The Country

Facial eczema can cause big headaches on the farm. Because the signs aren’t always obvious, it can creep up on you and end up costing a lot - both in production and in animal health.  In the first episode of a new podcast series from Beef + Lamb New Zealand and The Country, Hamish McKay sits down with Principal Scientist&n...

Jamie Mackay talks to Rhys Roberts, Conor English, Richard Green, Nancy Crawshaw, Tessa Chartres, Dr Victoria Hatton, and Doug Avery.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairman of the Impact Summit is also a 2022 Zanda McDonald Award winner and a Mid Canterbury dairy farmer (with a market garden) with Align Farms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former chief executive of Federated Farmers, and brother of former Prime Minister Sir Bill English, comments on the state of the National Party. He’s also the president of the New Zealand Esports Federation, which starts an argument with The Country’s host, who insists gaming isn’t a sport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading agribusiness entrepreneur explains his talk at the Impact Summit, as one of this morning’s keynote speakers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time for a chat with the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winners before their presentation this afternoon. Crawshaw won for New Zealand, whereas Chartres was the Australian victor in the transtasman awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of FoodHQ Innovations is a futurist focused on building across the food innovation ecosystem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with The Resilient Farmer, a long-time mentor of the Zanda McDonald Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Rowland and Ingrid Smith, Te Radar, and Keith Cooper.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are they the First Couple of New Zealand Shearing? He may be the winner of the World Shearing Champs at the Golden Shears in Masterton, but Rowland wasn’t the only famous Smith over the weekend. His shearer wife, Ingrid, along with her mother and father, Colin and Margaret Baynes, featured on Country Calendar . Ingrid also talks about the “Made Up Farmer” and her l...

The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer contest reviews the Taranaki/Manawatū regional final held on Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome the chairman of the Upper Clutha A&P Society back onto the show. The last time we chatted was in his capacity as the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Jo Luxton, Michael Harvey, Alex Tait, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Kieran McAnulty, Shane McManaway, Rowland Smith, Mavis Mullins, Sir David Fagan, and Hamish McKay.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local Labour MP and long-time supporter of the Golden Shears takes in the action at Masterton’s War Memorial Stadium and shares his picks for the top contenders. He also shares his thoughts on the latest Taxpayers’ Union Poll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wairarapa farmer, the new chair of Growing Future Farmers, and the man behind the Greytown Health Centre. He comments on the Wairarapa season and a great weekend for the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eight-time Golden Shears open final winner and world champion weighs up TAB predictions that he’s favoured for a world championship win, but not a ninth Golden Shears title. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shearing Royalty from the Paewai-Mullins dynasty, and one of the driving forces in New Zealand’s shearing and wool industry, steps away from hosting the Golden Shears livestream to chat with The Country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shearing legend with his picks for this weekend. No one will ever beat his 16 open titles, but can Rowland Smith add to his eight? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for McKay on Sport from a former competitive junior shearer. Today’s topics are the new All Blacks coach, Dave Rennie, and Black Cap Finn Allen’s 100 from 33 balls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Phil Holden, Alex Tait, and Chris Russell.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The self-titled Prince of the Provinces, the Mighty Matua, opines on the Middle East crisis, the state of the economy, and why Winston Peters is such a great statesman. Plus, his ongoing debate over gold mining in Central Otago, and why he has no background on the end of a handpiece in a shearing shed, despite growing up on a Northland farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

We find the chief executive of the NZ Shearing Contractors Association on day two of the Golden Shears and World Champs in Masterton, where he’s just launched the “Live Well, Shear Well” campaign, featuring Rowland Smith and Sam Whitelock, in association with Farmstrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the Roar, ACC data shows severe hunting injuries double compared to an average month, with 40% affecting the knee or shoulder. These injuries result in an average of 76 days away from work. Northlander Alex Tait, a man with a colourful sporting background as a former Black Cap and professional golfer, shares why hunting, done responsibly, still matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Our Australian correspondent talks export meat stranded in the Middle East, Ag exports cracking the $100 billion mark, banning the word “milk” for plant juice, and whether Dame Jacinda Ardern is going to be his new next-door neighbour? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.