The Country

In our monthly Farmstrong IV, we look at calving with the first Chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network and someone who helped Farmstrong develop resources for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Nathan Penny, Elliot Smith, Ben Bostock, Hunter McGregor and Cheyenne Wilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is our Kiwi businessman selling venison in Shanghai, China still in lockdown? And will Chinese consumers really pay more for our meat? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Future of Farming series continues thanks to Beef + Lamb genetics. But it’s a completely different industry we’re looking at today with one half of the Bostock Brothers. They were crowned Sustainability Champion in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards last month for their organic free-range chicken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Standing in for 2021 FMG Young Farmer of the Year – Jake Jarman - who's tied up in a work thing is Elliot Smith. Our head commentator landed in Dunedin yesterday, went along to training today where Sam Whitelock was ruled out, so we look at the conundrum facing the AB selectors.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac's Senior Agri Economist previews tonight's Global Dairy Trade auction, looks at the flaws in the NZ EU FTA and we ask - will he pull the trigger on a $10 payout?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forget the ABs and the Irish - joining The Country today is a Mid Canterbury rugby legend, who played his 250th club match for Southern on Saturday. He's also a dairy farmer - so there's a rural pedigree in there too! We find him out fishing, but still manage to discuss rural communities, flooding and the labour crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of Farming Excellence at Beef + Lamb Genetics kicks off week 4 of our Future of Farming series by looking at a seven-year programme which has the potential to increase the country’s beef sector profit by $460 million over the next 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The shearing legend and SSNZ President updates where the industry as at, whether he'd shear to classical music and how things are going to the Te Kuiti farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder of both the Farming Mums NZ FB page and Borage and Bee Meadery, with a unique perspective on how we can embrace new ways of framing our farming practices.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our man from Weatherwatch.co.nz with what to expect as a cooler change heads our way.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Phil Duncan, Chanelle O'Sullivan, Sir David Fagan, Dan Brier and Jon Dampney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum talk to Christopher Luxon, Stephen Jacobi, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Stuart Nash, Jim Hopkins and Malcolm Bailey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former special agricultural trade envoy backs the New Zealand EU free trade agreement, saying it's better than walking away from the deal altogether. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson's GM for wool tells us what the EU FTA means for the sector and gives us an update on how the final sales for the current season went yesterday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zespri's chief grower, industry and sustainability officer says today's EU FTA result is "great news to wake up to this morning," for the kiwifruit sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a break from the EU free trade agreement to find out what's up with the weather with our man from NIWA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of DCANZ is also disappointed with the EU free trade agreement, as he remains unconvinced there is any "commercially meaningful access" into the EU market for dairy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ says he's "fairly gutted" with red meat's lot in the free trade agreement with the EU, saying European consumers will "miss out".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister for Trade and Agriculture says the free trade agreement with the European Union is "not perfect" but still "a very good one for New Zealand". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Damien O'Connor, Sam McIvor, Malcolm Bailey, Chris Brandolino, Carol Ward and Grant Edwards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bit like having to put down your favourite farm dog, we bid farewell to a favourite farming correspondent, but not before we let him off the chain one more time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks pies and chips, a varroa mite scare, and the threat F&M Disease is posing to live cattle exports to Indonesia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the winner of the 2022 Rabobank Farm Managers Programme Management Project. The Oldhams farm in partnership near Ashburton and in his role as the farm manager, Darryl, alongside his wife Anna, is involved in all the day-to-day aspects of running the farming business which grows cereals, small seed, peas, maize for silage, and fodder crops for finishing lambs. His project was based...

The AgResearch senior scientist tells us more about New Zealand research which shows that red meat is a better source of protein than a processed plant-based alternative.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.