The Country

A two-part interview with Rabobank’s Singapore-based global strategist. Part one: Is there no end to Trump's tariffs, despite his recent backflip with China and what happened to "Thrive in '25" for the world economy? Part two: What’s the best business to be in, in a troubled world - food or munitions? Who are the political and economic leaders on the world stage today? Will an American...

This West Coast dairy farmer, and former president of Federated Farmers, says we need to change how we measure methane in the atmosphere, and she questions our commitment to the Paris Agreement.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we find our resident rural health advocate at the Speight’s Ale House in Palmerston North. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Tom and Fiona Langford, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, Greig Taylor, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re joined by the winners of the 2025 NZ Share Farmers of the Year at last weekend’s Dairy Industry Awards: two dynamic young agribusiness leaders who shunned the corporate world for the cowshed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and a "Poster Girl" for the Methane Science Accord. Today, she comments on the Ruminant Methane Survey Summary Report released yesterday. And she doesn’t pull any punches over AgriZeroNZ and the Government’s emissions reduction targets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shanghai-based Kiwi selling red meat to the Chinese. He’s cautious about Trump’s tariff reduction and the still-fragile state of the Chinese economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a Hawke's Bay orchardist to learn more about an intense fight between the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and farmers/growers, over a water allocation document called Tank.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Kentucky-based US farming correspondent talks about Trump, tariffs, a wet spring, and a whipping at the Kentucky Derby.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protecting your farm from parasite resistance takes proactive planning and smart management. In episode three 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 Gladstone sheep and beef farmer Michael Cammock. Michael shares his practical approach to slowing drench resistance on his 800-hectare farm - from...

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Grant McMaster, Jenni Vernon, and John McOviney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer/politician panel ponders the methane survey conducted by Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord. And has the government got it wrong or right when it comes to pay equity? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queenstown farmer and anti-wilding pines campaigner - but should we leave them there to sequester carbon? He’s also a leading dog trial commentator and judge who previews the NZ Champs coming up at Hanmer Springs later in the month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Fieldays was the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship and to chair the Waikato Regional Council and NZ National Fieldays Trust.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waitomo sheep and beef farmer, and Steelfort’s chief executive, reflects on some great prices for lambs and calves and the results of the methane survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Steve Maharey, Kate Acland, Matt Bolger, Jen Corkran, and Winston Peters.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Kendall Langston, Chris Brandolino, Duncan Humm, and Jason Walls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Deputy PM (but not for much longer) and the NZ First Leader (probably forever) talks about his relationship with the media, pay equity, trade deals and the glory days of his rugby career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the vice president of Angus NZ at the World Angus Forum, which has just wound up in Brisbane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA's principal scientist on lots of rain and a mild May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deer farmer and NZ Farming Facebook page founder on "new opportunities" for venison, the GE Bill, and whether we should pull out of the Paris Agreement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Newstalk ZB's political editor, what's the difference between pay equity and equal pay? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Hayden Dillon, Karen Morrish, Chris Russell, and Pete Barnes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has the president of Federated Farmers sold his soul for a new Hilux? What are the main concerns from the provincial AGMs? What are the Feds working on at the moment? Is he looking forward to drying off? Will he fix his milk price?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With milk price volatility presenting a persistent challenge for New Zealand dairy farmers, the Findex head of agribusiness urges farmers to embrace hedging strategies to protect their income. With a range of hedging tools now available and accessible, he says farmers today have no excuse not to consider managing milk price risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.