The Country

Rabobank's red meat expert says the industry is facing some serious headwinds as she comments on the bank's latest Commodity Outlook report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head back to the New Zealand Agricultural Show for the launch of a new children's book Wool's the Word. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the NZ First leader live from day one of the New Zealand Agricultural Show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ says new research has confirmed what we've known all along - the carbon footprint of NZ beef and lamb is amongst the lowest in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Resilient Farmer says "if ya can't beat 'em, join 'em" as the Avery family looks to plant 7 per cent of their award-winning Marlborough sheep and beef farm in trees. And this is from a farm that has been described as the "lowest emissions, intensity meat production system in the world". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Doug Avery, Sam McIvor, Winston Peters, Harriet Bremner, Genevieve Steven, and Peter Nation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac rural economist takes a look at the meat and dairy industries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive says high global prices continue to drive export growth for New Zealand red meat with the value of exports to almost all major markets increasing during September. However, there are signs of a slowdown in some key markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of the Canterbury A and P Association Show on how Cup and Show Week and the New Zealand Trotting Cup are shaping up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Stewart Mitchell, Sirma Karapeeva, and Nathan Penny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade scored a 9 out of 10 rating from the Herald's Audrey Young. A big improvement on his 4/10 twelve months ago. But what would the farmers of New Zealand give him? The gloves came off on The Country today as we debated his, and the government's, performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert warns of a potentially impending dry for the east coast of both islands.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Wairarapa shearer is having a crack at the world eight-hour, strong-wool, ewe shearing record of 370 on January 27.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Hamilton-based soil scientist denies he's a climate change denier as he sets about setting the record straight about methane and regenerative agriculture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the man behind the proposed crowd-funding purchase of the 40,000-stock unit, 5000 ha Mangaohane Station, to prevent it from going to pine trees and carbon farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Act Party leader if he's going to be our next Deputy PM or Minister of Finance. And is a vote for Winston a vote for Jacinda? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Mike Barham, Dr Doug Edmeades, Amy Silcock, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Derek Daniell, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Stuart Nash, and Michael Every. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders whether Labour has “run its race” and whether Christopher Luxon needs to get off the fence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to a Northern Southland farmer and one of the organisers for a non-stop 210km run from Waikaia to Wanaka to raise money for Movember. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel talks about dry weather in Canterbury and we announce the winner of the weekend in Wedderburn at the inaugural Emerson’s Country Golf Open. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The vice president of Federated Farmers (and co-founder of food charity Meat the Need) encourages farmers to make a submission about He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairman of DairyNZ says “no deal is better than a bad deal” as the industry-good bodies start to bare their teeth over the Government’s response to He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jim van der Poel, Wayne Langford, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Scott McKee, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent - an expert in ruminant nutrition - talks about a new synthetic implant for burping cows, as science searches for mitigation methods for methane GHG emissions from ruminants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.