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Time for this week’s View from the Top Paddock and we’re joined by the Chair of MIa and Apiculture NZ, Nathan Guy

On the show today,  Alliance Group has announced a record profit before distribution and tax of $117.2 million for the year ending 30 September 2022. To find out more, Murray Taggart, Chair of the Alliance Group joins Dom, North Island farmer Jim Mather was still surprised to find a ham from one of his pigs that had won the highly coveted Supreme Award in the 2022 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Aw...

Stop the Farming Tax - that's the petition that's been delivered to Parliament today by Groundswell, and to find out more, their co-founder, Bryce Mackenzie joins Dom.

North Island farmer Jim Mather takes great pride in “growing fantastic animals” on his farm near Foxton – but he was still surprised to find a ham from one of his pigs had won the highly coveted Supreme Award in the 2022 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards

 Alliance Group has announced a record profit before distribution and tax of $117.2 million for the year ending 30 September 2022. The profit result, which is a 186 per cent increase on the previous year, is based on a record turnover of $2.2 billion. The co-operative will be making an $11.3m profit distribution to its farmer shareholders, and in addition, a $10 million bonus share issue of one sh...

On the show today, DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb NZ, and Federated Farmers leaders have met in Christchurch to discuss emissions pricing and to establish common positions. The three organisations have agreed on nine core principles to raise directly with the Government on behalf of farmers across the country. Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard joins Dom to tell us more. For our regular update on GDT,...

Time now for our regular chat with the Outgoing Agriculture Communicator of the year, Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins.

For our regular update on GDT, we cross the Stu Davidson from the NZX for some clarification and forecasting.

DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb NZ, and Federated Farmers leaders have met in Christchurch to discuss emissions pricing and to establish common positions. The three organisations have agreed on nine core principles to raise directly with the Government on behalf of farmers across the country. Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard joins Dom to tell us more.

On the show today, Wool Impact has embarked on its mission to create new demand and value for NZ Strong Wool, to fund out more, Wool Impard CEO Andy Caughey joins Dom. And A&P and show season is finally upon us after a rather long hiatus with M.bovis and covid… And with nerves still on edge around biosecurity, some shows are going the extra mile to make sure all their cattle are kept safe and...

A&P and show season is finally upon us after a rather long hiatus with M.bovis and covid… And with nerves still on edge around biosecurity, some shows are going the extra mile to make sure all their cattle are kept safe and sound… One of those is Lisa Berthold who made sure all the beef and dairy cattle at the Carterton A&P show were tracked, traced, scrubbed down and separated ready for t...

Wool Impact has embarked on its mission to create new demand and value for NZ Strong Wool, to fund out more, Wool Impard CEO Andy Caughey joins Dom.

On Todays show, Jono Frew: Owner, Natural Performance Ltd & Young Famers Club Hits 75th Jubilee - John Duncan: Pendarves Young Farmers Club Chair

On today’s episode;   We hear from shearer Jack Fagan at the NZ Agricultural Show in Christchurch…  We hear from DairyNZ CEO Tim Mackle…

A New Zealand company has developed a world-first fire-resistant, acoustic wall panel made entirely from New Zealand strong wool…  T&R Interior Systems Limited has spent the past two years refining its wool panels to ensure they meet New Zealand’s strict building and fire compliance standards, and are now taking their product to market…  REX Today host Dom George caught up with T&R technic...

No deal is better than a bad deal…  That’s the word from DairyNZ on the government’s ag emissions pricing plan which it says has seven key differences to the plan the He Waka Eke Noa partnership put forward…  Chief Executive Tim Mackle joins us now… 

The New Zealand Farm Assurance programme is making gains in the industry, with more than 8,000 farmers now signed up, as well as a number of red meat and wool companies…  The voluntary farm assurance programmes aim to provide confidence and certainty to consumers worldwide that the meat and wool produced from New Zealand's sheep, beef and deer farms is authentic, genuine, and safe… General Manager...

A sign of the times - Oamaru’s iconic Whitestone Cheese has been forced to close its Auckland cheese bar in Wynyard Quarter, simply because it can’t find staff…  To tell us more, we’re joined now by Whitestone Cheese Managing Director Simon Berry…

 Hamish & Rebecca had a longer-than-traditional debrief this week, so we thought it deserves its own special podcast clip. To hear any of the interviews they just mentioned, listen back on the full REX Episode or go back and listen right here on the REX Podcast network.

On this episode…   We hear from a woman who moved from the city to the country in search of the good life and discovered an industry divided…  We talk to a man who’s embarked on a new career teaching ag to school students…  And we hear from Forestry Minister Stuart Nash…

   One of the country's most iconic stations, Mangaohane Station, is up for sale by international tender, and word on the street is that it's already been sold to pines…  A syndicate has been established to try and save it... But what does that tell us about the state and sale of our productive land in NZ?...  REX Today host Dom George caught up with Forestry Minister Stuart Nash to talk more abou...

We all know that attracting young people to the ag industry is a challenge... One place we have an opportunity to make a difference is in the classroom, and in New Zealand there’s a dire need for more ag and hort science teachers… Support and financial incentives are available for those who are considering this as a career - or even those who might consider a career change…  We’ve got one of those...

It’s time to head to the deep south to catch up with the one and only Laura Koot - the Real Country and Fairlight Foundation extraordinaire…