The Country

New Zealanders are now wasting a whopping $1520 of food per household, per year. Nationally that equates to an eye-watering $3.1 billion of wasted food per annum. Rabobank has teamed up with food rescue charity KiwiHarvest to do something about the problem and educate Kiwis about the environmental cost of food waste.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our China-based correspondent is trying to sell New Zealand venison in a very hot and sticky Shanghai, as China's largest city still battles with the fallout from a zero-covid policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The managing director of Kiwifruit property syndicate, Origin Capital Partners, comments on the finish of a very challenging harvest season and offers you the opportunity to invest in this burgeoning industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Westpac rural economist on the latest GDT auction (down 1.3 per cent, WMP - 0.6 per cent, SMP +1.0 per cent), on-farm inflation, interest and exchange rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Future of Farming series continues as we yarn with the chief executive of NZ Winegrowers, who is also the chair of the NZ International Business Forum, about sustainability, trade and the impact of the EU Green deal - why sustainable land use is now becoming a core principle of trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We asked the President of Federated Farmers if he'd swallowed a dead rat when he sat on stage with the other industry-good leaders as they presented their He Waka Eke Noa recommendations to the Government? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Philip Gregan, Nathan Penny, Dominic Jones and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and out-spoken critic of the government is let off the chain as she responds to Damien O'Connor, Jim van der Poel and Sam McIvor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The industry-good panel, featuring the chairman of Dairy NZ and the CEO of Beef + Lamb NZ, deny they've rolled over and let Jacinda tickle their tummy when it comes to He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gloves come off as we debate carbon taxes and ruminant livestock GHG emissions with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade. Plus, we also look at his upcoming trade mission to Europe to progress an FTA with the EU and call BS on some alleged claims he's made around trade being blocked because of our current emissions profile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Jim van der Poel, Sam McIvor and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert takes a look at what's in store for the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Groundswell's spokesman on emissions lays down a challenge to the industry-good bodies to stand up for farmers when it comes to He Waka Eke Noa and carbon taxes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel features the 2021 and 2022 winners, respectively, of the Zanda McDonald Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Silver Fern Farms chief executive, on the eve of a trade trip to the US, as we continue our "Future of Farming" series - this week looking at the markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader reckons Jacinda Ardern threw the towel in for the Tauranga by-election. Plus, we ponder a Guinness handshake for Trevor Mallard, the cost of Matariki to the economy and why farmers are getting a tough deal when it comes to zero carbon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Simon Limmer, Sam Vivian-Greer, Rhys Roberts, Steve Cranston and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay interviews Christopher Luxon, Te Radar, Steve Maharey, Emma Higgins, Winston Peters and Farmer Tom Martin.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The head of derivatives at Jarden steps up to the plate at the 11th hour to talk dairy markets, money markets and a big game of footy coming up in JAFA land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Norwood Brand Ambassador talks farming and footy and plays Switzerland when it comes to the Super Rugby final.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather forecaster on the calm after the storm and movie-goer etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We finally track down the newly-appointed chief executive of Fish and Game New Zealand who jokingly reckons she is now a "poacher turned gamekeeper" after her recent spell at Beef + Lamb NZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MPI's Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme director updates the outbreak in Mid Canterbury as another infected property is detected through Bulk Tank Milk surveillance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Simon Andrew, Corina Jordan, Chris Brandolino, Smiley Barrett and Mike McIntyre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's senior dairy analyst and author of the bank's latest Dairy Quarterly Report - Are we there yet?, says weaker global milk demand is set to push dairy commodity prices marginally lower in the remainder of 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.