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Eat What You Kill is an initiative for fishers, hunters and divers to share their recipes, tips, trips and tricks for making the most of their catch and to really celebrate Aotearoa’s wild food. Founder Tim Kaverman spoke to Rural Exchange ’s Hamish McKay and Dominic George about what inspired him to launch the platform that has built a community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

REX Today Podcast - 9-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will the dairy industry look like in two decades? As it stands, the global market and consumerism are changing before our eyes. What’s going to happen and how can we respond? Lincoln University Professorial Chair in Global Value Chains and Trade Hamish Gow spoke to Rural Exchange ’s Hamish McKay and Dominic George about what the future for dairy may look like. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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

“They eat all of the grass. Three wallabies equal a sheep, so every night they can trim up your grass, but especially during the winter.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode;  We look at the future of farming with Professor Hamish Gow from Lincoln University…  We catch up with ACT’s Ag spokesperson Mark Cameron…  And we find out the story behind the Eat What You Kill initiative… 

In this episode…  we put the spotlight on the arable sector…  We take a look at the big talking points to emerge from the Red Meat Sector Conference… We head to the Bay of Plenty to hear all about the invasion of wallabies…. And we catch up with the VP of the World Farmers’ Organisation Katie Milne… 

"Because when you grow through something, you become stronger, which means you're a much better person on the other side of it.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 5-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 4-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZX Dairy Analyst, Stu Davison, takes a look at the latest Global Dairy Trade Event, which saw prices drop 5% for the second auction in a row. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 3-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 2-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conrad Wilkshire, General Manager Rural at Property Brokers, spoke to Rural Exchange's Hamish McKay and Dominic George about the freshwater policy statement and its implications for rural real estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 'N-Vision NZ Programme' was announced this week, aiming to reduce greenhouse gases and nitrate leaching. The NZ$22 million programme is a partnership with Ravensdown, Lincoln University, Plant and Food Research and Ag Research and is being led by Ravensdown programme manager and General Manager Sustainability and Innovation, Mike Manning. He spoke to Rural Exchange's Hamish McKay and Dominic G...

A creation developed by Rollickin Gelato in an attempt to brighten people’s days, despite the current economic climate. Marketing Manager, Liam Donnelly, spoke to REX Today 's Dominic George about using dessert to brighten people's days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REX Today Podcast - 1-8-2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Align Farm Group prides itself on “self-disruption”. Constantly improving their employment practices and setting a benchmark for the rest of the industry, they have been recognised for their work with a Primary Industries Good Employer Award. With a 30-strong team, they operate five dairy farms, one support dairy farm and a market garden. CEO Rhys Roberts spoke to Rural Exchange ’s Hamish McKay an...

Each week Rural Exchange hosts Hamish McKay and Dominic George speak to a different Member of Parliament, getting their take on all things rural as part of a segment known as 'Yes Minister'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode;  We talk to the creators of the revolutionary new product Wise Wool…  We catch up with children’s author Christine Taylor to find out she’s working with the wool industry to help educate the next generation…  And we find out what makes Align Farms in Canterbury a great employer. You can also listen to Rural Exchange on TodayFM Saturdays & Sundays 6 - 8am)  

A Gisborne family, embedded with five generations of wool handling experience, felt a responsibility to their whenua and community in Tairāwhiti Gisborne to bring the wool industry back to its best so they created a super wool - a Wisewool. It’s a revolutionary material engineered by intertwining wool fibres into tiny spring-like buds. Wisewool director, Harry Urquhart-Hay, spoke to Rural Exchange...

The Climate Change Commission wants the government to change the rules around how emissions are priced, with current settings incentivizing tree planting instead of cuts to damaging gases. The Commission has released the first of what will be annual advice on the Emissions Trading Scheme. Climate Change Commission Chair, Dr Rod Carr, spoke to REX Today’s Dominic George about the advice. See omnyst...

If Foot and Mouth were to get into Australia and New Zealand it is believed that it would halt rural trading and there would be hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode…  we get the latest on the Foot & Mouth saga with Bali based vet Ross Ainsworth…  We catch up with outgoing National MP Ian McKelvie…  And we find out who produces the best ham and bacon in the land…   You can also listen to Rural Exchange on Today FM Saturdays & Sundays 6 - 8am.

UBCO bikes are two-wheel electric motorbikes that are driven by both wheels, something that founders, Daryl Neal and Anthony Clyde, viewed as a real point of difference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.