The Country

The Head of Insight at NZX takes a global look at the dairy market, and looks at the Russia/Ukraine issue, as someone who was dispatched there by KPMG in 2014, the last time tensions spilled over to an invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Julia Jones, Mike Petersen, William Beetham and Don Carson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel sees a Northland and Hawke's Bay farmer take a look at politics, protesters, sports and He Waka Eke Noa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With two regional finals down and five to go, we get an update on the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest from the chief executive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Fieldays looks at the ongoing impact of Covid on the events industry and when they have to make the big call on the biggest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Affco's national sales manager comments on some of the challenges facing the red meat industry and how, with a bit of collaboration and kiwi ingenuity, they're making progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the north of the North and the south of the South still needing rain, we ask WeatherWatch's head weather analyst if there's any on the horizon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Phil Duncan, Peter Nation, Mark de Lautour, Grant McCallum, Steve Wyn-Harris and Lynda Coppersmith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Kane Brisco, Jane Smith, Todd Clark, Blake Holgate, Jim Hopkins and Bernadette Hunt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent ponders the changing political landscape with (anecdotally) more and more Kiwis supporting the anti-mandate protest in Wellington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Norwood panel talks farming, footy and protesters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Southland dairy farmer has first-hand experience of Covid on-farm. He warns other farmers to ignore Omicron at their peril. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Avocado NZ - an industry that knows only too well what it's like to be "smashed" - on toast, in the markets and by the weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA weather forecaster comments on relieving rain but says more is needed. Meanwhile, grain and seed farmers on the east coast of both islands are crying out for some dry weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the Little Field Days that could! We talk to the event director of the East Coast Farming Expo, which is still going ahead at Wairoa on Wednesday and Thursday next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Dave Martin, Jen Scoular, Bevan Collier, Tim Myers, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Country Sport Breakfast: BK catches up with Marc Rivers, chief financial officer at Fonterra, to find out why the co-op's partnership with NZX and EEX is the perfect fit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks Covid, backpackers and a deadly shark attack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Head of Sustainable Business Development discusses the current regulatory environment and a tidal wave of regulations coming the way of farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's agriculture spokeswoman has her say on He Waka Eke Noa, carbon forestry and the Wellington protesters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at a rural market that's running hot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers' Southland vice president and outspoken critic of the Government's unworkable regulatory reforms, talks of some of the challenges facing farmers and the rural sector as Covid begins to spread in our community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Bernadette Hunt, Peter Newbold, Barbara Kuriger, Blake Holgate and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does the protest movement in Wellington have a fair argument over mandates? We ask an old protester. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gisborne farmer and district councillor is one of the signatories of an open letter presenting feedback to He Waka Eke Noa Agricultural Emissions Pricing Policy. She urges farmers to have their say, saying doing nothing is not an option. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.