The Country

The Biosecurity, Food Safety and Associate Agriculture has travelled to Chile to represent New Zealand at the World Dairy Summit. Today, we find him in Uruguay, having also passed through Argentina. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McKay on Sport on the All Blacks, the coaching debacle, and the NPC Final.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political commentator reflects on the life and times of our 35th Prime Minister, Jim Bolger.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Shane McManaway, Jacques Reinhart, Doug Avery, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earth Science NZ Weather Guy updates the horrific conditions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Zanda McDonald Panel updates the weather in Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, plus they encourage young leaders in agriculture to enter the Zanda McDonald Awards (entries close October 31).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Resilient Farmer is being tested weatherwise today in Marlborough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about a record hot October day in Sydney, Albo, Rudd and Trump in Washington, and a record crop coming off in WA.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Canterbury-based lifestyle correspondent gives us a weather report and talks a bit of footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, and Emma Higgins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on the confusing GDT Auction overnight. He discusses the farmer vote on the sale of Fonterra’s consumer brands and the butter plant at Clandeboye. We also ask why “Big Brother Fonterra” tells farmers how to vote when it comes to the board of directors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister ponders the Alliance and Fonterra farmer votes. And why does Winston Peters have such a bee in his bonnet? Meanwhile, Chris Bishop is building new roads of national significance - great, but annual inflation at 3% - not so good. How will that affect future OCR drops? Plus, the mega-strikes and the weather are due to hit tomorrow, and Luxon farewells the last...

A North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards takes time out from the tailing pen to talk about reduced methane targets, the mega-strikes, and the red meat industry. Plus, she shares her Jim Bolger story.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior ag analyst has her say on the GDT Auction, the Alliance vote, and the very positive prospects for red meat prices, if not the state of the industry. She also has a fascinating Spice Girl fan girl revelation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a new podcast brought to you by Property Brokers and powered by The Country. In Episode One of Land and Lifestyle Property Markets, Jess Davidson discusses with Property Brokers Rural General Manager Conrad Wilkshire, some of the current trends, sector insights, and the future long-term outlook for the Rural Property Market.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Wynne, Shane Jones, Fiona and Tom Langford, and Tom Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairman of the Alliance Group on the YES vote to the Dawn Meats deal. It was an overwhelming mandate - 88% of the shares on issue voted and, of those, 87% backed the deal. Ultimately, it was a vindication of the board’s decision to partner with Dawn. But was it Hobson’s choice? And what will the deal do to solve the overcapacity issue in the red meat industry? See omnystudio.com/l...

We catch up with the Prince of the Provinces in Sydney, where he’s “promoting opportunities for investment and collaboration in the development of New Zealand’s natural resources”. It’s top of the agenda during three upcoming international mining and geothermal conferences, the Resources Minister says. We also debate the Alliance and Fonterra votes and lament the mega...

The 2025 Share Farmers of the Year encourage others to enter the 2026 NZ Dairy Industry Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK Farming correspondent comments on the British Farming Awards, the autumn harvest and planting, drought-proofing and a “wartime-scale overhaul” to avoid a food crisis, plus what do you do with a problem like Prince Andrew and Fergie? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Riley Kennedy, Pete Turner, Graeme Williams, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Deputy Prime Minister, and Act Party leader, comments on the quarterly CPI Inflation Index  - 3% up from 2.7% - with the leading contributors being local council rates and energy costs. Plus, with two big farmer votes coming up, why is Winston Peters meddling with his nationalistic views? We also look at politically motivated mega-strikes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

BusinessDesk’s senior rural reporter has been watching the Alliance Group vote, plus we look at his excellent piece on excess capacity in the red meat industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask a large Alliance shareholder, and son of a former chairman, for his thoughts on today’s big vote on the proposed Dawn Meats deal.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An East Coast farmer and poet on why A&P shows are the most quintessential of all heartland rural events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.