The Country

Our Australian correspondent talks about Anzac Day, a wine war with the Italians, and falling fertiliser prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our China correspondent talks about venison, beer, holidays and the state of the Chinese economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Nicola Grigg, Tom Young, Will Grayling, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National’s animal welfare spokeswoman says the Government is ignoring experts when it comes to live animal export shipments and the projected economic loss caused by the ban has been grossly underestimated.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Affco’s national livestock manager following the big shake in Hawke’s Bay earlier this morning. We also update the cyclone recovery, the state of the lamb market and an exciting new winter contract. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our series on “old” Young Farmers of the Year. Today we head back to 2011 (and the then Prince Harry look-alike) and ask what he’s up to today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading farming academics on why our MFE and StatsNZ swimmibility reports are an “own goal” for tourism and overseas perceptions of our country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Phil Duncan, Dr Tim Mackle, Simon Jolly, Nigel Woodhead, and Michelle Simpson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weatherman tells us what’s in store for our Anzac Day dawn services, as well as a forecast for the rest of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DairyNZ’s chief executive sums up the end of a “weird” dairy season, a rise in on-farm costs and his final ten weeks on the job. He also previews DairyNZ’s upcoming Farmers’ Forum series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our “fly fishing correspondent” talks about encouraging more farmers to “get frustrated with trout” and launches The Country’s fishing giveaway with Chris Jolly Outdoors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Tokomairiro Ploughing Association president, to find out the results from the New Zealand National Ploughing Championships, held in Milton last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The project manager of Ovis Management encourages duck hunters to get their dogs treated for sheep measles ahead of Saturday’s season opener. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Kate Acland, Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sir Don McKinnon, Kevin Barrett, Rowland Smith, Seth Carrier, Joe Wheeler, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Anzac Day just around the corner, we catch up with a former Deputy Prime Minister who these days is the chairman of the NZ Memorial Museum Trust as the final touches go on the first memorial museum in Europe for Kiwi soldiers who died on the Western Front in WW1.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Norwood panel features two farmers and brand ambassadors on opposite sides of the North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niwa weather guy with an update for the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Farmside Footy - our weekly preview of Super Rugby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders the future of the Commonwealth Games and the National's new Ag policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Peter Newbold, Lucy Grubb, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The self-proclaimed Prince of the Provinces (aka NZ First’s Northland candidate) has a crack at Act, comments on National’s Ag policy, defends his billion-tree programme, talks about NZF’s emissions policy and has some sage words on co-governance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The general manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The recruiter for Lincoln University is hosting Rabobank’s FoodX programme this week - encouraging the best and brightest secondary school pupils to choose agriculture as a career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent says we’re eating a credit card a week in microplastics, he talks about how dependent arable farmers are on GPS systems, and asks where are the teachers for our Ag students. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.