The Country

So where do we start with the Act Party leader this week? In the past week, he has been embroiled in controversy over all sorts including a Land Rover stunt, school lunches, teacher-only days, a letter to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne, and accusations of undermining the Prime Minister. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat to a Hawke’s Bay apple grower, two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, to discuss the recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voice behind the FMG Young Farmer of the Year reviews the Waikato Bay of Plenty regional final won by Hugh Jackson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our leading primary sector academics says we should not pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement and that tourism is not the answer to doubling exports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Derek Daniell, Shane Jones, Ben Picton, and Professor Julian Paton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Prof Julian Paton, Jane Smith, Barry Soper, and Chris Brandolino.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers' Meatloaf and Wool Chair (and Gisborne farmer) comments on the two-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle today, National Lamb Day tomorrow and, of course, Valentine's Day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The owner of the country’s oldest Land Rover says the vehicle’s political detour since leaving Dunedin will contribute to life-saving research. The journey, Drive 4 Hearts, doubled as a fundraiser for the University of Auckland's Centre for Heart Research, which Prof Paton directs. On Monday, the vehicle — just the 20th ever made — arrived on Parliament grounds, reflecting...

Is a self-described "free range" North Otago farmer, Methane Science Accord founding member, NZ representative Global Farmer Roundtable and Environmentalist who says farmers are aghast at the environmentally-ignorant and economically-inept GHG emissions targets announced by the Coalition Government.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA Weather Guy on the Big Dry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Political Correspondent dissects a week dominated by the Luxon-Seymour scrap See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Paul Allison, Damien O'Connor, Shane McManaway, Nancy Crawshaw, Jamie Cunninghame, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re joined in the studio by the convenor of the judging panel for the NZ Rural Sports Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour’s trade spokesman, and former Minister of Agriculture, talks about keeping the supermarkets and banks honest, trade with India, David Seymour’s Land Rover stunt, and patsy questions in the House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Zanda McDonald Award panel features the founder and the 2024 winner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PGG Wrightson Livestock’s National Dairy Specialist is based in the farming capital of New Zealand, Feilding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about the lowest wool production in over a century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Ben Picton, Craig Wiggins, and Blair Drysdale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prince of the Provinces talks about his big fisheries announcement today, his anti-Greens rant yesterday in the House, and why he's determined to fast-track progress in a "remarkably short period of time".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's senior economist previews next week's (Feb 19) OCR announcement and reviews the bank's latest trade report -  Trump Tariffs: The Implications for NZ and Australia . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mid Canterbury farmer on the whereabouts of Professor Julian Paton's Series 1 Land Rover. He also updates us on what he's been up to lately as a rural health advocate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask a Southland arable farmer to come off the bench to fill in for Professor Julian Paton and his Series 1 Land Rover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Internal parasites and drench resistance are serious threats to livestock production. In part one of a special four-part podcast series, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by B+LNZ Head of Science & Research Dr Suzi Keeling to look at new initiatives underway as part of the B+LNZ livestock internal parasite research programme, the reasons why this research is so important, and work un...

Jamie Mackay talks to Nathan Guy, Alan Thomson, Christopher Luxon, Todd McClay, Jon Pemberton, Todd Charteris, Emma Crutchley, and Jo Luxton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Meat Industry Association chair for an overview of the sector, including carbon farming’s effect on hill country sheep and beef farmers, and the “Trump factor”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.