The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Peter Newbold, Jane Smith and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, while Rowena Duncum catches up with Michael Harvey and Sir David Fagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent questions whether Trevor Mallard is the best choice for a diplomatic posting to Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson's South Island wool procurement manager gives us an update on what's happened in the market this month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena has a yarn to the author of "Straight Arrows and Fast Bullets: A Hunter's Tales," whose varied career has included being a professional hunter, commercial fisherman, fencing contractor and possum trapper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about how a "green drought" is affecting beef cattle, artesian bore capping in the outback and John Farnham's cancer battle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA's weather forecaster lets us in on what's in store for the weekend.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Chris Brandolino, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Chris Russell, Peter Hill, Rob Cochrane and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find the shearing legend planting trees and putting in fencing on his new King Country beef finishing block, where he updates the New Zealand shearing season, plus selecting the New Zealand team ahead of the 2023 world champs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers takes a break from calving on his Manawatū farm, to update the winter grazing consents process and He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Zespri delivered some alarming messages at yesterday’s AGM around a mystery disease impacting fruit quality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's agricultural spokeswoman tells us the latest on foot-and-mouth disease and talks about the Young Primary Production Select committee presentation. Plus, we ask her if He Wake Eke Noa is really "sunk" as rumour suggests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Barbara Kuriger, Dan Mathieson, Andrew Hoggard and Sir David Fagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Feilding High School Ag teacher tells us all about the Agri-Futures Pilot Programme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Melbourne-based analyst gives us an update on the latest Global Dairy Top 20 report and the Australian Dairy Industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the chief executive of Fieldays to find out how the main event is shaping up for November. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand's farming academics talks about the mixed messages farmers around the world are receiving about food production vs reducing greenhouse gas emissions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister for Emergency Management updates the flood recovery in the Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough regions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Kieran McAnulty, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Peter Nation, Michael Harvey and Kain Nixon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Waikato farmer Marc Gascoigne about the stress and anxiety he hid for eight years, before finding the courage to speak up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Paparimu farmer Amber Carpenter about her transition from the fashion industry to running multiple farming operations while juggling a young family and a global pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Bay of Plenty farmer Paul Walker who's once again calling on everything he's learned about wellbeing to cope with the challenges currently being thrown at farmers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Taranaki farmer Kane Brisco - founder of FarmFit and author of 'Tools for the Top Paddock' on how to make farming easier for the mind and the body.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Mt Nicholas Station farmer Jack Cocks about his courageous recovery following a near-fatal brain aneurysm and subsequent surgeries and setbacks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to Clarence River Valley farmer Hamish Murray about how he overcame burnout following a period of prolonged drought, and what tools he now uses to avoid that trap again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Resilient Farmer says Marlborough farmers need plenty of resilience as they battle Mother Nature, after the recent devastating flooding in his region.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.