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A low-input sheep, one that requires little or no drenching, docking or dagging, sounds like the Holy Grail for most sheep farmers…  Well, a three-year Low Input Sheep Progeny Test, co-funded by B+LNZ and MPI and run at Orari Gorge Station near Geraldine, has come to an end…  Orari Gorge owner, Robert Peacock, joins us on REX to discuss the trial…

On this episode…  We take a look at the ramifications of the livestock shipping ban set to come into effect next year…  We discuss the rising number of wild pigs wreaking havoc on NZ farms…  And we look at how ‘knowing your numbers’ can have huge benefits for your farming business…  You can also listen to Rural Exchange on TodayFM Saturdays & Sundays 6 - 8am

Time for this week’s View From the Top Paddock; and joining us this week is former Feds President, current Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation, and West Coast dairy farmer, Katie Milne.

Budget isn’t a word that inspires enthusiasm for most, but ex-banker and Rural Business Consultant with Wairarapa Property Consultants, Geordie McCallum, says his philosophy has always been to ‘know your numbers"... He joined us on REX to tell us more.

Livestock exports by sea are set to stop next year after the government passed a bill to ban them…  Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor said the ban would protect New Zealand's reputation for world-leading animal welfare standards, highlighting The Gulf Livestock 1 tragedy in September of 2020, where 6000 cattle and 41 crew died…  But what will the cost be to farmers and rural communities…  Joini...

Hamish and Rebecca were joined by REX Todays Dom George for a look back at the last week of news both Urban and Rural.

We took a look at the rural property market with the GM of rural at Property Brokers, Conrad Wilkshire to talk about Inflation, and the expedited busy upcoming spring months ahead in the market.

We caught up with Sandra Matthews from Tairāwhiti who took home the Rural Champion crown at the annual Beef + LambNZ Awards on Thursday night. 

An explosion in wild pigs eating lambs and ravaging pastures is on the rise, so we caught up with Federated Farmers Waitomo Chair Chris Irons about that and what else has been happening in the Waitomo District.   

On today's episode, calling from a wet Auckland climate, REX host Hamish McKay joins Dom George for a recap on last weekend's doubleheader at Eden Park, and Dom caught up with Former NZ Farmer turned Life Coach Shane Bird.

Calling from a wet Auckland climate, REX host Hamish McKay joins Dom George for a recap on last weekend's double-header at Eden Park.

Dom caught up with Former NZ Farmer turned Life Coach Shane Bird on Fridays REX Today.

A Federated Farmers rural connectivity survey has been challenged by wireless internet providers on how representative is an actually is of Farmers internet and connectivity links. Dom caught up with Mike Smith to get some answers. And after Beef + Lamb NZ launched innovative Meat vending machines in China, New Zealand global manager Michael Wan updated Dom in the somewhat odd business venture.

Beef +Lamb NZ has launched innovative Meat vending machines in China. New Zealand Beef + Lamb global manager Michael Wan updated Dom in the somewhat odd business venture.

A Federated Farmers rural connectivity survey has been challenged by wireless internet providers on how representative is an actually is of Farmers internet and connectivity links. Dom caught up with Mike Smith to get some answers.

On Todays show, Eggs might not be making it to your baskets shortly... Producers are warning they're in hot demand and short supply. Egg Producers Federation executive director Michael Brooks joined REX Today to tell us more. and North Canterbury Fish & Game have purchased a block of land of Glenarath Station for Salmon spawning. Steve Terry shares the good news with Dom.

North Canterbury Fish & Game have purchased a block of land of Glenarath Station for Salmon spawning. Steve Terry shares the good news with Dom.

Eggs might not be making it to your baskets shortly... Producers are warning they're in hot demand and short supply. Prices are also on the up, with astronomical feed prices from the Ukraine war and outdated rules sending the egg industry scrambling.  Egg Producers Federation executive director Michael Brooks joined REX Today to tell us more.

On today's show, A swapper bottle and milk keg system in the Waikato has been given a cash injection from the Government's brand new plastic innovations fund, and The Mudder is back after a two-year covid-induced hiatus! Runners got down and dirty in Marton last weekend and the event manager for the Mudder, Andrew Stewart, joins us to tell us how it went.

The Mudder is back after a two-year covid-induced hiatus! Runners got down and dirty in Marton on Saturday, with the infamous adventure obstacle course featuring some of the country's best hill country, lots of mud, water, dams, bogs, and of course some man-made obstacles too. The Mudder event Manager Andrew Stewart joins us to tell us more.

A swapper bottle and milk keg system in the Waikato has been given a cash injection from the Government's brand new plastic innovations fund.  Kaipaki Dairies have a zero waste packaging scheme, swapping reusable glass bottles, and also have 18-litre food grade kegs used for milk taps.  Co-owner and founder John Heskett joined us on REX Today to share more.

REX caught up on the week in politics with Teanau Tuiono, Greens spokesperson for Agriculture and 11 other portfolios!

In today’s episode;  we profile a Kiwi company which takes salmon waste product and turns it into a biostimulant…  We catch up with Green Party Ag Spokesperson Teanau Tuiono…  And we examine what farming for profit in the hill country looks like…

Farming for profit in the hill country - what does that look like? Well, a Beef and Lamb field day held in the hills of North Canterbury this week covered exactly that. Some of the topics hot off the agenda were issues North Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are facing, and lucerne and legumes…  Extension Manager Lucy Murray joined us on REX to let us in on more.

We kicked of the Sunday edition of REX with a look at what’s happening in the rural print media with Managing Editor of NZ Dairy Exporter and Country Wide, Tony Leggett.