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Castlegate James, formally known as James & Son, are stockfeed specialists who specialise in custom blending and co-product stock feeds. General Manager Greg Pillar spoke to REX hosts Hamish McKay and Laura Koot about what they do and why they do it

REX Today Podcast - 22-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the grove to the table; that's the motto for homegrown premium extra virgin olive oils, Lot Eight, in Martinborough. Co-founders Nalini and Colin Baruch are considered to be among the original pioneers of the olive industry in New Zealand and today, they're the only olive oil pioneers still marketing and managing the process from farmgate to kitchen. Nalini spoke to Rural Exchange 's Hamish M...

A New Zealand wool product is set to be making its way into space this month…  It’s part of NASA’s mission to the moon…  The Orion Spacecraft is set to launch on an unmanned test flight on August the 30th, ahead of scheduled man missions…  On board will be Kiwi company Lanaco’s filters, made from NZ sheep wool…  Dom caught up with Lanaco founder Nick Davenport to find out all about it.

From the grove to the table; that’s the motto for homegrown premium extra virgin olive oils - Lot Eight - in Martinborough. Co-founders Nalini and Colin Baruch are considered to be among the original pioneers of the olive industry in New Zealand,  and today, they’re the only olive oil pioneers still marketing and managing the process from farmgate to kitchen. Nalini joined us on the Sunday edition...

Right, time to head to the Beehive…. But it’s not apiculture on the agenda, it’s politics with Yes Minister…  Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor joined us on the Sunday edition of REX.

Well, there’s plenty happening around the globe at the moment in farming circles - the Dutch farmers protests being just one example…  So, Dom George thought he’d find out a bit more, and had a chat this week with his Welsh farming friend and media personality, Gareth Wyn-Jones…

Environmental consultancy Landpro has been named as The Dairy Women’s Network 2023 conference naming rights partner, and The Landpro DWN2023 conference is set to be held in Invercargill on the 3rd and 4th of May next year and will be a must go-to event on the calendar of hundreds of passionate dairy farmers, To tell us more,  Landpro CEO Jason Harvey-Wills joined us on the Sunday edition of REX.

We’re all about helping farmers fam better here at REX - and to that end, Castlegate James, formally known as James & Son, are stockfeed specialists who specialise in Custom blending and Co-Product stock feeds…  To tell us more about what they do, we we're joined now by Castlegate James General Manager Greg Pillar on the Sunday edition of REX

Bridgit Hawkins grew up on a sheep and beef farm and attended Massey University before founding farming tech company Regen…  These days she’s the Chief Sustainability Officer at CropX, and the Chair of AgriTechNZ, & she joined us on the Sunday edition of REX to tell us more...

A new programme is underway in a partnership between DairyNZ and WorkSafe to help farmers look after their bodies better. Called "Sprains and Strains", DairyNZ Senior Scientist, Callum Eastwood spoke to Rural Exchange 's Hamish McKay and Dominic George about the initiative.

Winer-maker, wine expert and co-chair of the judging panel for the 2022 New World Wine Awards, Jen Parr, spoke to REX Today’s Dominic George about the history and success of Pinot Noir in New Zealand and International Pinot Noir Day.

This week, Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, spoke to REX about the flooding in Nelson, a record year for food & fibre exports, Food & Mouth and Government support for agriculture and horticulture in schools.

On this episode…   We hear from the founder and director of The Team Building Company Jenny Gray…  We shine a light on the wool industry…  And we check in with West Coaster and Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation Katie Milne…  

For this week’s View From the Top Paddock, we head to the West Coast where the rain has been falling in no uncertain terms - there we find the Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation Katie Milne…

A new programme is underway in a partnership between DairyNZ and WorkSafe to help farmers look after their bodies a little better…  It’s called “sprains and strains”.... And well that’s pretty self explanatory isn’t it!.  DairyNZ Senior Scientist Callum Eastwood joined us to give us the lowdown… 

Hamish and Laura caught up with John Sullivan to talk Wool on the Saturday edition of REX.

Well, this week we saw the celebration of International Pinot Noir Day (Thursday)...  It’s also the week in which the 2022 New World Wine Awards are judged in Blenheim…  The co-chair of the judging panel is Jen Parr, who’s also a winemaker and expert…  Dom caught up with her to talk more about International Pinot Noir Day…  

Jimmy Cleaver is a farm manager at Rangiriri, milking 360 cows…  He was named the 2022 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Manager of the Year, and currently he’s in the thick of calving…  He joined us on the Saturday edition of REX to catch up on how the season is going and he let us into his secret of finding and retaining staff…  and, importantly, how to look after them during this busy season on-farm

REX hosts Laura Koot and Hamish McKay look back at the week that was...

Laura Koot recently hosted Jenny Gray, the Director and founder of Tauranga-based The Team Building Company, at Fairlight Station… Laura caught up with Jenny this week to find out more about the programme and the impact it could have on NZ’s rural sector… 

REX Today Podcast - 19-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New Zealand wool product will be making its way into space later this month, as part of NASA's mission to the moon. On board for the ride will be Kiwi company Lanaco's filters, made from New Zealand sheep wool. Lanaco founder Nick Davenport spoke to REX Today’s Dominic George about the innovation behind the product. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 18-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.