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Agritech NZ Executive Director Peter Wren-Hilton joins us, as does Danny Templeman from OSPRI. Damien O'Connor is on 'Yes Minister', and regular guests weatherman Richard Green, Aussie correspondent Ben Dobbin and Rural Today host Dominic George are all on the show. Today's 'Character of the Country' is Laura Douglas of the Southern Girl Finishing School.

Katie Milne from Federated Farmers re-joins us. NZ's leading Police Shearer Blair Duffy is on the show, as is Hadleigh Smith from the NZ Merino Company. We get a rural market update with Wayne McEntee of Heartland Bank, a weather update with Richard Green, and the Super Rugby final is upon us - the boys talk Rugby in the AFFCO Sports Chat.

Philip Lindberg of OMF updates local farm gate prices. Karen Kos, Chief Executive of Apiculture NZ, talks on the NZ Honey industry as prices rise. NZ First MP Shane Jones joins us, as does National's Nathan Guy. Plus we are joined by regulars weatherman Richard Green and Rural Today host Dominic George.

How will Spark deliver the Rugby World Cup 2019? We talk to Spark's Head of Sport Jeff Latch. Doug Laing talks on the NZ Sheep Shearing and Wool handling championships for 2019, Holly Steger from Norwood joins us, as does weatherman Richard Green and Rural Today host Dominic George. Newshub's Angie Skerrett updates rural news, and today's AFFCO Sports Chat looks at the Cricket World Cup 2019 so fa...

Greens MP Gareth Hughes joins REX for the first time. We talk with Julia Jones, Head of Analytics at NZX, as well as Emma Higgins, Dairy Analyst for Rabobank. Nathan Guy joins us on 'Yes Minister', plus we catch up with Chris Brandolino from NIWA to talk weather, and Australian rural correspondent Ben Dobbin previews tonight's State of Origin 2 from Perth.

We look back at the success of Fieldays 2019. Cam Heggie from PGG Wrighton joins us, as does Damien Smyth, Marketing Manager for Honda NZ. Hayden Dillon talks farm mediation, and Willy Scur from Cardrona Valley Farms is on 'Pulse of the Country'. Chris Brandolino looks back at the week of weather, and Newshub's Angie Skerrett talks on the most popular rural stories of the week.

We continue our Fieldays 2019 special. Today we talk with National leader Simon Bridges, Head of Fieldays Peter Nation, Beef & Lamb NZ CEO Andrew Morrison joins us, as does All Black Sam Whitelock, Tim Mackle from Dairy NZ, Hyundai New Zealand General Manager Andy Sinclair and Pete Roberts from DVS.

Live from Fieldays 2019! Hamish McKay and Richard Loe have been recording interviews all week for this weekend's Rural Exchange. Today we are joined by Campbell Parker, CEO of Waikato Milking Systems, John Mulvaney of Crysatlex, Al McCone of Worksafe, Phil Jackson of Carters Tyre Service, Mark Dawe of Bayleys Waikato, and Katie Milne of Federated Farmers.

Nathan Guy talks the Budget and NAIT re-registration on 'Yes Minister', we talk on NAIT re-registration with Chris Lewis from Fonterra, Jerome Wenzlick is turning milk bottles into fence posts, and Courtney Davies is off to Brazil to represent NZ at the 2019 Bayer Youth Ag Summit in Brazil. Plus we talk with regulars Dominic George and weatherman Richard Green.

What was in the Budget for Farmers? We ask Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture & Biosecurity. Dairy NZ Senior Economist Matthew Newman talks costs, we look at Gypsy Day with Darion Embling from the Waikato Regional Council, and regular segments with weatherman Richard Green and Angie Skerrett return, as does the AFFCO Sports Chat - go the Black Caps!

Tony Watson from Worksafe talks safety and working myths on the farm, Shane McManaway on the 'Excellence in Agri' conference in Australia, Garry Watt from Norwood is back, Damien O'Connor on 'Yes Minister' talking Shane Jones having a go at farmers, plus regulars Angie Skerrett, Richard Green and Dominic George join the show.

Richard Loe is in Scotland, we cross to him live. We look at Fonterra's milk price with economist Cameon Bagrie, James Magill from Genesis Energy on their new power deal for Farmers, plus we're joined by regular contributors Angie Skerrett and Richard Green, plus the AFFCO Sports Chat pays tribute to Niki Lauda. 

NZ Pork CEO David Baines on the African Swine virus - how much will it affect NZ Pork? We talk to the two winners of the NZ Young Vegetable Growers of the Year competition, Olives NZ CEO Gayle Sheridan talks on NZ Olive Oils at the World Olive Oil competition, plus we are joined by Nathan Guy on 'Yes Minister' and regulars Angie Skerrett, Richard Green and Dominic George.

Share Farmers of the Year Colin & Isabella Beazley talk with us, as does Michael Morrah with an update on his MPI / M.Bovis story. We get the 'Pulse of the Country' from Matthew Herbert in Tauranga and John Latta in Otago. Regular segments with Angie Skerrett, Richard Green and the AFFCO Sports Chat all return.

Happy Mothers Day! Today we talk 'rural Kiwi women' with Lakes Station mother Sarah Greenslade, and Mandy Bell is our 'Character of the Country'. Is selling Tip-Top a good thing? Julia Jones from NZX gives her thoughts. We're joined by Damien O'Connor on 'Yes Minister' and Geoff Gwyn from MPI to talk on fighting M.Bovis. Regulars Dominic George and Richard Green also return.

Newshub's Michael Morrah shares the latest M.Bovis developments. We look at seed treatment for cereals with Grant Hagerty, Hayden Higgins of Rabobank talks wine and Amy Westland of Westlands Honey talks competition from overseas in the honey market. Plus we're joined by regulars Angie Skerrett and weatherman Richard Green, plus the AFFCO Sports Chat returns.

NZ Dairy Woman of the Year for 2019 Trish Rankin re-joins us to talk on her win. Samantha Stacey of Shoof NZ talks Gypsy Day 2019. We look at Health & Safety during winter with Tony Watson, and thr Ravensdown Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship winner Tom Wilson joins us too. We also announce a cool competition in association with DairyNZ - we are giving away 3 Bose Wireless Speakers! Find the...

Today we look at Avocado's with Jen Scoular, CEO of the NZ Avocado Industry Inc. Richard Cosgrove of Fish & Game talks Duck shooting season starting for 2019, plus we look at meat prices with Tim Ritchie of the NZ Meat Industry Association. The AFFCO Sports Chat and weather with Richard Green return. Kim Blair is in for Hamish McKay this weekend. 

Fonterra 2019 'Dairy Woman of the Year' finalists Trish Rankin and Emma Hammond join us today, as does Helen Williamson, who is doing a pioneering study on NZ Sheep Dogs. Our look at Sheep Milk continues with Sam Brown, founder of The White Sheep Co, Damien O'Connor is on 'Yes Minister', and regulars Dominic George and weatherman Richard Green are on the show.

This weekend we talk with all 4 women nominated for Fonterra's 2019 'Dairy Woman of the Year' award - today we speak with Kylie Leonard & Julie Pirie. We get a Rural Market update with Wayne McEntree of Heartland Bank, a weather update with Richard Green, and every Saturday Hamish & Loey talk sport on the AFFCO Sports Chat.

The Kiwifruit industry is still screaming out for more pickers, we talk with Nikki Johnson, CEO of NZ Kiwifruit Growers Industry. Lance Burdett talks Rural Support Trusts, plus we are joined by Rural Today host Dominic George, weatherman Richard Green, Australian rural correspondent Zoe Carter, and Fred Dougherty is this week's 'Character of the Country'.

Fonterra's Miles Anderson joins us to talk on gun laws in NZ changing, Dan Wheeler talks Sheep scanning, NZ Kiwifruit Growers Industry CEO Nikki Johnson on the industry desperately wanting fruit pickers, plus we're joined by regulars Angie Skerrett to look at the latest Rural news, and Richard Green updates the weather around the country.

Simon Limmer of Silver Fern Farms joins the show, as does Julie Jones from NZX. Chief Executive of Horticulture NZ Mike Chapman talks on workplace changes, Ruben Martinez from Glamping Hub joins us, and Damien O'Connor is back for 'Yes Minister'. 

National Party leader Simon Bridges joins us to talk Capital Gains tax, small rural businesses and new gun laws. We update rural news with Angie Skerrett from Newshub and the weather with NIWA's Chris Brandolino. Our look at Sheep Milk continues with Cam Ravenwood from Fernglen Farm. The AFFCO Sports Chat sees Hamish and Loey talk on the proposed Crusaders name change.

We talk well-being on the farm with Nigel Beckford of Farmstrong. National's Nathan Guy joins us again for 'Yes Minister', as does Australian correspondent Zoe Carter and weatherman Richard Green. The 'Character of the Country' today is Graeme A Hyde of Southland's Agricultural Landscaping Company Ltd.