The Country

Jarden’s managing director looks into his crystal ball ahead of next week’s GDT Auction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s chief executive on achieving top of the class in the bank report cards from Federated Farmers. Plus, he discusses a funding boost for Catchment Communities Aotearoa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Canterbury farmer and former All Black discusses positivity in the primary sector. He also ponders why arable farmers may not be as confident in the recent Federated Farmers survey. And what is a “rural-rural divide”? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish McKay talks to Damien O'Connor, Rebecca Greaves, Pita Alexander, and Hamish Marr.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Labour Party’s trade spokesman joins us to talk about food costs, the Tasman floods, and on-farm safety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An award-winning rural journalist from Pongaroa on Cyclone Gabrielle and how her farm is recovering two years on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An agribusiness accountant, who has been in the industry for 50 years, shares his “Lessons for Life in 2025”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a Methven arable farmer, who is also New Zealand’s special agriculture trade envoy. He discusses farmer confidence in the arable sector, trade, and tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish McKay talks to Wayne Langford, Phil Duncan, Karen Morrish, and Jorja Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers National President talks about the Feds’ latest Farm Confidence Survey, which is looking rather positive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert gives us the latest on what’s coming up this week. Unfortunately, he’s the bearer of bad news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ Apples and Pears Inc.'s chief executive gives us an update on the pipfruit industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Black Ferns Sevens star ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Scott Barrett, Mark Warren, Jane Smith, Jen Corkran, and Neville Clark.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Barry Soper, Rachel Shearer, Ellie Templeton, Meg Miller, and Hamish McKay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earth Sciences NZ (Niwa) Weather Guy. An early peek at what spring might hold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel chews the farming fat! Do record prices equate to record profits? And a timely reminder of farmer generosity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome our long-standing political correspondent back from paternal leave. A week dominated by butter-gate as Nicola and Maiki make a meal of it. Plus, we go back in time to 2004 and a long lunch with Winston, followed by the Southland Party at the Beehive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool. The market continued to ease at yesterday’s North Island wool sale, though the rate of decline has slowed - SWI down 5 cents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue Innovation Week here on The Country with Herd-i, and today we talk to the four young women behind Nature’s Prime Leather Restore.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hand the mic over to next week’s host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Hooper, Rhys Gardner, Craig Hickman, Duncan Humm, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers’ new banking spokesman on the latest survey ranking the banks, which has revealed how the country’s biggest rural lenders are performing in the eyes of farmers, by ranking the banks from best to worst.  Also, the Com/Com dismissed the Feds’ complaint on net-zero banking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue Innovation Week here on The Country with Herd-i. Today we talk to the founder and CEO of G-Factor - a virtual reality and graphics tech company that specialises in driver and rider training, particularly for quad bikes and side-by-sides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Mid Canterbury-based dairy and deer farmer panel on the price of butter, and who should be paying for it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.