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On today's show, we have Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch NZ for our regular catchup, The NZ Agriculture Show returns to Christchurch after a two-year hiatus. Tracy Ahern joins Dom to discuss its theme, its family-friendly approach to the event, and the overall anticipation of returning to the Garden City. As the cost of living and inflation rises, Kiwis are looking more and more to grow their own Ve...

As the cost of living and inflation rises, Kiwis are looking more and more to grow their own Vegetables at a lower cost - Lisa Lowe from Vegepod joins Dom to react to the increasing prices, and how Vegepod is here to help.

The NZ Agriculture Show returns to Christchurch after a two-year hiatus. Tracy Ahern joins Dom to discuss its theme, its family-friendly approach to the event, and the overall anticipation of returning to the Garden City.

Time now for our weekly look ahead to the weather - and we do that with WeatherWatch NZ's Phil Duncan.

On today's show, Gordon McPhail from Gisborne’s LeaderBrand is just one of the Kiwi battlers featuring in the new collectable Countdown Bricks - He joins Dom to discuss his working partnership with the supermarket chain, and about a year ago, Hedley Edwards was injured in a freak accident after the father of three had a tree branch fall on his car. Now as we near a year on from his accident, Hedle...

About a year ago, Hedley Edwards was injured in a freak accident after the father of three had a tree branch fall on his car. Now as we near a year on from his accident, Hedley has some celebrating to do after handing over a very unique tractor he sold just before his injury.

Gordon McPhail from Gisborne’s LeaderBrand is just one of the Kiwi battlers featuring in the new collectable Bricks.  A family-owned business, LeaderBrand has been supplying Countdown for more than 30 years with spinach, lettuce, broccoli, corn, pumpkins, bagged salads and lots more. He’s a pretty straight-up bloke and reckons he’s going to get a lot of stick from his mates over the Bricks. He has...

On today’s episode;  We continue to put the focus on Mangaohane Station with Rangitikei Mayor Andy Watson…  We talk farmer behaviour and risks on-farm with Primary People founder Lynsey Stratford…  And we find out if goats could potentially become a profitable part of your farming business…

Sophie Stanley is a seasoned start-up tech leader and entrepreneur and has been leading the way in the NZ agri tech industry for years, so we thought it was high time to get her on the show and pick her brains. 

Farmers care about people and each other, yet their workplaces kill or injure too many people. Nuffield rural leader Lynsey Stratford joined the show to talk about how the way farmers think about health and safety is a main cause of harm. 

 A friend of REX, and the chairman of Green Fern Industries joins Hamish and Rebecca and provides an update for the NZX-listed, Taranaki-based business. 

Most people view goats as pests… but they could actually become a profitable part of your farming business…  And hill country farmers are being urged not to ignore the goat meat, milk and fibre international market opportunities…  Goat farming expert and Caprinex Managing Director Garrick Batten joins us on REX to tell us more.

Well, seeing as REX is coming out of the mighty Manawatu, we thought we'd make the most of it and chat with some of the locals - Gary Nesdale is the Manawatu Rugby President.

We spoke to Rangitikei Mayor Andy Watson about the impact on his community if the iconic Mangaohane Station were to be sold into trees.  

On this episode…   We find out more about the syndicate looking to buy Mangaohane Station to save it from being planted in pines…  We catch up with World Farmers’ Organisation Vice-President Katie Milne…  And we hear from ABC Australia Indonesia Correspondent Anne Barker as foot and mouth continues to spread…  

ABC Australia has confirmed highly infectious foot and mouth disease is still spreading in Bali despite authorities claiming the island has been free for months. We spoke to Indonesia Correspondent Anne Barker who investigated the issue.

GM of Rural at Property Brokers, Conrad Wilkshire joined REX to discuss the property market and ended up challenging Hamish to a competition he couldn't refuse. 

Uncertainty and division are rife within the agriculture sector right now so we spoke to mental health advocate Sam Owen on why the sector needs to stay unified and how we can look after each other. 

Time now for this week’s View From the Top Paddock, and we’re joined by the Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation Katie Milne…

After opening the incredible synthetic track at Awapuni for the RACE Group, Minister of Racing, and MP for the Wairarapa Kieran McAnulty joins Hamish and Rachel for a debrief of opening-night.

REX Today host Dom George dials into the Palmerston North Studio from Dunedin for some analysis of ag emissions pricing

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. 

Dom caught up with Ag Minster Damian O'Connor for a chat about the Ag Emissions Pricing, and former Sports broadcaster and current REX host Hamish McKay joins Dom for a look ahead of the weekend of Sport.

Former Sports broadcaster and current REX host Hamish McKay joins Dom for a look ahead of the weekend of Sport.

Dom caught up with Ag Minster Damian O'Connor for a chat about the Ag Emissions Pricing.