The Country

DairyNZ's Head of Economics says the 25/26 season could be one for the history books with two back-to-back $10 payouts and the two decent payouts in a row for the first time in 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Matt Chisholm, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Bruce Weir, Andy Borland, and Miles Hurrell.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Blair McLean, Kevin Smiley Barrett, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a day where we learn the $4.5 billion kiwifruit industry is expecting a record crop (205 million trays) and near-record returns, the wine industry finds itself in a glut, as reducing global consumption will see grapes left unharvested on the vines this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the lingering drought continues to bite in the Taranaki region, we ask one of its most famous dairy farming and footy sons if this is the worst one he can remember.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask NIWA's weather guy to perform his weekly rain dance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's farmer panel features the two Stus as we chew the farming fat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will the trade and diplomatic trips to India and the US be the saviour of the Coalition Government?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Sandra Matthews, Peter Newbold, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra's chief executive says he's "bloody proud" of the co-op's excellent half-year result with an increased net profit and interim dividend.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National President of Rural Women NZ talks about rain warnings, drought, rural school buses and hormone patches. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lifestyle/hobby farmer commentator.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Bruce Weir, Mike McIntyre, Karen Williams, Andy Borland, and Hunter McGregor.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rabobank general manager for country banking says improved sentiment among sheep and beef farmers has helped drive a third consecutive lift in New Zealand farmer confidence in the first Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jarden’s head of commodities says giving only a cursory view you would be forgiven for being excited by last night’s unchanged GDT auction result, [WMP 0.2%, SMP -0.4%, AMF -1.8%, Butter 1.1%, and Cheese 1%] when of course the devil lies in the detail. Given how the index is compiled, he says the flat overall result may hide some of the more dramatic moves in the numbers that count to...

The new chief executive of Irrigation NZ (started Feb 24) has her feet under the desk, but has her move cost us a Country cornerstone? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The managing director of Scales Corp (and former chairman of Rabobank) is also the spokesman for the Lincoln College Rugby Football Club Reunion on May 23. The reunion is for those who played for the College before it became a University in 1990. We also look at the Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India and what tariff-free apples could mean for New Zealand horticulture. See omnystudio....

Our Shanghai-based correspondent is still cautious about any recovery in the Chinese economy but is very optimistic about how their baking sector is good for our dairy industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Damien O'Connor, Matt Chisholm, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade in India where he's heading the PM's trade delegation looking for a comprehensive FTA with the world's most populous nation. But is a dairy deal off the table with the world's largest milk producer (24% aiming for 30% by 2030)? Perhaps lamb and horticulture are a better bet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did Labour drop the trade ball in India? We ask Labour's trade spokesman (and former Minister of Agriculture) to defend himself.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with a rural mental health advocate and Central Otago hobby farmer, who has taken up walking and studying! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's "Locavore March". But can we really suffer through 31 days of eating only food grown within a 150km radius? One of NZ's leading farming academics says you can but with much difficulty! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.