The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Shane McManaway, Niamh Barnett, Saurav Bansal, and Grant Catto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National’s new(ish) leader announces National’s new Ag policy where the headline grabbers are; a somewhat gimmicky 2-for-1 dump on new Ag regulations, doubling RSE workers to 38,000, banning foreign carbon farmers and restarting the live animal export industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on a positive overnight GDT auction (plus 3.2 per cent) where the star of the stable was SMP - up a whopping 7 per cent off the back of Middle East interest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She comes with high praise - the NZ Hereford Youth Herdperson Leadership Award winner - and doesn’t fail to impress. As judge Shane McManaway says, Niamh needs to be sent to every high school and college in the land to promote youth in agriculture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to a young tech entrepreneur, and the chief executive of GAIT Global, who says we are blissfully ignorant in our uncalculated response to climate change. We also discuss the accurate measurement of emissions and sequestration for more robust carbon calculations, whether soil and grass sequester carbon, and whether many of our farms are already carbon neutral or positive. See omnystudio.com...

We continue our series on “Old Young Farmers of the Year”. Today we head back to 1992 and the first of two-twin brothers to win the title. The other was Warwick Catto in 1995. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Kate Acland, Troy Hall, Nathan Penny, and Scott Duggan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade talks about a big week for his family, his nephews Peter and Nick O’Connor making the Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final, whether He Waka Eke Noa and a carbon tax are going on the PM's policy bonfire, and whether the looming recession and Three Waters (now Affordable Water Reform) will cost Labour the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

The newly-elected chair of Beef + Lamb NZ has wasted no time in getting her feet under the desk by calling for a staged implementation of an agricultural emissions framework, with a price on emissions not introduced until outstanding issues are resolved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month’s Farmstrong farmer (or in this case avocado contractor) has a great story (and back story) to tell us about how he looked adversity (and death) in the eye and came out the other side. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac’s rural economist comments on the looming recession, the prospect for tonight’s GDT auction, why he reckons next year’s milk price will be a whopping $10, and the improving prospects for red meat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The national sales manager for Volkswagen NZ previews the launch of the new Amarok on May 4. May the 4th be with you on International Star Wars Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Te Radar, David Seymour, Karen Williams, Phil Duncan, Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voice of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest reviews Saturday's Aorangi Regional final, won by Peter O'Connor (brother of Nick who won the Tasman Region and nephew of Ag Minister Damien O'Connor). We also talked about the prospect of Emma Poole following in the footsteps of her brother Tim Dangen. And whether former winners, twin brothers Grant and Warwick Catto, ever competed head-to-hea...

We ask the Act Party Leader if the Government is going to "die in the ditch over co-governance" when it comes to "affordable water reform". Plus, we talk about inflationary food prices and the gloves coming off in Northland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the former vice president of Federated Farmers, who is also a Wairarapa arable farmer, and judge from the weekend's NZ Hereford Youth Development Forum, for a yarn about an extremely challenging harvesting season and an inspirational young woman in agriculture.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert give us a rapid-fire forecast for the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel ponders paddocks, politics and pop groups. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Tom Martin, Christopher Luxon, Chris Russell, Andrew Hoggard, and Don Carson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask NIWA's weather guy whether we are going to experience an extreme El Niño, which across the Tasman could lead to the hottest, driest periods on record. Plus, we crunch some wind numbers around Tropical Cyclone Ilsa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Don Carson, Nadine Tunley, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, and Joe Wheeler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We debate forestry slash, planting native trees, future-proofing our roading and bridge infrastructure and water reform with a man who's certainly earning his keep these days - the PR man for the NZ Forest Owners Association.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Horticulture NZ says “growers are still under the pump” with the after-effects of Cyclone Gabriell still hitting hard and likely to do so for several years to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel discusses whether the end of live animal exports is good or bad for New Zealand farming. Plus, we talk a bit of footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Farmside Footy, as we hit the halfway mark of Super Rugby, we decide to name our form XV. But can we think of 15 players?    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.