The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Claire Taylor, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Chris Brandolino, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We took the opportunity to catch up with the globe-trotting Scottish Nuffield Scholar again when she was in Queenstown to speak at the Impact Summit Conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading primary sector academic has her say on Pāmu’s performance (or lack thereof) and why kicking SNAs to touch is a victory for farmers and common sense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel on droughts, the battles facing sheep and beef farmers, snow in March and whether the Crusaders will go 0 from 4. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our NIWA weather guy when the rain is coming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our political correspondent whether 72 is too old, whether the Greens are the gift that keeps giving, and whether we should pay our police more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Katie Milne, Pete Barnes, Josh Cliff, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We track down the PM on day one of the Central Districts Field Days where he explains today’s SNA announcement, defends his political radar and the landlord tax, and comments on Winston’s trade trip to India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Coast farmer and former President of Federated Farmers. Today we talk SNAs, learning about the Treaty and why Shane Jones is flavour of the month on the Coast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrighton's Marlborough Livestock Manager talks about the far-reaching ramifications of the region's drought. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Manawatū Branch Manager for Brandt gives us the "vibe" from on the ground at the Manfield Race Track. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent comments on tumbling red meat prices, Chinese wine tariffs and the magnificence of Pat Cummins. 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 4, Ro is joined by Hawke's Bay deer farmer Harry Gaddum who was cut off from the outside world for a couple of weeks post Cyclone Gabrielle, but learnt a lot along the way (like how to...

Jamie Mackay talks to Kate Acland, Nancy Crawshaw, Tessa Chartres, Grant Watson, Patricia Stroup, Angus Moore, and David Foote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chair talks about the Mid-Season Update 2023-24 and confirms that times are tough and farmers will have to continue to dig deep to stem what looks like widespread cash losses in the sheep and beef sector for the 23/24 financial year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the two winners of the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award. Kiwi winner Nancy Crawshaw, 27, is an extension officer for Angus Australia based in New Zealand; and Australian winner Tessa Chartres, 32, based in Deniliquin NSW, is the general manager of business development at Murray Irrigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Synlait chief executive and Nestle global chief procurement officer announce a unique three-way partnership with its farmer suppliers to help fund innovative on-farm emissions reduction tools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading shearers emailed us over the weekend. “Hi there Jamie. Just a tongue-in-cheek offer. I hear you lost some money on me at the TAB last weekend. Our farmers have mentioned it a few times. Pretty funny. If you find yourself with a hole in your show at any point you can line up an interview by way of compensation for your loss”. So we took him up on the offer! See omnystud...

The former chair of Cattle Australia, and long-time supporter of the Zanda McDonald Award, shares his thoughts on a highly successful Impact Summit Conference in Queenstown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Adam Thompson, Rhys Roberts, Emma Higgins, Jane Smith, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find the former Ag and Trade Minister in Tuhoe Country where he's looking, amongst other things, at roading. Today we discuss NZ's roading issues, bitumen imports, coal mining, Winston's trade mission to India, and world freight problems around the Suez and Panama Canals. Plus, we share our Rolling Stones experience at Mt Smart Stadium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel comes to us from day two of the Impact Summit Conference in Queenstown where tonight the winners of the transtasman Zanda McDonald Awards will be announced. We ask a finalist, and the winner, respectively, from the 2022 awards for their thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Senior Ag Analyst says there are bright spots on the horizon for improved global dairy prices but farmers around the world are not awash in profitability as margin challenges persist into the new year. The Q1 2024 Global Dairy Quarterly: Finding a new equilibrium ,  looks at global supply and demand fundamentals and why the 24/25 season will be better than its predecessor, with sorely-n...

One of this afternoon's key note speakers (and cage rattlers) at the Impact Summit Conference is a North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and self-titled "broken-down housewife". Today she talks about why farmers need to vote on the B+LNZ remits, and why our lofty Net Zero plans are so costly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert on a Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.