The Country

For the final time before the October 14 election, we yarn to the Act Party leader about why farmers should party vote Act. Plus, we talk about the OCR,  Adrian Orr, Te Pāti Māori, Winston Peters, supermarket duopolies and whether he’s early voted yet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Saturday Silver Fern Farms, the biggest meat processing company, blew out 75 candles. We take a trip down memory lane to 1948 when its predecessor (the Primary Producers Co-Operative Society) was formed and we crystal-ball gaze what the next 75 years might look like for the red meat industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert has plenty of weather for us to weather! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel talks farming, footy, golf and a Log o’ Wood that is now two logs of wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay Christopher Luxon, Tim Dangen, Emma Poole, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Blake Holgate, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Hipkins, Bruce Cotterill, Sir David Fagan, Smiley Barrett, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Prime Minister “out to lunch” when it comes to how he thinks his Government is viewed in the provinces? He doesn’t think so.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading business commentators has his say on “The Mood of the Boardroom” - as more than 100 chief executives and directors were asked to rank government ministers and opposition MPs in the NZ Herald’s survey, out today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the Mood of the Woolshed (and the milking shed) from our greatest shearing legend ahead of the beginning of the competitive shearing season today in Alexandra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Farmside Footy, so we head to Lyon in southern France to talk to a Taranaki cow cocky, and father of three All Blacks who will take the field against Italy tomorrow morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson GM of Wool Grant Edwards about the state of the market.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Much like a tempestuous El Niño spring, NIWA’s weather guy hits us with his Updated Climate Outlook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Harriet Bremner, Teh-han Chow, Chris Russell, and Bryce McKenzie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President of Federated Farmers comments on “large pests” causing issues for farmers right across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Applications for the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award open on Sunday (October 1). We ask the 2023 winner why young (21-35) agriculture leaders should consider entering. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s Greater China chief executive is in New Zealand this week for the annual farmer roadshow meetings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks rugby, league, El Niño, climate-smart rice, and the demise of the Victorian Premier he calls “Chairman Dan”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Groundswell co-founder at his tractor protest rally, somewhere between Taihape and Tūrangi, as they make their way to their final destination, Auckland, on Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Kate Acland, Blake Holgate, Jim Hopkins, and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off today’s show with two former farming correspondents on The Country who both (potentially) want to be the next Minister of Agriculture. And are they prepared for the perils of living in Wellington? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

B+LNZ’s board chair says the raft of new and proposed environmental regulations has created significant administrative and financial burden on farmers, according to new research released by Beef + Lamb New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Rabobank’s head of sustainable business development if “woke” banks imposing climate-related risk margins upon farmers when the sector is under growing financial strain, is fair and equitable. We discuss the results of the latest Rabobank/ KiwiHarvest food waste survey, which shows Kiwis are wasting slightly less food than a year ago, but the wastage still amounts to $3.2 billion per annum....

This rural commentator is looking forward to some unbiased media election coverage and to some more farmers making it into the Beehive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about the state of the Chinese economy and comes up with a wonderful stat - 70 per cent of the world’s tolled roads are in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Katie Milne, Shane Jones, Mark de Lautour, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.