The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Simon Hopcroft, Hunter McGregor, and Adam Thompson and Grant Farquhar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She’s a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. Today we ask her if she thinks we’re a “very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking country”? Have we lost the plot and do we need to get our mojo back? And what does she make of National’s new plan for reducing emissions? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our series on Old Young Farmers of the Year. Today we head back to 2004 and a then Southland sheep farmer with an interesting connection to the 2022 Grand Final winner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent warns New Zealand farmers not to expect the Chinese economy to recover any time soon in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Fieldays panel features two exhibitors (Restore Native and Mineral Boost Zinc) on the eve of the biggest agricultural event in town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Derelee Potroz-Smith, Sir David Fagan, Phil Duncan, and Peter Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's spokesman for agriculture gives us a sneak preview of the party's plan for reducing agricultural emissions, ahead of the 1 pm Monday embargo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the co-founder of start-up tech company Woolchemy, which is in the business of creating wool-based hygiene products. Could woollen nappies hold the key to our strong wool woes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a former world champion shearing legend on his way to the World Shearing Champs in Scotland at the Royal Highland Show. We look at the prospects for a very strong Kiwi contingent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert comes up with Fieldays forecast, and it's pretty good! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With two sleeps to go, the chief executive of Fieldays talks weather, international attendance, education hubs, tractor pulls and a cashless Fieldays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Murray McPhail, Chris Luxon, Emma Higgins, Winston Peters, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Syd Slee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Syd Slee, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Chris Brandolino, Joe Wheeler, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go back in time 45 years to 1978 and a farmer protest that shocked the nation, when almost 300 farmers slaughtered up to 1500 sheep in the centre of Invercargill, in a last-ditch desperate plea to stop prolonged industrial action in the meat industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our leading primary sector academics asks where the primary sector fits in when it comes to managed retreat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA’s weather forecaster comes up with a Fieldays forecast and says when it comes to an El Niño summer, be careful what you wish for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Farmside Footy as we cast an eye over this weekend’s Super Rugby quarter-finals with a former Highlander and current player agent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders possibly Labour’s worst week in government, but is there “trouble at mill” for National with a rampant Act Party demanding meaningful policy change? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Winston Peters, Blair McLean, Shane Gerken, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Federated Farmers launches his organisation’s 12 key policy changes (wish list) for New Zealand’s next government, to restore farmer confidence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First leader talks about Fieldays, He Waka Eke Noa, a government in self-destruct mode, ageism and Ronald Reagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with our viticulture correspondent at the NZ Summerfruit Conference in Queenstown as we look at the state of the industry. How will climate affect our ability to grow stone fruit? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson’s South Island Livestock Manager joins us to celebrate 41 years of his company supporting the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about falling milk prices, live cattle export, and the story of the only warhorse to return home from WWI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Bruce Wills, Fraser Whineray, Matt Bell, Emma Higgins, and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.