The Country

It’s International Women’s Day today so we talk to a young woman shearer who’s really going places. This weekend Whitehead, the world record holder over nine hours for lambs, is going to Palmerston North to take on Sacha Bond, the world record holder over eight hours in the Speed Shear at the Rural Games. Plus, we talk to the man who will be calling all the action. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ says the industry-good body has partnered with rural advocacy group 50 Shades of Green to raise awareness of what they’re calling “crippling government policies” with their joint “Kiwis Backing Farmers” campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We review last night’s GDT Auction (down 0.7 per cent) with Fonterra’s new CFO. Despite the fall, he said there were some positive outcomes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kiwi selling New Zealand venison to the Chinese in Shanghai picks up on comments made by Rabobank’s Genevieve Steven about beef consumer trends in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Emma Poole, Tony Egan, and Bruce Cotterril and Paul Muir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture talks about the difficult decisions and conversations needed in funding the cyclone recovery. Plus, he denies his Cabinet was missing in action yesterday over the mixed messaging around transport policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 28-year-old dairy farmer, and vet, from Te Kawa West Young Farmers club, is now the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Waikato Bay of Plenty winner for the second time. She takes the title off her husband, Chris Poole, who was the Season 54 regional winner and her brother, Tim took out last year’s Grand Final, making him the current FMG Young Farmer of the Year title holder. See omnystudio.com/liste...

The managing director of Greenlea Premier Meats - a company that already contributes to several charitable causes throughout the country and supports a rescue helicopter in the Central North Island and a Waikato ambulance - has donated a staggering amount of $2 million dollars to the Rural Support Trust. We also look at how the meat industry is working together to support its suppliers and workers...

We catch up with the “Bike for Blokes” blokes in North Canterbury on their length of the nation journey to raise money for men’s health. Cotterill reckoned you could tell a lot about a country by the state of its roads - and ours were in a bad way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Rowland Smith, David Seymour, Sean Carnachan, Warren Erickson, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a two-year absence the Golden Shears were back in Masterton over the weekend and so was Rowland Smith - picking up his eighth open title - after shearing just 40 sheep in preparation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party Leader has his say on climate change, mitigation v adaption, tax or borrowing to pay for it, consultants, kids and whether he's a lover or a fighter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month's Farmstrong farmer interview features a Katikati kiwifruit grower who wears many hats in the industry and who has some good advice for growers in the gun - don't sweat what you can't control, a problem shared is a problem halved, and get an outside interest off-farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to a South Otago sheep and beef farmer who rode his bike the length of the country to raise money for the IHC - a cause near and dear to his own family's heart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather comments on more weather shocks for the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty but the promise of a break in the weather for the beleaguered North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Te Radar, Genevieve Steven, Chris Hipkins, Jim Hopkins, and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Dennis Neilson, Todd Muller, Joe Wheeler, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA's weatherman with an autumn forecast and a change in the wind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We give the forestry industry a right of reply as criticisms mount over the slash problem, in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find National's agriculture spokesperson at the Northland Field Days at Dargaville. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to Melbourne for Farmside Footy, where Super Rugby is taking on the traditional strongholds of AFL and the NRL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders the plight of Rob Campbell, Brian Roche and Stuart Nash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Sandra Matthews, Jane Smith, Steve Hollander, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers updates us on the Farmy Army and how you can help in the cyclone recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reminisce about a 2007 drought as we talk to a Gisborne sheep and beef farmer (and the current chair of Rural Women NZ) about the floods in 2023. Today she talks about the need to keep the cyclone devastation at the forefront of New Zealander’s minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.