The Country

There's no "menu reformulation" and "consumer nudging" going on at lunchtime on her North Otago farm, but this award-winning environmentalist reckons consumers prioritise fancy food traits until they are either hungry, poor or realistic! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Winston Peters, Julian Raine and Craig "Wiggie" Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Irrigation NZ shares her views on Three Waters and fixing our crumbling water infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you wander into your favourite restaurant or foodservice outlet for a bit of graze, do you know what menu reformulation and consumer nudging are? We ask the author of Rabobank's fascinating Foodservice Race to Net Zero report to explain how foodservice operators can reduce emissions without losing customers (including those of us partial to a good high-emissions steak). See omnystudio.com/lis...

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and today we kick it off by chatting to a rural mental campaigner and champion about the cost of mental illness to the economy and why, frighteningly, 50 per cent of mental health conditions start before the age of 12. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's TVNZ poll night tonight and the Act Party leader says no news is often good news from One News. Plus, we ask him why he was the top-ranked politician in the recent Mood of the Boardroom Survey and what legislation a National-Act government would unwind.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert, the spring equinox has sprung, but has the grass risen? And where's it dry and where's it wet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, David Seymour, Cat Levine, Blake Holgate and Vanessa Winning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum talk to Katie Milne, Dennis Voznesenski, Shane McManaway, Dr Tim Mackle, Miles Hurrell and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson taking a pummelling in the 2022 Mood of the Boardroom CEOs survey, with one chief executive labelling the Government's policy settings and policy execution as "the worst", adding the current group is "the worst Government since Muldoon". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entries are now open for the 2023 BFEAs and, after two years of covid-disruption, organisers are hoping for a record number of farmers to enter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel comments on the "depopulation" of the Five Star beef feedlot and surrounding farms in Mid Canterbury, and whether the money spent fighting M. bovis has been well spent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Taranaki dairy farmer is a former Irish rugby international who will be the star turn at tomorrow's DairyNZ v Parliamentarians rugby game at Morrinsville, as the farming industry and politicians gather to pay tribute to the late John Luxton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA's weather forecaster talks rap music and today's spring equinox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Michael Bent, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Warwick Catto and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent is enjoying today's QEII public holiday, he defends the indefensible Darcy Swain and talks about record low farmer confidence and why Australians are the world's richest people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Act’s Primary Industries spokesman goes in to bat for farmers who he says are facing an "avalanche of resource consents" that David Parker is inflicting upon both them and regional councils, in order to meet Freshwater Farm Plan requirements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with this Golden Bay dairy farmer and vice president of Feds ahead of his front row role in the DairyNZ v Parliamentarians footy match on Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Director of MPI’s Mycoplasma bovis programme on today’s announcement about ring-fencing an area of Mid Canterbury in order to prevent the disease from spreading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's chief executive comments on the co-op's annual results and a record final cash payout for the 2021/22 season - made up of a $9-30 milk price and a 20-cent dividend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Simon Andrew, Wayne Langford, Mark Cameron and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DairyNZ's chief executive pays tribute to the late John Luxton ahead of Saturday's netball and rugby clashes in Morrinsville where the respective DairyNZ teams will take on their Parliamentary opposites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder of the Zanda McDonald Awards - recognising excellence in future leaders in Australasian agriculture - announces the six 2023 finalists, with the two winners to be announced at the Impact Summit in Brisbane in March 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's managing director of co-op affairs comments on last night's GDT auction (up 2 per cent, WMP plus 3.7 per cent) but remains tight-lipped about tomorrow's annual results.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's grain and farm input expert out of the Sydney office explains why wheat prices spiked 7 per cent overnight, and why the Russian/Ukraine war goes from bad to worse for world grain and fertiliser prices.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.