The Country

It's Mental Health Awareness Week - Supported by Federated Farmers – backing Kiwi farmers when times are tough! Today it's the turn of Federated Farmers' Meat and Wool Chair to share some sage advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The MD of Origin Capital Partners, one of the country's larger corporate Kiwifruit growers, looks at an industry which was worth a record $3.1 billion (up 20%) in export income in the past 12 months.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 We ask an Independent Economist what he expects ahead of the October 9 OCR review. Plus we look at National Super and KiwiSaver.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our leading Primary Sector Academics puts the word 'crisis' into perspective and she bangs the Education drum once again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Blue September - prostate cancer awareness month - so we talk to man at the coal face of the battle against a common cancer afflicting men.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Cameron, Levi Lanauze, Emma Higgins, Mary van Andel, and Phil Duncan.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act MP and Northland dairy farmer kicks off Mental Health Awareness Week on The Country with his impassioned plea for more assistance for rural communities, following the suicide of his 22 year old son, Brody.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 It's an isolated yet wonderful lifestyle. But how do you make a dollar farming on the Chatham Islands? We ask the Islands' biggest farmer (in terms of stock units farmed)? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's senior agricultural analyst comments on a new report on trade tensions between China and the EU and what it might mean for NZ’s dairy sector. Plus we also preview Wednesday's annual results from Fonterra and whether there will be any upside to $7-80 milk price for the 23/24 season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MPI's Chief Veterinary Officer outlines the risks posed to the NZ economy by Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), and we ask how worried we should be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We plead with Monday's resident weather expert for some calmer conditions!. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Josh Kronfeld, Todd Charteris, Katie Milne, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Wayne McNee, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is some calm spring weather too much to ask from Niwa's Weather Guy?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of AgriZeroNZ says two key players are working to provide Kiwi farmers with tools to reduce emissions are stepping up their support of a methane vaccine with multimillion-dollar funding for new company, Lucidome Bio. AgriZeroNZ and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre are providing $13.5 million ($8.5M and $5M respectively) to Lucidome Bio, which is spear...

 Today's farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and Palmy North (even though Stu Duncan farms in the Maniototo).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a trip to Sydney ahead of tomorrow's first Bledisloe Test, and we try (unsuccessfully) to reunite a panel from the past!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent looks back on whether Chippy is on the chopping block, a we discuss Chris "it's not about the frickin targets" Luxon and the woke media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Peter Newbold, Hunter McGregor, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ has narrowly avoided a technical recession, but we ask the Deputy PM and NZ First leader if the world is on the verge of an economic recovery. Plus, we talk trade with Trump; whether Parliament is in "a state of decay" and whether Sir Winston is on the cards any time soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much is your farm worth? We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's Roxburgh born and bred but these days he makes a living selling meat in Shanghai. He's survived the biggest typhoon to hit the city in 75 years, but how is the Chinese economy surviving? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about the Bledisloe Cup, methane emissions and whether paraquat should be banned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Mike Cronin, Katie Milne, David Acland, and Wayne Langford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister ponders his media choices, his best performing Ministers, 125 years of Federated Farmers, why the primary sector will get us out of our economic mire, David Seymour and Winston Peters, and he ducks for cover when it comes to Chris Hipkins’ longevity as Opposition leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.