CountryWide CONNECT

This episode features Mitch Tucker & Gail Radburnd, Co-founders, Huntable App discussing how technology is helping connect hunters, landowners and rural communities.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Am...

This episode features Nicole McKee, Deputy Leader, ACT Party discussing changes to the Firearms Safety Authority, a return to volunteer training, and clarifying recent comments by Paul Henry around semi-automatic firearms.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice...

“Success for us is: buying your first farm feels more achievable.”    Dan Cummings, Sector Lead - Agribusiness at BNZ, says that was front of mind when the BNZ Agri team set out to find where the banking sector was falling short of the next generation.    Under the scheme, an eligible first farm buyer borrowing more than $2 million could reduce borrowing costs by up...

This episode features Fiona MacMillan, Executive Director, Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand discussing New Zealand's preparedness for bird flu and the industry's concerns about current biosecurity systems.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice comma...

This episode features James Meager, Minister for Hunting and Fishing discussing the announcement of the second Herd of Special Interest and what it means for recreational hunters and herd management.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play Co...

This episode features Greg McSkimming, Head of Agribusiness, Silver Fern Farms discussing the new collaboration between Silver Fern Farms and Fonterra to boost New Zealand's dairy beef sector.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWi...

This episode features Simon Bousfield, Owner and Manager, Bayleys Gisborne discussing the latest country and rural property market update from the East Coast.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa...

This episode features David Chin, Chief Executive, Livestock Improvement Corporation discussing the company's focus on data-driven herd improvement and the strong full-year performance it has delivered.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play...

This episode features Trevor McIntyre, Chair, Adverse Events Committee, North Canterbury Rural Support Trust discussing the latest on the weather event, its impact on farming communities, and where support is being directed.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voi...

This episode features Cristina Alvarado, Head of Dairy Insights, NZX discussing why Fonterra lowered its farmgate milk price forecast and what it means for farmers and markets.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect&rsquo...

This episode features Kim Robinson, Coordinator, Northland Dairy Development Trust discussing key findings from a long-term pasture trial and what they mean for dairy productivity and profitability.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play Cou...

This episode features Hugh Devereux-Mack, Spokesperson, Council of Licensed Firearms Owners discussing the Firearms Safety Authority reinstating volunteer trainers. What prompted the decision and what does it mean for firearms licensing?   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. O...

This episode features Hannah Ritchie, Environment and Planning Manager, NZ Pork discussing what the first comprehensive emissions baseline tells us and how the industry plans to reduce its footprint.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play Co...

This episode features Danielle Adsett, CEO, New Zealand Apple and Pears discussing a preview of this year's Expo, industry priorities, innovation and the outlook for the apple and pear sector.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWi...

This episode features Fenton Hazelwood, Rural commentator & author of "Thank a Farmer"  discussing record horticultural exports versus the financial reality facing growers. Are the headline figures masking widespread stress across the sector?   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or A...

This episode features Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity discussing what has been detected, the risks to New Zealand's livestock industries, and the Government's biosecurity response.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide...

Pre-calver nutrition is the starting point for reducing empty rates and milk fever cases for next season. Chris Stephens, Team Lead of Nutrition at SealesWinslow, says that with herds drying off, the focus is now on building body condition and getting mineral levels right before the start of calving.    He says that cows that go into calving in poor condition cycle less reliably, and the...

This episode features Chloe Walker, CEO, Precision Farming and their recent acquisition of Newpoint enhances connectivity and efficiency in agricultural operations, focusing on technology integration, cost savings, and market trends. CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen...

Federated Farmers calls for Government intervention on council partnership agreement rush Councils to be required to plan for climate risks under new law Former Open Country Dairy exec admits taking kickbacks from Indonesian customer   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or tr...

This episode features Hayley Fitchett, General Manager Strategy & Regulation & Chris Jenkins, Principal Scientist Hydrology, Environment Southland discussing how farmers can prepare for a possible El Niño and the seasonal outlook ahead.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or A...

This episode features Cameron Bagrie, Lead economist, Bagrie Economics discussing Fonterra's payout downgrade, the outlook for interest rates and farm input costs, and the wider economic picture as global political uncertainty continues.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. O...

This episode features Libby Price, Australian Rural Commentator discussing why rice production in Australia is coming under pressure from rising irrigation costs and what it could mean for food production.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘P...

This episode features Paul McGill, Head of Innovation & Extension, Pāmu discussing the company's purpose-built methane measurement facility near Taupō and the role it will play in agricultural research.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘...

This episode features Chris Gourley, CEO, Fern Energy discussing the latest fuel market update and explains what's driving prices at the pump.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home....

This episode features Mark Hooper, Banking spokesperson, Federated Farmers discussing falling farm mortgage numbers on the back of stronger farm returns, along with the organisation's concerns over councils rushing iwi agreements.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try t...