The Country

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ on the threat carbon farming poses to the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sam McIvor, Craig Wiggins, Tim Myers, Grant Edwards, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks T20 cricket, bad weather, crop losses and the record price ($49,000) for a Kelpie sheepdog. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s day one of a two-day conference at Te Papa - O Tātou Ngahere - where enhancing and growing native forests is the goal of the attendees. We chat to a man who’s one of the leading lights, the chair of Tāne’s Tree Trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We announce the winners of the 2022 Rabobank Good Deeds promotion (with the top prize of $5000 cash and a day’s labour from the teams at Rabobank and The Country) going to Te Ranga Primary School in the Bay of Plenty, which is creating a “bush classroom” for its pupils. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First leader sings the praises of his loyal deputy, the Prince of the Provinces Shane Jones, but denies his party is a one-man dictatorship. He also comments on Jacinda Ardern, David Seymour, FPAs, subsidised Teslas for rich people and why virtue-signalling will be the demise of us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The outspoken vice president of Southland Federated Farmers reviews last night’s big protest meeting in Invercargill where the absurdity of winter grazing and carbon tax regulations got the 800-strong attendees all fired up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Bernadette Hunt, Winston Peters, Todd Charteris, Sarah Peake, Peter Berg, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the FMG Spot Check Roadies in Canterbury this week, we talk to a melanoma survivor whose father wasn’t so lucky. She has a sobering message for Kiwis heading out in the sun this summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This South Canterbury sheep, beef and cropping farmer is also a farmer-elected director of Beef + Lamb NZ. She says the Government’s response to He Waka Eke Noa is completely unacceptable and leaves the industry questioning what the Government is trying to achieve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following on from Friday night’s 800-strong awards ceremony in Napier, we track down the effervescent winner of the 2022 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Award for sheep and beef farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Federated Farmers, in transit to a big protest meeting in Southland tonight, responds to the Minister of Agriculture and says he doesn’t intend to leave diplomatic bridges behind him when he departs his role next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture comments on his response to He Waka Eke Noa and Groundswell, the introduction of FPAs (is it back to the future of ‘70s and ‘80s unionism?) but we run out of time to ask him why he’s helping rich people into Teslas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Andrew Hoggard, Chloe Butcher-Herries, Nicky Hyslop, and Ceitha Andrews See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert talks about late-season frosts and some warmer weather on the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Christchurch-based farm accountant talks about the prospect of a recession and why the government needs to tread warily when implementing a carbon tax.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer Contest talks about the district and regional finals, regenerative agriculture, Boris and Shakespeare.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Farmer Tom Martin, Te Radar, Pita Alexander, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK farming correspondent comments on yet another new British PM, and how farmers are faring with an energy, fuel and fertiliser crisis heading into winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act leader says his party backs farmers and rejects Labour’s farming tax. Plus, he comments on his strained relationship with Winston and why we shouldn’t be subsidising rich people into Teslas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Derek Daniell, Michael Harvey, Jane Smith and Jacinda Ardern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our NIWA weather guy with your long holiday weekend forecast and warning of some frosts tomorrow morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Steelfort, and Waitomo sheep and beef farmer, tackles the vexed issue of pines v pasture on some of our best sheep and beef country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of the NZ Merino Company announces a record annual result for the year ending June 30, 2022. It has rounded off this year with record volumes of bales sold and earnings. This is the third consecutive record profit performance for the business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel comments on yesterday’s Groundswell protest and whether they supported it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.