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Recorded Live from the Hynds tent at Mystery Creek, REX goes on tour as we press some flesh with some REX regulars and some standout Kiwis at Fieldays after it's much-anticipated return.

The Government has backtracked on on-farm sequestration after well, let’s call it a bit of a backlash.  At the Fieldays the Prime Minister announced a plan to enable farms to claim credit for carbon sequestration under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). So we’ve dragged in Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard to give us a bit of a debrief. 

Well-known King Country Shearer Mickey Macdonald joins REX from Mystery Creek for the REX Fieldays Special.

Mystery Creek local Chele Clarkin has an eye for fine things, her bespoke jewellery range covers everything from polo to rugby and farming. This is her second year exhibiting at the Fieldays.

Back in July, he won the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest. So what has beef farmer Tim Dangen been up to since then?  Let's find out with Rebecca and Hamish as they chat to Tim, in the flesh, from Mystery Creek.

Recorded from the Hynds tent at Mystery Creek, the gang were joined by Candace Moir, the Rural Project and Marketing coordinator for Hynds.

Dom, Rebecca, and Rebecca have a chat about the time they've spent at Fieldays so far, highlighting the stalls they've been surprised by, along with a few Polititans pressing the Flesh at Mystery Creek as well.

On today's Fieldays special: Ben Speedy, ASBs Head of Rural joins Dom in the flesh,  Fully automated Drone technology has hit the main pavilion at this year's Fieldays, Scott Spooner, the CEO/CTO at SPS Automation Limited joins Dom to run him through the groundbreaking tech. And have you ever had a scoop of Cauliflower Ice Cream? well after a Massey Student unearthed that Cauliflower is a worthy a...

Fully automated Drone technology has hit the main pavilion at this year's Fieldays, Scott Spooner, the CEO/CTO at SPS Automation Limited joins Dom to run him through the groundbreaking tech.

Have you ever had a scoop of Cauliflower Ice Cream? well after a Massey Student unearthed that Cauliflower is a worthy alternative for dairy solids. Prof Chris Anderson Farmed Landscape Research Centre at Massey University talks through the Ice Cream with Dom and reveals when it will be available to the hungry public...

From Mystery Creek for day 2 of Fieldays, Dom was joined by Minister for Racing & Labour MP for Wairarapa Kieran McAnulty. Dom ran into Dr Charlene Mathern from Worksafe NZ to talk about the difference in fatigue vs. tiredness.

Dom ran into Dr Charlene Mathern from Worksafe NZ on Day 2 of Fieldays to talk about the difference in fatigue vs. tiredness.

From Mystery Creek for day 2 of Fieldays, Dom was joined by Minister for Racing & Labour MP for Wairarapa Kieran McAnulty.

The Prime Minister addressed media at the Fieldays after two major announcements in regards to including sequestration in the Ag emissions plan and the brand new Climate Change Action Centre. 

The Fieldays are kicking off this week making a much-anticipated return stumbled by COVID. It was held online in 2020 and in person in 2021, then postponed earlier this year from June to November. The three-day farming extravaganza at Mystery Creek usually brings in over 300 thousand people to Hamilton. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate and CEO of Fieldays Peter Nation join us to express her delight...

On-site at a wet day one of Fieldays, Dom chats to Tom Ruddenklau, the incoming CEO of Power Farming NZ ahead of his return to the sector.

The Fieldays are kicking off this week making a much-anticipated return stumbled by COVID. It was held online in 2020 and in person in 2021, then postponed earlier this year from June to November. The three-day farming extravaganza at Mystery Creek usually brings in over 300 thousand people to Hamilton. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate joins us now to express her delight at the event's return.

After a few Covid interruptions, the iconic event at Mystery Creek returns today - Fieldays. Dom spoke with the CEO of the NZ National Fieldays Society, Peter Nation to hear his thoughts on the events return.

KPMG has released Chapter 2 of its Agribusiness Agenda, based on conversations with industry leaders to drive growth and enhance resilience in the sector. Head of global AgriBusiness Ian Proudfoot joined REX Today to discuss. 

On today's show, Dom dips his toes into Aquaculture with Rebecca Barclay, Project Lead of GreenWaveNZ. More than 600 students from Schools from Christchurch and Auckland have been introduced to the ag sector in the last two months by way of The Inspiring Food and Fibre Futures in Schools programme. To tell us more, Trevor McIntyre, the Manager of Special Projects for New Zealand Young Farmers join...

Robert Peacock, Farm Manager at Orari Gorge Station talks to Dom about the station's recent low-input prodigy test of sheep funded by Beef+Lamb NZ and MPI.

More than 600 students from Schools from Christchurch and Auckland have been introduced to the ag sector in the last two months by way of The Inspiring Food and Fibre Futures in Schools programme. To tell us more, Trevor McIntyre, the Manager of Special Projects for New Zealand Young Farmers joins Dom to tell him about the impact of the programme.

Dom dips his toes into Aquaculture with Rebecca Barclay, Project Lead of GreenWaveNZ.