The Country

How does pasture quality impact milk production? Listen to our Seasonal Focus podcast with Farm Source Technical Ag Specialist Jarno Sammet to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Miles Hurrell, Michael Every and Stuart Nash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Norwood panel talks farming, fishing and footy. And why the Russian-Ukraine War could be good news for NZ farmers wanting to buy combine harvesters and large cultivation equipment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A legend of the sport previews the final weekend of the Covid-abbreviated competitive shearing season, for what should have been Golden Shears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following on from Forestry Minister Stuart Nash talking about carbon farming on yesterday's show, we get the production forestry industry's point of view from the Forest Owners Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niwa weather guy on why we can't bring some Aussie rain across the Tasman, with the top and the bottom of our country desperate for rain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Don Carson, Sir David Fagan, Tim Myers and Smiley Barrett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the moderators of the NZ Farming Facebook page comments on the role of social media in the primary sector as we look at the good, the bad and the ugly online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks floods and fighting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Federated Farmers comments on carbon farming, He Waka Eke Noa consultation and migrant labour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Stuart Nash, Andrew Hoggard, Chris Russell and Duncan Humm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Forestry Minister says he's proposing to exclude exotic species (pines) from the permanent forest category (carbon farming) and he's putting it up for public submission from March 14. Plus, we ask him if he thinks the police did a good job moving on the anti-mandate protesters at Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beef + Lamb NZ's chief economist, in his 2021-22 Mid-Season Update, says the red meat industry has a positive outlook with strong demand from the US and China underpinning record high prices and continuing to exceed supply, in the first quarter of the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's agriculture spokeswoman says Labour needs to explain why it is severely restricting the number of dairy farm workers allowed into the country for no apparent reason. Plus, she updates action on Parliament's forecourt and talks about carbon farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Singapore-based global strategist has a sobering message for the world and its economy as the Russian/Ukraine war escalates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's chief executive comments on another great GDT auction overnight (up 5.1 per cent, WMP +5.7 per cent, SMP +5.7 per cent, Butter 5.9 per cent), the prospect of $10 payout and why Fonterra had to do the "right thing" about Russia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Michael Every, Barbara Kuriger and Andrew Burtt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the cost of fuel going through the roof, and not helped by the Ukrainian situation, we ask the Commercial Manager of Volkswagen how far away is the PHEV farm ute? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK farming correspondent has some reservations about the signing of today's FTA. Plus, he talks about Covid and Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From our "where are they now?" files, we catch up with the 2014 Dairy Woman of the Year as she pays tribute to a Northland farmer who is cycling the length of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Charmaine O'Shea, Farmer Tom Martin and Scott Duggan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade Minister Damien O'Connor goes into detail about NZ's free trade agreement with the UK and explains what it could mean for Kiwi exporters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Monday's weatherman whether the Queensland floods will cross the Tasman to give the top and bottom ends of New Zealand a decent drink? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Blenheim-based viticulture correspondent is picking "The Mother of all Vintages". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to a Dargaville dairy farm manager who knows a thing or two about keeping farm fit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.