The Country

The Director General of MPI on biosecurity challenges, including bird flu and the prospects of doubling our export value from the primary sector - while tackling climate change emissions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former president of Horticulture NZ, dairy entrepreneur, the man behind Aunt Jean’s Milk and Appleby ice cream, and Waimea Dam instigator, who also happens to be a fellow finalist for the Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand’s Primary Industries Award.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney-based general manager of RaboResearch is at the Primary Industries New Zealand Summit. He talks about global freight issues and when we could expect a drop in the OCR.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Poverty Bay/East Coast sheep and beef farmer is also a Nuffield Scholar and former Gisborne District Councillor. She talks about the difficulty of maintaining resilience in the face of yet another weather event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Damien O'Connor, Dame Susan Devoy, Mahe Drysdale, and Rowena Duncum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert comments on his just-released ClimateWatch report.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's Trade Spokesperson talks trade trips with Winston, the live animal export petition, the new Climate Panel and Shane Jones' $1.2 billion slush fund. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the show coming out of Tauranga today, we thought we'd talk to some local royalty. We yarn about kiwifruit, squash (with rackets) and politics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More sporting royalty from Tauranga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Wellington previewing the Primary Industries Summit and Awards.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson GM of Wool Rachel Shearer  about the state of the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to John Connell, Pita Alexander, Kate Acland, Winston Peters, and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Winston Peters, Kate Acland, Jane Smith, Chris Brandolino, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An independent review of New Zealand’s methane reduction targets is long overdue and will be welcome news for farmers, says the Federated Farmers president.  Plus, we update the East Coast and Hawkes Bay flooding and discuss the "dynamic duo" behind the Meat the Need food charity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the first cracks in the Coalition starting to appear now that NZ First has invoked the "beg to differ" clause on completing the current Covid enquiry. Wearing his Foreign Minister's hat - how parlous and perilous a state is the world in? And will he be watching Biden v Trump tomorrow?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand’s country of origin beef and lamb marketing programme Taste Pure Nature is to move into a new phase following an agreement between Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA). And what does she make of the coalition Government progressing its commitment to reinstate livestock exports by sea, with public consultation set to start before September? See omnystu...

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who shares her thoughts on the Matariki holiday, and she has some much-needed good news about strong wool and red meat.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA's weather guy updates the recovery prospects for the flooded East Coast and Hawkes Bay regions.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find our Australian correspondent somewhere near Mackay, in enemy territory, where he's very happy with the NSW Cockroaches. Plus, we talk about the proliferation of coal mines in the region.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Christoper Luxon, Toby Williams, Pia Piggot, and Jamie Mackay for day two at SIDE who talks to Daniel Carson and Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister in his weekly slot on The Country discusses the fishing tragedy on the East Coast and now state of emergency, live animal exports, the Chatham Islands and Easter Trading Laws. Plus who he thinks will win this afternoon’s Ranfurly Shield match?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Day 2 of SIDE – the South Island Dairy Event – Jamie Mackay caught up with the founder of the Miti bar (a relatively new beef snack bar made from bobby calves raised to 12 months). From the middle of last year, bobby calves had to be raised for beef, slaughtered for calf-veal, or utilised for the pet food market.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers national meat and wool chair. Farms just north of Gisborne. Not personally hit very hard, but able to relay what’s going on around him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Day 2 of SIDE – the South Island Dairy Event – Jamie Mackay caught up with the health and wellbeing advocate doing free health checks for farmers at the conference gate.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RaboResearch analyst on her Global Avocado Report, which indicates growth is tipped to continue.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.