The Country

The Marlborough-based "Resilient Farmer" offers some advice to farmers at the top and bottom of the country on how to farm through a dry spell. Plus, he has some handy tips on how to farm with less fertiliser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was once just happy to be the MP for Tauranga but could he find happiness again in a by-election? Plus we ask New Zealand's longest-serving politician if he's a shameless political opportunist? And we salute Matua Shane Jones, the Prince of the Provinces, for his excellent opinion piece in the Herald on Iwi co-governance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie talks to Winston Peters, Doug Avery, Fraser Whineray, Wes Lefroy and Craig Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our Shanghai-based correspondent whether China is about to shut up shop with its Zero Covid policy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Hawkes Bay sheep, beef and dairy farmer is a woman who wears many governance hats in agriculture, including as a director for Ballance Agri-Nutrients. We talk about a drop in the price of urea, a great season in Hawkes Bay and a challenging time for the meat processing industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country farewells an old friend of the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask an independent economist about the state of the world economy and the prospects for inflation, interest rates and primary sector commodity prices for New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture comments on Simon Bridges' shock resignation, fuel price cuts, the Ukraine situation, Shane Jones' take on Three Waters and the Treaty of Waitangi and whether Christopher Luxon is the new John Key? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Cameron Bagrie, Simon Bridges, Sarah von Dadelszen and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's weather expert on the prospects of rain for the dry top and bottom of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rural raconteur has a crack at the TVNZ/RNZ merger, the media on Jacinda's payroll and why, when it comes to the ETS and climate change, we should be "world feeders" rather than "world leaders". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The MIA chief executive comments on a great January for red meat exports, in spite of considerable labour shortages and supply chain disruptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a part of our partnership with Farmstrong, we have a monthly chat with a farmer at the mental health coalface. Today it's the turn of the man running Bluff Station in the Clarence River Valley - about how hitting a wall in a drought made him rethink his farming and personal life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we find the Act Party leader on his high horse (quite literally) as we ponder an unholy alliance with Winston, "rich prick" donors and bribes, tax cuts and whether he'd pay $25 for the pleasure to ask Jacinda a question. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Hamish Murray, Sirma Karapeeva, Jim Hopkins and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Denise Clemens, Jane Smith, Jacinda Ardern, Emma Higgins and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson Livestock's National Dairy Specialist on why dairy cows are good value for money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former All Black turned farmer/spraying contractor says it's much easier to talk to the media as a former All Black. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel ponders farming, forestry and footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Fieldays announces the postponement of New Zealand's biggest agricultural event to November 30 - December 3, 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president and chief executive, respectively, of the NZ Forest Owners Association, discuss the importance of production forestry to the New Zealand economy and why "carbon farming" presents a real opportunity for pastoral farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Grant Dodson, David Rhodes, Peter Nation, Jeremy Rookes, Stu Loe, Liam Squire and Jamie Cunninghame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about record flooding, new varieties of wheat needed for farming under climate change, and we pay tribute to the lovable larrikin, Warnie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent comments on the complexities of shipping personal freight into China and whether the key daigou trade channel will make a return under such strict conditions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's senior agricultural analyst and author of the bank's latest Global Dairy Quarterly "How high for how long?" report says dairy prices are expected to remain elevated in the near term, but the longer-term outlook is less certain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.