The Country

One of NZ's leading primary sector academics, and director of DairyNZ standing for re-election, takes media giant Reuters to task over the headline, "New Zealand scraps clean, green policies to boost economy".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jamie Strang, Sir David Carter, Todd McClay, Jane Smith, and Cameron Bagrie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 76 year old Wairarapa farmer who rowed across Cook Strait to raise money for Farmstrong, joined us in the studio. He's also a long-time judge of the BFEAs.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Minister of Agriculture and former Speaker has a new job - Chair of the Canterbury A&P Association - and he's tasked with getting the country's largest show back and running after the November event was initially cancelled by the now-former board.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade, live in Delhi, as we attempt to strengthen our trade ties with India - the world's most populous nation.  We also discuss the end of the 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and now the proud Aunt of an Olympian. While we're very competitive on the global sporting stage, are we as competitive when it comes to primary production?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is an independent economist who casts a wary eye over tomorrow's OCR announcement from the Reserve Bank plus he questions whether it's realistic, or too ambitious, for the Government to double exports earnings in the next decade? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Simon Walker, Emma Higgins, Al Moorhead, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Act Party leader if the Olympics have been a welcome distraction for politicians and All Blacks coaches alike. Should he step aside and let Winston be the Deputy PM for the entirety of the three-year term? Are we running out of energy? And why is the Act Party no longer the "Party" Party? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer has just returned from the Paris Olympics where he was a rowing official/umpire. He became an umpire after getting sick of sitting on the bank watching his son row, got involved, and became an international umpire. He is one of only three Kiwis who have their ticket.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Senior Ag Analyst reviews the bank's August Agribusiness Outlook Report and she has some positive news for sheep farmers and those of us with a mortgage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Olympic theme continues with one-half of the dynamic podcast duo from Agricom. Somehow we tie in the Evers-Swindell sisters with pet lambs and high endophyte ryegrasses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Monday's weather expert how long before drier becomes dire in Canterbury? And when will our hydro lakes fill up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Matt Chisholm, Doug Avery and Shane McManaway, Miles Hurrell, and Shane Jones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Claire Taylor, Mike Casey, and Vanessa Winning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off the show today by heading to the coal face where a Coastal Taranaki Cow Cocky (and All Blacks sire) is going to take a break from calving to watch his boys play a test match in Wellington tomorrow.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with our favourite, globe-trotting, Scottish Nuffield Scholar in Adelaide where she's attending LambEx - the world's largest sheep and wool conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk shocking electricity prices and what you can do about them with the CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, NZ Zero and Lodge Cherry Orchard in Cromwell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of IrrigationNZ is pleased to see a sensible reaction from the Government to the recent interpretation of the RMA that significantly impacted the ability of regional and district councils to manage human and economic activity. In other words, farmers can keep on farming! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Tom Young, Chris Russell, and Joe Higgins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So according to Debbie, the country’s being led by a “dark triad”, with three personality traits, the Machiavellian, the psychopath and the narcissist. We ask the self-titled Prince of the Provinces which trait belongs to which Coalition party leader? Plus we ask the Associate Energy Minister what he's going to do, or what he can do,  about the looming energy crisis, with spot electricity prices g...

Talking about being ripped off, we ask Affco's National Livestock Manager if we're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to domestic beef and lamb prices and whether the meat companies should be diverting export product to fill the current void in the domestic market?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our Australian correspondent about cocaine, gold medals, soaring beef prices, plummeting avocado returns and why he loves Roundup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take our monthly look at the market with PGG Wrightson's Mid/South Canterbury Livestock Manager. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Blair McLean, and Wendy Paul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.