The Country

We find Rabobank's Sydney-based Global Animal Protein Analyst in Armidale (Northern NSW) as we discuss the bank's latest Global Beef Quarterly report, which says beef prices are now a game of two hemispheres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 Australian winner of the Zanda McDonald Award is on a rural mentoring tour of New Zealand as a part of his prize. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Bruce Cameron, James Robertson, and Mike Cronin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve been struggling to get anything out of our politicians recently, but we figured the self-proclaimed Prince of the Provinces would break the PC shackles and give us something! Today the Harvard graduate comments on the Kennedy assassination (60 years on) and what job he’s hoping to get in the new Cabinet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chairman of Zespri has some good news for the beleaguered primary sector. Kiwifruit is swimming against the tide with record-high returns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2019 Young Farmer of the Year is these days domiciled in Shanghai as Fonterra’s Trade Strategy Manager for Asia. After recently seeing him on a Rabobank “Growing Our Future” podcast, today we ask him how things are on the ground in China, as the domestic economy battles the post-Covid blues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s head of co-op affairs comments on last night’s GDT auction - no change in the index but WMP is up 1.9 per cent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Colin Hurst, Tom Young and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We congratulate the outgoing Minister of Trade for "gold watch" efforts representing us at APEC in San Francisco. But then the gloves came off as the debate about the outgoing Government's unworkable freshwater reforms kicked off... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Vice President of Federated Farmers, and South Canterbury arable farmer,  says David Parker's unworkable freshwater rules must go! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Livestock Manager for Affco talks about the challenging global red meat markets, with beef faring better than lamb and mutton.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand's leading farming academics defends Fonterra from a Greenpeace attack about its climate roadmap to reduce emissions on-farm.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Nathan Guy, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Jim Hopkins, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Act Party leader when we’re going to get a government and whether he and Winston Peters have gone from Enemies to Frenemies. And what are the “three or less issues” that Christopher Luxon is talking about? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former National Minister for Primary Industries these days wears a chairman’s hat for the Meat Industry Association. Today we talk about the challenging Chinese red meat market and the challenging negotiations with Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head back to the Dangen Zone with the country’s two most dynamic young farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rural raconteur ponders the big Ag stories of the day, including the formation of the new Government (and he shares a totally underwhelming Fred Dagg story). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert on why he says El Niño is a bit like Rachel Hunter’s hair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Jane Smith, Gareth Kiernan, Bruce Cotterill, and Mason Ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Chris Brandolino, Nigel Woodhead, Jenna Smith, Sir David Fagan, and Jason Walls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather forecaster takes an in-depth look into what makes this El Niño different. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s “youthful farmer panel’ consists of a 2017 Young Farmer of the Year and the chief executive of Pouarua Farms on the Hauraki Plains. They talk about the Nuffield Scholarship, sheep meat prices and whether banks should be setting emissions targets for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today “The Two Stus” talk about a successful day at Wedderburn last Friday for the launch of the Mackaiser, how the weather’s affecting them on-farm and a quiet sheep market.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a shearing legend for an update on the action at the New Zealand Corridale Championships at the NZ Agricultural Show and a look at the rest of the season, including world record attempts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB’s political editor wraps up another busy week. He comments on how close we are to a new Government and wonders what Winston Peters is up to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.