The Country

This young agricultural entrepreneur reckons yesterday’s Groundswell protest was against the wrong people at the wrong time, saying the rural sector has become dangerously polarised, even though he’s highly critical of the current farm-level emissions pricing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Finn Ross, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, John Brackenridge, John McOviney, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap the show with the co-founder of Groundswell who has driven his tractor from West Otago to Dunedin to lead the protest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our Australian correspondent whether their farmers are facing a carbon tax and he talks about a bright future for wool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s Melbourne-based senior dairy and consumer foods Analyst Michael Harvey comments on the terrible flooding in Victoria and why food inflation is a problem that’s not going to go away any time soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to two protesting farmers on the ground in Gisborne and Christchurch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s day two (of three) of the Hawkes Bay A&P Show at the Hastings Showgrounds and the show is back in its entirety for the first time since 2019. Today we find former Deputy PM Paula Bennett there in her capacity as a Bayley’s ambassador and we began by asking her if she’s enjoying life after politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We set the scene for today’s Groundswell protest with our reporters in Auckland and Dunedin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Kelly, Jane Ferguson, Paula Bennett, Graeme Williams, Jeremy Rookes, Michael Harvey, Chris Russell and Bryce McKenzie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Groundswell’s co-founder ahead of tomorrow’s “We’re not going to take it” protest in the four main centres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief operating officer comments on another disappointing GDT auction overnight (down 4.6 per cent, WMP down 4.4 per cent, SMP plummeted 6.9 per cent) but says it’s not all bad news for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading farming academic (and DairyNZ board member) reviews yesterday’s AGM in Southland and says there is no silver bullet when it comes to reducing GHG emissions, but any reductions should not be at the expense of food production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Affco’s National Livestock Manager updates the state of the red meat sector and he crunches the frightening numbers around a 20 per cent drop in the sheep and beef numbers off the back of He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM defends the Government’s response to He Waka Eke Noa, debates sequestration and carbon leakage, denies she’s virtue signalling on the world stage and says a vote for Winston is not a vote for her! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jacinda Ardern, Tom Young, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Fraser Whineray and Laurie Paterson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The North Otago farmer, and award-winning environmentalist, says the Government’s response to He Waka Eke Noa is akin to a Shakespearean tragedy, with Damien O’Connor playing Hamlet.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Wairarapa farmer is one of New Zealand’s leading sheep breeders. He’s also an advocate for pastoral farming instead of carbon farming. Today he questions whether some of our politicians have a death wish for the New Zealand economy by imposing a carbon tax on livestock ruminants. He also calls hypocrisy on tourism, saying it’s a two-way street with more going out than coming in. See omnystudi...

The former “Minister for Everything” under the John Key government has written an excellent opinion piece in the Herald about the Government’s proposed emission tax saying Jacinda and Grant “can’t see the food for the trees”.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Steven Joyce, Derek Daniell, Jane Smith and Todd Charteris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s panel features a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert comments on a cold snap followed by a fine Labour Weekend. Plus, he comments on a great couple of days pressing the flesh at AgFest on the West Coast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Shearing Sports New Zealand chairman says the first transtasman shearing and woolhandling test matches in more than two years have been postponed (until November 24-26) because of the flooding and expectation of more heavy rain in devastated parts of the Australian state of Victoria. We also ask him if he’s going to be driving his tractor up State Highway One to protest with Groundswell on Thu...

We ask the National Party leader to comment on the Government’s response to He Waka Eke Noa and what he would do to “repeal” the emissions tax. Plus, we talk AgFest, Winston and Barbara Kuriger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Sir David Fagan, Phil Duncan, Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum talk to David Seymour, Bruce Cameron, Emma Higgins, Damien O'Connor and Andrew Hoggard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.