The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Kieran McAnulty, Jessie Waite, Chris Russell, and Andrew Gibson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers gives his opinion on Three Waters and He Wake Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Local Government catches up with us on his way back from announcing changes to Three Waters. He’s also the Minister for Emergency Management, so gives us an update on cyclone recovery. Plus, he ponders whether this current Labour Government has been hard on farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of New Zealand Young Farmers has some great backstories on the five finalists for the Aorangi regional final this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent on the artery-hardening fare at the Royal Easter Show, reports of an extreme El Niño coming to his patch and Australia and China’s barley trade deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take our monthly look at the markets with the Taranaki area livestock manager at PGG Wrightson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Chris Hipkins, Michael Harvey, Tim van de Molen, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Michael Brooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister ponders Three Waters, Easter trading rules, the Green List and whether he should travel overseas to take part in trade deals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior analyst looks at global inflation and how the dairy industry’s faring in New Zealand and Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of The Country’s “Old Young Farmer” series, Ro catches up with National’s Member for Waikato, who was also the 2013 Young Farmer of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s leading farming academics on how New Zealand’s primary sector productivity is being hampered by paperwork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Executive Director of the Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand on how long the egg shortage will last and the problem with supermarkets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Tom Martin, Ben Russell, Graeme Smith, and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert on a Tuesday about why North Island continues to get a battering from the Weather Gods. And despite the prospect of a mild autumn, will El Niño bring us a colder winter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK farming correspondent has written a beautiful piece on Jeremy Clarkson and Clarkson’s Farm saying he has done extraordinary things for UK farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s panel helps The Country blow out 29 candles, as both gentlemen were instrumental in getting the show broadcast on a national platform. We discuss the past, the present,  the future, and the state of the farming nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National’s leader joins us live from a Waikato farm visit to talk about technology and science, Easter trading laws and whether the Government should loosen covid isolation restrictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Kerry Worsnop, Todd Charteris, Damien O'Connor, and Jim Hopkins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Todd Charteris, Jane Smith, Chris Russell, and Sam Casey.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather guy with some more unwanted rain for the North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Rabobank comments on the bank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey which sees sentiment marginally improved but still remaining deeply in negative territory. Only one in 20 farmers hold an optimistic view of the year ahead. And this survey was done before Monday’s milk price downgrade by Fonterra and Wednesday’s 50 basis point bump in the OCR. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

The North Otago farmer, and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, reckons our country has an identity crisis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks OCR rates, the price of milk, the threat of FMD and day one of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, which will see 900,000 through the gates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of Joey Wheeler, a name from our dark, distant past fronts for Farmside Footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Judith Swales, Jim Hopkins, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.