The Country

The chief executive of Irrigation NZ has some damn good news for farmers' dams! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson's Wool Product and Innovation Manager about the state of the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum brings you a brand-new Farmstrong-powered series. "Getting Through" looks at what it takes to recover from extreme weather events, by people who've been through it first-hand. In episode 6, Ro is joined by Gisborne citrus grower and consultant Stewart Paulson. Despite over 40 years in the primary sector, 2023 was the wettest Stewart has ever experienced, with huge and o...

Jamie talks to Christopher Luxon, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Rowena Duncum, and Mark Storey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 The PM ponders this afternoon's 'Budget Policy Statement' release and the state of the nation's books.  We also debate the need for a CGT, raising the age of eligibility for national super, the Chinese hack, and whether Shane Jones was too tough on the dolphins.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find one of New Zealand’s leading primary sector academics at a freshwater conference where her talk this afternoon is titled "There’s something in the water: Keeping Aotearoa’s water clean and supporting the delivery of safe drinking water". Plus we also look at urine patches and her latest column on the misinformation and disinformation of social media.   See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Live at the Rabobank Good Deeds Working Bee at Beaconsfield School in South Canterbury with Hamish Brown (Principal Beaconsfield School).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On World Cheese Day, Dairy NZ's Head of Economics looks at the latest forecast profitability data available on the industry-good body's financial tool - the Econ Tracker. Interestingly it paints a more positive picture for this season (23/24) than the next (24/25).    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Te Rader, Tom Martin, and Mark de Lautour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister for Regional Development and the self-titled "Prince of the Provinces" has no time for "dim-witted frogs" getting in the way of progress, so what does he make of the dolphins halting sailing proceedings at Lyttleton Harbour? Plus we talk Public Service job cuts, the prospect of a Capital Gains Tax and who will be the next Labour PM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Voice of the FMG Young Farmer Contest reviews the East Coast regional final won by Archie Woodhouse and previews the remaining two North Island regional finals (Wai/BOP and Northern). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK farming correspondent updates us on the latest farmer protests at Westminster, the logic (or otherwise) of the "Sustainable Farming Incentive" and why he's such a big supporter of the Royal Family.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the chief executive of Open Country Dairy, following the two recent drops in the GDT auction. We ask if the auction system is serving NZ dairy farmers well and if the new season 24/25 forecast milk price will start with an 8?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Stephen Jacobi, David Seymour, Ben Picton, John McOviney and Phil Duncan.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ's International Business Forum (NZIBF) executive director comments on New Zealand’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union coming into force on May 1. The earlier-than-expected entry means tariff savings of $43 million for kiwifruit exporters, and $3 million for onion exporters this season. The FTA will bring tariff savings of $100m per year on New Zealand exports to the EU from day...

We ask the Act Party leader whether we've got our priorities wrong when it comes to dolphins, whether the public service job cuts are "heartless and cruel" and whether a capital gains tax is inevitable?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Sydney-based senior market strategist provides an update on the outlook for the NZ economy (and interest rates), now that we're officially in recession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a Waitomo sheep and beef farmer and the chief executive of Steelfort. Today we talk about good growing conditions, poor product prices and the pressure high interest rates are putting on the economy and retail spending. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Monday's resident weather expert if the Autumn Equinox will bring a change of fortunes for drought-stricken farmers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Michelle Pye, Miles Hurrell, Todd Charteris, and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Darryl Butterick, Smiley Barrett, Steve Wyn-Harris, Chris Brandolino, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 A Mid Canterbury dry stock farmer who is none too pleased with Environment Canterbury and its communications failures over the fish strandings, and subsequent death, of thousands of fish in the Greenstreet Creek, a tributary of the Ashburton River.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk farming and footy with a high-profile Taranaki organic dairy farmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By day he's a Central Hawkes Bay sheep and beef farmer. By night, he dons a cape, and he's a Fireballs Aotearoa citizen scientist. And he's part of the search party that found NZ's 10th known meteorite this week in the Mackenzie Country.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather guy on what constitutes a drought declaration, the big dry continues to bite.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.