The Country

The chief executive of Pāmu defends the state-owned farmer’s move into carbon farming, as yet another “magnificent food producing station” at Reporoa goes to pine trees. But isn’t the government placing limits on how much Class 6 land can go into trees?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tackling drench resistance requires both technical know-how and practical on-farm application. In episode four of  Drench Wise, Farm Smart , brought to you by Zolvix Plus from Elanco, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Elanco’s Colin McKay and North Canterbury sheep and beef farmer - and vet - Angus Gibb. Angus shares how he’s combining veterinary insight with hands-on...

Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Tom Young, Phil Ropiha, and Phil Duncan.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers’ meat and wool chairman launches a new campaign,  SOS: Save Our Sheep , calling for urgent action to halt the collapse of New Zealand’s sheep industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the “Hoggy and McNational Farmer/Politician Panel”. On today’s menu, we have Grant’s underpants, the Regulatory Standards Bill, and whether the government is doing enough to halt the relentless onslaught from carbon farming, blanket-planting some of our productive pastoral land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Affco’s national livestock manager comments on record red meat prices. But is it enough to save the industry from further decline? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Stihl Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week, and we have a Stihl MS 182 chainsaw (valued at $555) to give away, as well as some good advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert on flooding in Nelson, some rain coming, and a mild May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Matt Chisholm, Chris Hipkins, Anna Nelson, Lucas Fuess, and Shane Jones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Jason Te Brake, Chris Brandolino, Kane Brisco, and Rowena Duncum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prince of the Provinces, the self-titled Matua Shane, comments on yesterday’s Budget, where a highlight was his baiting of the Greens over his spend-up on fossil fuel energy. But should he who has sinned cast the first stone?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Zespri comments on the strong demand and market returns from Zespri’s largest-ever crop, which has seen the kiwifruit marketer top $5 billion in global sales in the 2024/25 season, exceeding the goal set in 2015 of $4.5 billion by 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA’s weather guy on our Indian summer, which is heading into winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month’s Farmstrong farmer and champion is a well-known Taranaki cow cocky and author of the best selling book  Tools for the Top Paddock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country’s Rural Commercial Lead is just back from a 10-day trek of the Australian Outback, where her touring party ventured to some great Aussie Outback stations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Chris Hipkins, and Chris Russell.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers on the love-in with Labour and the battle with Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Budget Day! So, what would the Leader of the Opposition do if he were running the cutter?  Why the love-in with Federated Farmers? And why are we not seeing any agricultural policy from Labour? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about a six month cattle drive to educate city-dwellers about food security, the social license around Roundup use, and why the Lucky Country is a land of droughts and flooding rains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Richard Allen, Anna Nelson, Lucas Fuess, and James Denholm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the PM about tomorrow’s Budget, but more importantly, where’s the money’s coming from to balance the books? We talk Mystery Creek and whether dairy conversions will be the hot topic du jour? And why has carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Kapuni fallen over as an option to meet our 2030 emissions target? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at the results of the final GDT Auction for the 24/25 season with Fonterra’s president of global markets ingredients. Plus what is the Fonterra team doing in Shanghai? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday, Silver Fern Farms Co-operative held its AGM in Dunedin. It was Nelson's first as the co-operative's chairwoman, and Rob Hewett’s last with the company after serving 17 years as a Director. Nelson has officially taken over Hewett’s former role as co-chair of Silver Fern Farms Limited. But has SFF gone woke over emissions reductions? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

A US-based senior dairy analyst for Rabobank is visiting NZ and presenting alongside Emma Higgins at several of the bank's events across the country, covering the latest developments in global dairy markets and what they mean for New Zealand’s dairy sector.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toyota’s Palmerston North-based New Vehicle Operations Manager gives us a Fieldays preview, including some hot deals on the new Hilux.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.