras Collie Club running two dogs in the local trials…  The Club is celebrating its 100th dog trials and Justin is the current President…  So we caught up with him to hear about the club's history and a book written to mark the occasion.

We’re joined by Phil Journeaux from AgFirst, in the Waikato…  Phil’s been working on agricultural greenhouse gases for eight years - consulting with both MPI and He Waka eke Noa. He was the man behind the study into calculating greenhouse gases, and farm sequestration for He Waka Eke Noa. With a couple of master's degrees..  Phil specialises in economic analysis, especially of whatever policy the...

Let’s take a look at what’s happening with the rural real estate market, and it’s a warm welcome to the man with all the insights, the GM of Rural at Property Brokers, Conrad Wilkshire.

Well, a slight reshuffle of proceedings this weekend - time now for the latest edition of Yes Minister, and our guest this week has just recently been handed the National Party’s agriculture spokesperson role, taking over from Todd Muller, it’s a different Todd, Todd McClay…  Welcome onto REX!

Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand, the industry body for fencing contractors, has launched a fundraising campaign with FCANZ Patron Craig “Wiggy” Wiggins…  The “Help a mate, buy a gate” campaign looks to raise funds to help with re-fencing parts of Hawke’s Bay which were decimated in February by Cyclone Gabrielle…  To tell us more, we’re joined by FCANZ President Phil Cornelius

Let’s head Stateside now, and Devry Boughner Vorwerk is the founder and CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies and the keynote speaker at next week’s Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit in Christchurch…  Devry is a global food executive, sustainability entrepreneur and an expert in international trade relations, among other things.

Geoffrey Young: New Beef+Lamb NZ Chair, McKay on Sport, and Property Brokers Jared Brock make up Fridays REX Today.

Dairy-free desserts from Lilo have hit stores across New Worlds recently, and their Co-founder, Cleo Gilmour, joins Dom to share the company's story from start-up to being a mainstay for Kiwi's grocery lists.

Dairy-free desserts from Lilo have hit stores across New Worlds recently, and their Co-founder, Cleo Gilmour, joins Dom to share the company's story from start-up to being a mainstay for Kiwi's grocery lists. And The South Island Agriculture Fieldays are right around the corner and their Oganising Committee Chair Hayden Dorman joined Dom for an update around the Kirwee event.

The South Island Agriculture Fieldays are right around the corner and their Oganising Committee Chair Hayden Dorman joined Dom for an update around the Kirwee event.

Garage Projects Technical Manager & Sensory Programme Coordinator Tim Low joins Dom to talk all things beer. And NZX's Amy Castleton joins Dom for a GDT Marker update.

Dom highlights another great rural property-owning opportunity with Property Brokers Property of the Week.

NZX's Amy Castleton joins Dom for a GDT Marker update.