The Country

Act Party Leader and deputy Prime Minister in waiting. Is he in the naughty boy corner with the PM still? His trip to Taupo for Supercars, visits to rural companies lately and will rural NZ be impacted by job cuts in the education sector?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zanda Panel. Rhys (Align Farms in Mid Canterbury) won the Zanda McDonald Award in 2022 and Adam (Restore Native in Cambridge) was a finalist in 2022. It’s Earth Day and we find Adam in the middle of his first day planting trees for the season, while Rhys is getting ready for the end of the dairy season and a farming trip to China.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fieldays CEO just over seven weeks out from the event. Where things are at in terms of the build and overseas interest, plus how his recent conversations with visiting Chinese dignitaries went.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winner of the Wagga Speed Shear on Saturday night ($12k for 21.06 seconds’ mahi!). Also making the NZ team for the UK post Fieldays (and getting to wear the black singlet for the first time – how good!) with six shearing tests on the cards.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weatherwatch.co.nz on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM – but don’t call us BOM) claiming El Nino is done and dusted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Doug Avery, Nadine Tunley, Shane Jones, and Jim Hopkins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Richard McIntyre, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Chris Brandolino, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers immigration and labour spokesperson on new changes to work visa requirements and what they mean for farmers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our farmer panel from North Canterbury and the Maniototo update both farm and economic conditions.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather guy with what’s in store for farmers, plus an early Anzac morning forecast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we find the Taranaki dairy farmer in Fiji ahead of tonight’s Hurricanes match. He updates how the end of the dairy season is going, plus comments on news this week that son Jordie is off on a sabbatical to Ireland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB’s senior political correspondent on how Shane Jones and to a lesser extent, Winston Peters, have dominated headlines this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Peter Newbold, Chris Russell, Nick White and Simon White. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Filling the big gumboots of Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford, is the Gisborne-based National Meat and Wool Chair. Today we talk about the future of sheep farming, A&P Shows, and hosting the Parliamentary rugby and netball teams.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market. And, surprise, surprise, it's tough out there!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about the terrorist attacks in Sydney, attending a hemp growers' conference, Wagyu steak with 60% marbling, and Winx falling pregnant again! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Courtesy of the Luxury Trail Company we head to Clyde to catch up with a Cyclone Gabrielle-affected farmer who won a Farmstrong promotion to ride the Dunstan Trail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Mike Cronin, Jim Hopkins, Scott Duggan, and Karen Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prince of the Provinces is sitting in for the King of the Country (Christopher Luxon) who's hustling for trade on the world stage. From dim-witted frogs to dopey dolphins! Who's in his sights next? And does he want progress at any cost? We ask the Minister of Digging it Up and Damming it Up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's head of co-operative affairs reviews last night's GDT auction - up 0.1 per cent with WMP up 0.4 per cent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident rural raconteur has his say on Shane Jones, mining, the media and climate change denial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has Volkswagen NZ's national sales manager got a deal for you on the new Amarok? You bet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former vice president of Federated Farmers, and a Wairarapa arable farmer, who's been up the road a bit helping communities recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Greg Millar, Nadine Tunley, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our US farming correspondent joins us from Bluegrass Country in Kentucky to talk about a good spring, the Kentucky Derby, getting the Bird Flu from dairy cattle, an ageing farming population and Donald Trump! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.