The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Derek Daniell, Todd Charteris, Todd McClay, and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Stephen Allen, Ben Bostock, Don Carson, and Ian Kirkpatrick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tatua's chairman explains how the small Morrinsville processor and dairy co-op has paid its 101 farmer suppliers a record $12.30/kgMS for milk supplied last season. The previous season, it paid farmers $11.30/kgMS. Tatua retained $2.90/kgMS for reinvestment last season compared to $1.35/kgMS the previous one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One half of Hawke’s Bay chicken producers Bostock Brothers - the only organic free-range chicken meat producers in the country - explains why they enlisted the services of the NZSO to composed a "Chook Symphony" in support of ethical farming.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PR man for the New Forest Owners Association offers the industry's thoughts on a new government policy, released this week, requiring the removal of slash from erosion-prone land. We ask whether it will make forestry uneconomic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk Heartland Rugby with an All Blacks legend who hails from the Heartland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to James Shaw, Toby Williams, Laura Murdoch, Kevin Barrett, and Chris Russell.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final time before the October 14 election, we catch up with the Greens co-leader, as we give each party a fair crack of the whip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers Forestry spokesman is pleased that the Government has announced changes to forestry rules that will put power back in the hands of local communities and make slash removal a requirement for erosion-prone land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monthly here on The Country, we catch up with a Farmstrong Farmer for some handy hints on how to look after the top paddock. Today it’s the turn of the “Cow Whisperer”, a Southland accountant turned dairy farmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to a Lyon restaurant to talk French cuisine, farming, footy, and Fozzie banning Razor on this week’s edition of Farmstrong Footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the agenda with our Australian correspondent today is the costly live export ban, cattle prices crashing but droving continuing, drought, and the NRL Grand Final. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Judith Swales, Jane Smith, Cameron Bagrie, and David Foote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We asked National’s agriculture spokesman about his immediate priorities if, and when, he is the next Minister of Agriculture. Plus, is he keen to ship Winston Peters off to a far-flung foreign land? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s Melbourne-based chief executive Global Markets reviews another very good GDT auction overnight (up 4.4 per cent, WMP +4.8 per cent, SMP +6.6 per cent) and we ask if a lift in the milk forecast price is in the offing? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This North Otago farmer is also a political tragic who’s sick of the election campaign and politicians. She goes way back in history, somewhat tongue in cheek, to ancient Greek times to come up with a better way of picking our leaders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with one of New Zealand’s leading economists to get his take ahead of the OCR announcement this afternoon (which is currently at 5.5 per cent). But could the cure be worse than the disease? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairman of Cattle Australia comments on global beef prices, the Aussie drought, the Zanda McDonald Awards and the woeful Wallabies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Derek Daniell, Todd Charteris, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome back a long-standing contributor, for perhaps the final time on the show, in his capacity as Minister of Agriculture and Trade. But will we play nicely or will the gloves come off just one more time?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading sheep breeders has come out with a “Sheep Farmer’s Alternative Budget”. He reckons New Zealand is getting poorer, fast, and no one is talking about it, or some tangible solutions. Go woke, go broke, he says. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Rabobank kicks off our Good Deeds promo. And should “woke” banks be pushing climate change targets when it comes to their lending risk margins? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our US farming correspondent talks about a dry September, record beef prices, great yearling thoroughbred sales, and Biden v Trump! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the chief executive of Rabobank to launch the Good Deeds initiative, where your rural community-based project could win a $5000 prize, plus a day’s labour provided by Rabobank and The Country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Simon Limmer, Phil Duncan, Stu Loe and Stu Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.