The Country

The entrepreneurial fifth-generation North Canterbury farmer talks about Visit Hurunui's new initiative, Let's have a Yarn. Plus, he updates up on how his sheep adoption service, mykiwisheep.com is going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southland vice president of Federated Farmers comments on the latest changes to winter grazing announced at 12 o'clock today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week our Aussie correspondent talks about milk and canola prices, along with how he commemorated Anzac Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federated Farmers vice president and transport spokeswoman comments on the Coroner's report on rural roading, saying that all Kiwis should be concerned about the state of our rural roads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Karen Williams, Chris Russell, Bernadette Hunt, Scotty Bamford and Julia Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2018 Dairy Women of the Year, rural women's mental health advocate/blogger and Southland farmer on the importance of wellbeing for our farming women too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Founder of the NZ Rural Games is on a mission to get young Kiwis into the rural sector. He's starting with the expansion of the AgriFutures and Clash of the Colleges programmes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Blenheim-based wine correspondent from PGG Wrightson Fruit Fed Supplies on the biggest ever vintage in New Zealand history. Plus, after all the economic doom and gloom, we brighten the mood and give away a "fun pack". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask an independent economist what inflation figures mean for rural New Zealand now that the dust has settled. Plus, we discuss what's happening with the US dollar, and how worried we should be about Government spending here in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act leader and former Dancing with the Stars "victim" weighs in on the latest season's controversy and discusses who he would've sent home. He also talks about why Act has boycotted Parliament's delegation to Europe, David Parker's Tax Principles Act and how Kiwis are flocking to Act's Real Change tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to David Seymour, Cameron Bagrie, Blair McLean, Steve Hollander and Loshni Manikam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank NZ's chief executive takes a look at the 2022 Federated Farmers – Rabobank Farm Salaries Remuneration Summary Report, which found that salaries for farm employees across the dairy, sheep/beef and arable sectors had grown strongly over the past two years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson General Manager for Livestock and Rural Real Estate takes his monthly look at the rural property market and comments on how things are shaping up over autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weatherwatch forecaster on the cool change that arrived over the weekend – is another instore? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a Kiwi selling New Zealand venison in Shanghai, who has been in lockdown for 29 days now, as part of China's Zero Covid policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Minister for Trade, O'Connor talks about his mission to Japan and Singapore with the PM, along with how China's Zero Covid policy and the Ukraine/Russia conflict are affecting New Zealand. As the Minister for Agriculture, he discusses dangerous signage on our rural roads and a plan to get the apples and pears industry spray-free by 2050. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Damien O'Connor, Hunter McGregor, Phil Duncan, Peter Newbold and Todd Charteris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Dr Jacqueline Rowath, Todd Clark, Siobhan O'Malley, Stefan Vogel, Chris Russell and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Waikato farmer is also a rural mental health advocate. He tells us about the Run1000 campaign and how much it raised for Farmstrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Zealand Young Farmers chief executive wraps the regional finals and previews the run-up to Grand Final in July. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB's chief political editor joined us live from Japan for an update on the Prime Minister's trade mission - including his personal highlight - being entertained by two "human-sized kiwifruit with big bulging eyes and gaping fruity mouths". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today the Norwood panel talk about the effects of Covid, inflation and extra public holidays on-farm and on the farm-machinery business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Rowena Duncum talks to Chris Brandolino, Tim Myers, Smiley Barrett, Jason Walls, Lynda Coppersmith and Sam Owen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel talks carbon credits, a great growing season and footy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.