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This is The Rural Exchange Podcast for Saturday the 17th of December, with Hamish McKay & Rebecca Greaves. Right coming up On this episode…   We look at the positives for agriculture in 2022; our guests include National Party Leader Christopher Luxon…Dairy NZ CEO Dr Tim Mackle, Beef & Lamb CEO Sam McIvor…  You can also listen to Rural Exchange on TodayFM Saturdays & Sundays 6 - 8 am.

Bryce McKenzie & Hamish McKay join Dom George on the Final REX Today of 2022.

REX Host and Former Sports Broadcaster Hamish McKay joins Dom for a wrap of the sporting year.

After a healthy exchange of information, Bryce McKenzie, the Co-Founder of Groundswell NZ debriefs Dom on his recent meeting with the PM and some Ministers.

He’s been at the helm, navigating DairyNZ through some headwinds this year…  From a record payout, skills shortages and yes regulation too, DairyNZ has felt pinch points here, there and everywhere…  Chief Executive Tim Mackle is here to give us a rundown of the year… 

Alright, we kicked things off on Sunday's podcast with the Carter’s Tyres Ambassador, former All Black and North Canterbury farmer Richard Loe.

Water has been at the forefront of everyone’s minds this year, from Three Waters to Five Waters, to Freshwater Regulation changes, to drought, to floods and too much rain - it’s true what they say - when it rains, it pours…  joining us now is Irrigation NZ CEO Vanessa Winning

It’s time to reflect on the biggest news stories of the year with the man who needs no introduction… The best Executive Producer one could ask for and REX Today host… Dom George. 

Lake Hawea Station became a household name this year after an appearance on Country Calendar.  It seemed people had their heckles up about a different way of doing things… but what they don’t realise is that with change comes opportunity. 

Nuffield Scholar and Open Farms Founder Dan Eb researched a strategy for a values-led redesign of our food system joined us to discuss the road map he's created to make NZ a genuine food and farming nation. 

Beef+LambNZ Chief Executive Sam McIvor joined REX to break down the best bits of the year, why he's constantly inspired by farmers and bring some confidence and faith back to the industry with a bunch of positive looking statistics. 

We reflect on the year with Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor - a year that the Government has challenged farmers with a tidal wave of regulation, but they’ve also supported innovation in wool, regenerative farming, the dairy and sheep sectors, horticulture, forestry - to name but a few.

We hashed the year out with Dairy Women’s Network CEO Jules Benton and what's coming up in 2023 with the Network celebrating 25 years and encouraging its members to go wild with their events. 

Wanaka A&P Show Livestock Manager Fe Howie broke down what we can look forward to at the two day event coming up at the start of March. 

We wrap the year of rural estate with GM of rural at Property Brokers, Conrad Wilkshire. 

The National Party Leader has a fire in his belly about the agriculture sector, its people, the opportunities and what he thinks is an incredibly bright future. We chewed the fat about the year 2022 has been, his dedication to changing opinions and mindsets towards the sector and what he's looking forward to next year 

On the show today: Todd Charteris,CEO of Rabobank New Zealand & Mark Cameron MP, ACT Party Ag Spokesman

Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard delivers some festive news on pricing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, just in time for Christmas. Plus we hash out his pits and peaks of the year. 

Families can be triggering - especially at this time of the year as we head back to the family home or we're surrounded by them for the silly season! We caught up with life coach Shane Bird about how to deal with being triggered by our environment and the stress, worries and pressure of Christmas! 

Taihape teenager Reuben Alabaster is gunning for the 8 hour solo lamb shearing record on December 20, which hasn't been attempted in a decade! The 19 year old joined Dom for a yarn ahead of the big day. 

On the show today, Brothers Green Co-founder & The Corn Harvest begins - Richard Burke, LeaderBrand CEO updates Dom on the later season crop of Sweetcorn.