The Country

West Coast cow cocky, Westland Milk Products Director, and former President of Federated Farmers. We ask her: will the red tide of 2020 turn into a blue tsunami in 2023? How will women vote? And are our banks turning woke at the expense of farmers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has the Prince of the Provinces suddenly become the Pirate of the Provinces with his latest social media offering, a sea shanty? And what’s he doing on TikTok when only old people vote for NZ First? And will he and Winston, two aging politicians, win the “war on woke” and make it back to Parliament? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Open Country Dairy is just back from China, where he’s sensing the milk market has turned, as the promise of an El Niño summer threatens New Zealand milk production for the 23/24 season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading farming academics laments her Daylight Saving stint in the milking shed, despite loving the equally confused cows. Plus, are wetlands a carbon sink or methane-emitting, planet destroyers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s weatherman on a Tuesday. Has the East Coast of the North Island dodged a bullet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Philippa Cameron, and Sam Owen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National’s leader comes clean about what he’s going to do with “a problem like Winston”. Plus, will speeding up our roads cost lives? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head back to the Dangen Zone, with the 2022 and 2023, respectively, Young Farmers of the Year. These two provide inspiration and leadership by the bucket load. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the best-selling author and high country cook (and farmer) on Otematata Station in the Waitaki Valley.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proud Welshman, Waikato farmer and Rural Support Trust facilitator who’s having a very good day following his country’s 40-6 thrashing of the Wallabies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Lance Burdett, Jane Smith, Miles Hurrell, and James Shaw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Pete Turner, Grant McMaster, Stu Anderson, Chris Brandolino, Te Radar, Grant Nisbett, and Dennis Voznesenski. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We yarn with two flood-affected farmers in Southland and Queenstown - the two areas that have declared a State of Emergency - and ask whether sheep farmers are to blame for the resort town’s water woes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MPI’s Head of Biosecurity, the man fronting the M. bovis response, updates the latest incursion/outbreak on a 1600-cow Mid Canterbury dairy farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA’s Weather Guy lets us know what’s in store for the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and courtesy of Federated Farmers, we decided to finish the week with a laugh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmside Footy with a broadcasting legend while we wait for our man Smiley Barrett to get on the ground in France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's senior grains analyst looks at world markets and the prospects for Australasian grain farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, James Shaw, Richard McIntyre, Peter Crean, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on the co-op’s annual results highlighted by a final cash payout to farmers for the 22/23 season of $9.22. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green Party co-leader and Climate Change Minister. Has he given up any hope of being in the next government? And has Labour’s dark cloud offered the Greens a bit of a silver lining? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and courtesy of Federated Farmers, we ask the dairy chair and Manawatū sharemilker, for some handy hints and tools to deal with tough times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market today with PGG Wrightson Real Estate’s Canterbury manager. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent comments on Eddie Jones, milk prices, shearing rates and snake bites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Mike Cronin, Jane Smith, Ged Rushton, and Craig Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.