The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Bryce McKenzie, Innes Moffat, Tom Young, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Party leader talks China, Winston and the Greens - all of which are proving rather problematic at the moment. And is he talking to Groundswell? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Groundswell co-founder, who’s on a mission to drive his tractor, in the DRIVE 4 CHANGE, on a trek up the country to raise awareness and mobilise voters.  Groundswell co-founders McKenzie and Laurie Paterson will be getting on tractors in Invercargill on 22nd September and driving all the way to Auckland, finishing with a speaking event at the Ellerslie Racecourse at 1 p.m. Sunday,...

The chief executive of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) says venison and velvet are in a pretty good place at the moment, as they look to diversify their markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the relative good news of the deer industry, we have a look at the prospects for the other red meats (sheep and beef) with Affco’s National Livestock Manager. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does Monday’s resident weather expert have another half-decent week in store for us? Does he have a Dad joke for us? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Cameron Bagrie, Andrew Stewart, Todd Charteris, Winston Peters, Jane Smith, Mark de Latour, and Bill Osborne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Bill Osborne, Chris Brandolino, and Tim Myers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer, and award-winning environmentalist, warns us of the perils of the ESG concept that is taking over our companies and co-ops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time for a fan-boy moment for Mackay. We talk rugby, farming and business with one of his schoolboy rugby All Black heroes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather guy. Are we heading from a La Niña frying pan into an El Niño fire? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We farewell the retiring chief executive of Norwood, a great supporter of The Country, rural New Zealand, rural rugby and rural charities (such as Farmstrong). 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.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mike Petersen, Chris Russell, Wayne Langford, Grant McCallum and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawkes Bay farmer, former Special Ag Trade Envoy and Chairman of Scales. Today he takes a positive view on the upside of a downside. A chance to reset and refocus and the importance of a positive mindset in order to succeed.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks shooting sheep in the saleyards, drought in NSW, controversy over the Murray-Darling irrigation scheme, and record profits from rip-off airlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Federated Farmers says "no" to the Government’s emission pricing plan, saying the announcement made last Friday was completely tone-deaf to the reality rural New Zealanders are living with. "At a time when farmers are struggling to keep their heads above water and are looking for support, they’re instead being weighed down with more uncertainty, complexity, and cost". See omnystud...

Today's farmer panel (of sorts) ponders how farmers will vote in the upcoming election.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Andrew Stewart, Stephen Jacobi, Julian Raine, and Todd Charteris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First leader has his say on Shane Jones on Tik Tok, politicians using social media, his party's ag emissions policy and Todd Muller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fourth-generation Rangitikei sheep and beef farmer who's had a gutsful and let rip on Facebook about the Government's ag emissions policy released on Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Executive director of the International Business Forum is leading a business trade delegation to India, but is an FTA on the cards? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find the former President of Horticulture NZ at the Zespri AGM. Today he talks about challenging times for the kiwifruit industry and he reflects on the current downturn in the primary sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Rabobank defends his bank, saying it is not profiting at the expense of farmers, rather it's there to help its clients through downturns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Minister of Agriculture and Trade about last night’s political poll (with Labour now in the death zone of the 20s), plus was Labour’s timing tone-deaf on Friday around the emissions pricing policy after Fonterra knocked another 25c off the milk price? Are banks ripping off farmers and small businesses to subsidise their home loan portfolio? And we finish with the good news - the 2023 MP...