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Heres what is on REX today : We speak to Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman James Parsons who announced last week that he will step down from this role in March next year, We speak to Hamish & Andy ahead of their trip to NZ for the best Christmas Party in Pirongia this summer, Plus we find out how not to get burnt out on the farm with Wendy Coup ambassador for FMGs industry good-organisation FarmStr...

Heres what is on REX today: We speak to Jim Turrell as our Character of the Country about Limehills School on how we can teach kids the future of food with on school farms, We learn about a 'Game-changing' new cherry grading technology in tools of the trade with Timothy Marshall at Compac, we also chat to the 2017 NZ Share Farmer of the Year Christopher O'Malley. Rural Exchange with Hamish McKay,...

On this episode we speak to this year's Dairy Manager of the Year, Hayley Hoogendyk from Rongotea, Lincoln University professor Jon Hickford joins us to examine the new Labour-led governments primary sector policies and ASBs senior rural economist Nathan Penny talks us through the highlights of the latest ASB Farmshed Economics report. Rural Exchange with Hamish McKay, Sarah Perriam and Richard Lo...

As we edge ever closer to 30 episode’s we thought we would say thanks for watching & listening live 5-7am Sat & Sun on RadioLIVE & rova and following our podcasts on iTunes and BeyondPod. Watch video of full shows posted after 7pm on Eural Exchange, Anyways back to the show we had a look at The rise & fall of vegans with the CEO of Beef + Lamb NZ Rod Slater, We look at climate change solutions by...

In this episode we look at what the top traits of profitable farmers are with Pita Alexander, a renowned and respected agribusiness accountant, We also see what Silver Fern Farms has in its recently released new-season livestock-pricing outlook, We look at tyre safety for the holiday season with the team from Carter’s Tyres. Rural Exchange with Hamish McKay, Sarah Perriam and Richard Loe thanks to...

With the EU passing a vote to ban on glyphosate, Do you think it will happen here? Dr. Jacqueline Rowarth joins us from the Newshub​ Wellington studio and ask what her take on this is, We speak with Federated Farmers​ national president Katie Milne on how she thinks the farming sector will greet the new government, and we chat to Zespri International​ about their forecast results and strategy for...

In this episode we learn what could the new ministry’s replacing MPI mean for the primary sector and how it could affect them with Newshub’s political editor Patrick Gower, We dive into Tools of the trade with the team from Husqvarna to see what FarmTrader NZ’s Jaiden Drought has to say about the EuroAgri’s precision spreader, and we chat to our Character of the Country for this week Tony Stuart w...

It may be Sunday but it is still a big news day, We hear from a farm owner who had thousands of litres of milk was lost in a vandalism attack, We are curious to understand the science behind how an animal’s pain threshold is determined and are joined by a professor from Massey University​ and we learn about Husqvarna's LC walk behind mowers. Rural Exchange​ with Hamish McKay, Sarah Perriam and Ric...

Great show to kick off the long weekend talking politics, potatoes & pimping! Pimp My Ute competition kicks off today until next Sunday 5th November - nostalgia from our listeners texting in their first ute they ever owned, one back to 1928! Kick back & enjoy the show... Rural Exchange with Hamish McKay, Sarah Perriam and Richard Loe thanks to Carters Tyre Service. Listen Live 5-7am Sat & Sun on R...

Hamish has invented a new reality show, 'Partying with the Perriam's', Loey advises to stay away from anything synthetic including 'hooch' and Sarah's just wants to giveaway books & concert tickets! We talk everything from drones 'zapping' weeds, cocktail cruising in the mediterranean to sheep pellets... all in a mornings work! Great interviews with Jason Roebuck from StockX​, Murray Taggart from...

Watch another hilarious day inside the world of REX..... The 'them' and 'us' approach to fixing the 'divide' isn't working, we need to find a more collaborative approach? says, PR strategist, Mark Blackham. Towards the end of the show, we hear from Dairy NZ's Biosecurity Manager with experience in animal disease outbreaks on MPI's response to culling 4,000 cattle with M.Bovis. James Parsons from B...

Geez another show under our belt already! Lots of great things to get you all talking (comment below), We spoke to New Zealand Young Farmers​ to hear what they are doing by stepping up their mental health campaign among rural youth. Jacqueline Rowarth​ from the EPA as she does some Headline Busting to find out if climate change is making us fat! and we catch up with Zespri International​'s new chi...

Sarah's away, so the boys have gone sport mad! Hamish McKay is backing Manwatu and Richard Loe​ backing Canterbury for the Log o' Wood as Chris Forster from Newshub Sport joins us to discuss the result of the Ranfurly Shield​. Also we look into riparian planting with Aslan Wright-Stow, a freshwater scientist from DairyNZ and much more to on RadioLIVE​'s Rural Exchange​. If you miss any of the show...

Mark Sainsbury had an angry dairy farmer call into Morning Talk on RadioLIVE over Theo Spearings pay packet so we went to Fonterra Shareholders Council Chairman, Duncan Coull on the sentiment. Katie Milne, President of Federated Farmers outlines what the proposed different coalitions look like for the sector following our chat on Saturday's show with James Shaw from the Green Party. We have had so...

We dive into the discussion of what a Blue Jacket with a Green Shirt would look like on James Shaw before coming up for air after yesterday PETA wool 'shear' attack. Put those Norswear socks up on the coffee table and watch yourself your favourite rural show. As always we hope to hit the nail on the head with a few out loud 'thank-you' & 'exactly' voiced around the country while watching! If you'r...

The election aftermath and we bust some headlines, and speak to Richard Green on the weather post daylight savings. Listen to Rural Exchange (REX) 5-7am on RadioLIVE (or ROVA app) every Saturday & Sunday morning OR watch the whole show on NZ Farming Facebook page from 7pm every Saturday & Sunday night OR on the road with you via podcasts on iTunes, BeyondPod (Anroid).

One of our most favourite shows to date! On election day, we thought we would bring it down a notch with a lot of discussion about farm dogs and live music from the fantastic Ciaran McMeeken joining the team to provide the tunes. We celebrate lots of great work happening on achieving premiums for our produce from lifting the value of bobby calves with Wagyu with First Light Foods, to feeding deer...

Sunday's are always a great day to kick back and listen / watch Rural Exchange (REX). We discussed everything from feeding calves, life in the Marlborough Sounds, Zespri being a rockstar of the Kiwifruit industry, the positives we are doing on water quality in the regions, Auckland urban schools experiencing farming & the production of our food, as well as our unique & classic talkback callers! To...

On this episode we catch up with our friends in low places, characters such as Mark Wilson from Queenstown & Glenn Dick of Bayleys Marlborough​ as well as Brent Lilley from Farm Trader​. With one week to go to the 2017 New Zealand election we speak to Newshub's Patrick Gower on the possibility of a New Zealand National Party​ / Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand​ coalition. Auckland Chamber Of Co...

What was the final poll results from our debate - docking vs tailing? Announced in the second half of this episode of Rural Exchange​, the team Hamish McKay​, Richard Loe & Sarah Perriam - 59% were for ‘docking’, 41% were for ‘tailing’ to be our national standard term! We think it's important to have a barrel of laughs to lighten the air on a Sunday two weeks out from an election, so the sledging...

On this episode of Rural Exchange, We speak to Brian Richards about being described as a ‘god’ of marketing New Zealand’s premium food and fibre, We speak to Erica from AgFirst about how we can get on the road to great communication of reality on the pathway to cleaner, healthier rivers we can all be proud of. Rural Exchange (REX) with Hamish McKay​, Richard Loe & Sarah Perriam. For all the ways t...

On this episode of RadioLIVE​'s Rural Exchange​, we speak to Mike Chapman CEO of Horticulture NZ about understanding New Zealand Labour Party​'s proposed water policy and what is means to fruit and vegetable producers in New Zealand, we chat the Farm Trader​ Top Tractor Shoot Out at the 2017 South Island Agricultural Fieldays at Kirwee, and we talk to Eugenie Sage MP​ from Green Party​ about their...

RadioLIVE's Rural Exchange Saturdays and Sundays 5am - 7am, We speak to Bill English on rural cell networks and broadband, And we avoid being in the ‘red’ to be ‘green’ with a former Ballance Farm Environment Award Winner.

REX has Jacinda Ardern frustrated the debate's become ‘them vs us’ and wants to clear the air; NZ First says we're already regulating water; Get your A into G with machinery before you use it; and why increased legal regulations impact the value of your farm.

In this episode of Rural Exchange, our cameras don't work. We are farmers not tech gurus. We speak to Andrew Patterson about water quality, and our Headline Buster Dr Jacqueline Roath.