The Country

Interviews are with Phil Duncan, Gerard Rushton, Jamie Mackay, Jon Pemberton, Steve Wyn-Harris, Grant McCallum and Courtney Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with David Seymour, Jane Smith, Miles Hurrell, Blake Holgate, Jim Hopkins and Damien O'Connor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Andrew Hoggard, Blake Holgate, Chris Brandolino, Tim Myers, Smiley Barrett and Judith Collins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Sustainable Business Development Manager looks at where things are in respect of on-farm GHG emissions, given the Govt response to the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations, and with COP26 approaching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country Sport Breakfast: DairyNZ Covid-19 response manager, Hamish Hodgson talks to BK about how important it is to get rural communities vaccinated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country Sport Breakfast: Fonterra's Greater China CEO talks to BK about sustainability and a big milestone for Anchor Food Professionals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market, which is running hot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Trade on the newly announced free trade deal with the UK. The market access package is among the very best New Zealand has secured in an FTA. But what about dairy and meat having five and 15 year (respectively), delays on tariff-free trade? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Damien O'Connor, Mike Petersen, James Shaw, Peter Newbold and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Climate Change Minister defended his right to take a rugby team to Glasgow for COP 26 climate change talks when Damien O'Connor got the business done with two support staff. We also took at the contentious Three Waters reforms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the New Zealand First leader if he's still the leader? Plus we discuss vaccination rates, an apology to Harry Tam and why rural New Zealand needs to be very wary of on-farm inflation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Miles Hurrell, Winston Peters, Jim Hopkins, Steve Hollander, Kristi Atkins and Craig Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nominations are open for the 2022 Norwood NZ Rural Sports Awards plus we preview the Rural Games being held in Palmy North on March 11-13. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Fonterra's chief executive about what contingency plans the co-op had if Covid comes to the cow shed plus we review another very good GDT auction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who reckons James Shaw has thrown Damien O'Connor under the climate change bus! Plus, we find why politics has been banned from the tailing pen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find the Minister of Agriculture in MIQ following his recent trade talks in the US and Europe. Did he make any progress securing FTAs with the EU and UK? And has he been thrown under the bus by Climate Change Minister James Shaw, a man who is himself heading to the UK for a climate change talkfest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Jane Smith, Damien O'Connor, Nathan Penny, Peter Nation and Hunter McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader comments on annual inflation at 4.9 per cent and the highest quarterly rise since 1987, a "fun but desperate" vaxathon event, and how to incentivise vaccinations with a $250 tax credit for all fully-vaxed New Zealanders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with David Seymour, Jen Scoular, Phil Duncan, John McOviney and Chanelle O'Sullivan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Peter Hynes, Jacinda Ardern, Tom Martin, Emma Higgins, Marc Gascoigne and Dan Henry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's a nurseryman, conservationist, farmer and mortgage broker. He's also a finalist in the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interviews are with Chris Brandolino, Adam Thompson, Barbara Kuriger, Barry Soper and Bruce Weir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country Sport Breakfast: Fonterra's AMENA CEO, Kevin Wickham tells BK how the co-op's Strategy for 2030 is relevant to the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson's National Dairy Sales Manager comments on strong demand for in-milk cows and the start of the weaner dairy beef sale season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Ag Mental Health Week so today we're yarning to a Waikato dairy farmer and Farmstrong Ambassador who shares his mental health journey and says "before you can look after your family, your farm and your animals, you've got to look after yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.