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To talk about the National Parties' new Agricultural Policies, including the "Get back to Farming" package, Dom caught up with Ag Spokesperson Todd McClay about their ideas.

After a series of earthquakes hit the lower North Island in the morning on Wednesday 26th April, Dom caught up with the President of Federated Farmers Hawkes Bay Jim Galloway as the region can't catch a break.

Dom George looks back on an interview from a few years back with ANZAC historian David Broome. And we revisit the small town of Rissington, On the corner of Soldiers Settlement Road in the small Hawkes Bay town of Rissington stands tall a hand-carved ANZAC sculpture that was made with a dying redwood tree. Bronwyn Farquharson was one of the local masterminds behind the development of the carving,...

With ANZAC Day this week, Dom George looks back on an interview from a few years back with ANZAC historian David Broome.

After being named the supreme winners of the Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards for 2023, Co-owner of Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts Andy Wiltshire joins Dom to share his excitement after their long-awaited win. And ahead of The Big Check-in online exercise run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand on May 4th, New Zealand Defence Force Chief Mental Health Officer Lieutenant Colonel Steve Kearney joins Do...

Ahead of The Big Check-in online exercise run by a pan-sector team on May 4th, New Zealand Defence Force Chief Mental Health Officer Lieutenant Colonel Steve Kearney joins Dom ahead of the event and how you can join in with the interactive session next week. Register for The Big Check-in here

After being named the supreme winners of the Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards for 2023, Co-owner of Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts Andy Wiltshire joins Dom to share his excitement after their long-awaited win.

Mel Brookes is head of a farmer-owned cooperative… Nope, it’s not a meat company…  Rather she’s the CEO of an irrigation cooperative, known as MHV Water…  Based on the Hinds plains, it has two hundred farms involved, covering 50,000 hectares across Mid-Canterbury.

You’d be hard-placed to find someone who’s been more intertwined with the Merino wool industry over the years, than John Brakenridge…  He’s been involved with the NZ Merino Company since it was set up by growers in 1996 - known then as Merino New Zealand…  John’s lived through the McKinsey Report of 2001 and the dissolution of the NZ Wool Board…  He’s seen the highs and lows but kept his focus, an...

Time to head to Canterbury to find out what life is like for the man off the big farm, Carter’s Brand Ambassador, Richard Loe.

Ed Marfell has been in the livestock game for 40 years…  Based in Canterbury, he’s the General Manager of Livestock for Hazlett. Being at the epi-centre of Canterbury lamb, that golden pinnacle of tastiness, we thought he’d be a good person to discuss all things lamb, in particular, what’s the ideal store lamb out there, to make a buck over winter, and deliver to export markets by spring…  And, fo...

Stuart Smith is the MP for the Kaikoura Electorate and the National Party Spokesperson for Energy, Viticulture, and the Earthquake Commission…  He’s based in Blenheim and used to run a vineyard and winery and was Chair of NZ Winegrowers, before entering politics. Even further back, he was a sheep and beef farmer in Methven.

Professor Derrick Moot is known by many as the Lucerne Guru…  It all started after he revived interest in this luscious legume, through preaching the benefits of direct grazing…  Patches of green lucerne are all over dryland NZ and he has his own text service to farmers on how to manage lucerne…  But he’s not a one-trick pony…  Prof Moot is a lecturer in Agricultural Sciences at Lincoln University...

Right, get your horse saddled, we’re off for a trek down the South Island with Katie Herries…  Katie has just completed a 940-km journey from the top to the bottom of the South Island…  She’s worked as a shepherd, hunter, shearer, and a horse packie - learning the ropes in Canada…  Now she’s recovering back in Hawarden, in North Canterbury, where we catch up with her

For those farmers out there, it’s pretty likely you started your farming career with a bit of help from the Lincoln University Farm Budget & Technical Manuals…  These ‘bibles’ of agribusiness have been around since the 1960s…  In the next few months, the updated Farm Budget manual is due to come out…  Rob Reynish is the man behind them - he’s an agribusiness consultant in his own right, but al...

On the corner of Soldiers Settlement Road in the small Hawkes Bay town of Rissington stands tall a hand-carved ANZAC sculpture that was made with a dying redwood tree. Bronwyn Farquharson was one of the local masterminds behind the development of the carving, and joins Dom George on REX Today to look back on the town's long connections to both World Wars, and how they will be commemorating this ye...

The only membership association representing New Zealand veterinarians is hitting a century soon, and to talk about the purpose of the NZVA and more, their President Dr. Kate Hill joined us on the show. And Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines Managing Director Boris Breau has been in the country to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of the 52-hectare Akarua Estate in Bannockburn, including th...

Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines Managing Director Boris Breau has been in the country to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of the 52-hectare Akarua Estate in Bannockburn, including the brand, winery, and 34.5-ha vineyard. He joined Dom George ahead of his return to the EDRH head office in Bordeaux.

The only membership association representing New Zealand veterinarians is hitting a century soon, and to talk about the purpose of the NZVA and more, their President Dr. Kate Hill joined us on REX Today.

Hamish McKay is in the chair today, he gets a GDT update from NZX's Amy Castleton, and Rabobank Agribusiness Manager Paul Brough joins the show to discuss his work in bringing a group of Mongolian Shearers to the country after seeing them using shear with scissors whilst on a trip to the East Asian country...

Rabobank Agribusiness Manager Paul Brough joins the show to discuss his work in bringing a group of Mongolian Shearers to the country after seeing them 'shear' with scissors whilst on a trip to the East Asian country...