The Country

Our Shanghai-based red meat expert is on day one of The Golden Week, an eight-day holiday in China where everyone goes travelling. He comments on whether this holiday is good news for New Zealand’s red meat and how changes in restaurant culture and a struggling economy are affecting our exports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish McKay talks to Jack Fagan, Greg Gent, Scott Graham, and Rebecca Greaves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This shearing gun is back from Europe and Australia, and is looking forward to the new shearing and woolhandling competition season kicking off in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A farmer and a foundation member of Fonterra discusses the upcoming farmer vote for the co-op's $4.22 billion sale of Mainland to Lactalis. Plus, what questions farmers have been asking Fonterra about the deal at the co-operative’s road shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning Sydney-based science and agricultural teacher on why he’s bringing a team of 39 students to New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with an award-winning rural journalist from Pongaroa, who takes a break from docking to chat with The Country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, David Seymour, Shane McManaway, Blair McLean, and Jim Hopkins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wet and windy, cold and dry, and warm nor-westers. It's rinse and repeat for the weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister has his say on Ecan, Paris and Palestine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a Wairarapa farmer who’s just been inducted into the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Blenheim-based viticulture correspondent talks about the grape glut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we so disengaged with local body politics? We ask a rural raconteur for his take on it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Picton, Jane Smith, Miles Hurrell, Finn Ross, and Greg Cornelsen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Rachel Shearer, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Hamish McKay, and Azaria Howell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday’s weather guy from Earth Sciences NZ offers more of the same - wet, windy and cold! Except for the dry regions, where Hawke’s Bay is now showing up on the Drought Index map. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool has good news: strong crossbred wool is worth something. The South Island Strong Wool Indicator was up 46 cents with 98% clearance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel talks, unsurprisingly, about farming and footy!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McKay on Sport on the AB selection, track and field coverage going forward, six weeks till the Melbourne Cup, and the Devil’s Own golf tournament in Palmy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk ZB’s political correspondent comments on Winston at the UN and the CEO’s mood of the Boardroom survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Finn Ross, Greg Cornelsen, Jo Luxton, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Fonterra comments on the annual results, and all the numbers are good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're barking up the wrong pine tree by blaming Paris - so says the man behind Future Famers Aotearoa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The yarn to the man who scored four tries against the All Blacks in 1978 at Eden Park in an historic 30-16 win against the odds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's Ag spokesperson puts the boot into the most highly rated MP in the House and we ask, yet again, for some Ag policy from Labour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent on the good and bad news for the sheep industry, only good news for beef, Albo and Trump, and the Bledisloe Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.