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The news of the day is obviously Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stepping down. We thought we'd catch up with Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard to get his reaction,

This is The Rural Exchange Podcast for Saturday the 21st of January, with Hamish McKay & Rebecca Greaves... Back for 2023. On today's episode, NIWAs new Drought Index, A look into the East Coast Floods, and the biggest story of this week: Jacinda Arderns Resignation.

Some of the best bits of REX in 2022 - REX will return in Mid-January 2023. After this years news that the Government has announced plans for farmers to pay for emissions from 2025, Dom was joined by Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard to hear his immediate reaction to the news.

Rosemarie Costar talks to Dom about SIlent Protests that are appearing across rural New Zealand. And North Canterbury Chicken Rescue founder Amanda Gill joins us to tell us more about the pressure on chicken rescue groups amid the recent egg shortage.

With eggs hard to come by in the supermarket... some desperate people are resorting to sourcing their own backyard chickens. TradeMe data has shown that interest in online auctions for chickens has more than doubled amid the nationwide shortage. It's putting pressure on chicken rescue groups across the country. North Canterbury Chicken Rescue founder Amanda Gill joins us to tell us more.

A silent protest is underway with green crosses popping up on roadside fences across rural parts of the country. The "Your Food Producers" group started the campaign to push back against farming regulations.. Group spokesperson and farmer Rosemarie Costar joins us to tell us more.

Back for 2023! Craig Wiggy Wiggins for a health and wellbeing chat. A GDT update from NZX and Ivan Lawrie, FAR General Manager Business Operations on today's REX Today.

Concerns are rising for crops across the country with a huge spike in Fall Army Worm infections in the North Island... and new discoveries of the pest in the South Island. . The newly introduced pest has been found in at least 56 locations so far including three crops on the West Coast. Foundation for Arable Research spokesman Ivan Lawrie is on the line to tell us more.

Wiggy is back with Dom as we welcome in 2023 on the first show of the year.

Some of the best bits of REX last year - REX will return in Mid-January 2023. Well, the Whitebait season is upon us - it kicks off this week on the first of September…  But this year there are a few changes, and to tell us all about them, we were joined by our resident whitebait expert, Richard Davidson from Davo’s Hunting & Fishing on the Saturday edition of REX.

Some of the best bits of REX in 2022 - REX will return in Mid-January 2023. Jimmy Cleaver is a farm manager at Rangiriri, milking 360 cows.  He was named the 2022 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Manager of the Year, and at the time of recording, he’s in the thick of calving.  He joined us on REX to catch up on how the season is going and he let us into his secret of finding and retaining staff and importan...

Some of the best bits of REX in 2022 - REX will return in Mid-January 2023. Four generations later, one block of raspberries has grown into hectares of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and boysenberries.

Some of the best bits of REX in 2022 - REX will return in Mid-January 2023. A crowdfunding campaign is underway to syndicate together and buy the iconic Mangaohane Station which is up for sale by international tender. We caught up with one of those farmers Wairere Rams CEO Derek Daniell.