The Country

A leading primary sector academic laments the lack of investment in science, especially as it pertains to farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent applauds the Australia Day lamb promotion and hopes his country can avoid the Trump tariffs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Mike McIntyre, Jen Corkran, Sandra Matthews, and Rowena Duncum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ageless NZ First leader talks about aging politicians, Trump, tariffs, world peace, polls, and passing the Deputy PM baton to his nemesis David Seymour.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jarden's head of commodities comments on reversal in fortunes with last night's 1.4% increase in the GDT auction mirroring the fall in the first auction of the new calendar year (WMP 5%, SMP 2%, AMF -7.8%, Butter 2.2%, and Cheese 2.8%). Does this lock in Fonterra's $10 milk price? Which is where the futures market is currently sitting.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Rabobank's senior animal protein analyst and red meat specialist updates a positive market as we play a guessing game around Trump and tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tairāwhiti sheep and beef farmer is the current chair of Rural Women New Zealand’s Board and the organisation’s new national president. Along with her husband Ian, Sandra runs Te Kopae Station, a 536-hectare sheep and beef farm at Rere, near Gisborne.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's backup host talks about her latest Beef + Lamb NZ podcast and how you can join her on a farming tour of Australia in May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facial Eczema is becoming more widespread in New Zealand, costing NZ’s economy $332 million annually. In part two of our series, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Becky Dymond to look at the economic, social and wellbeing impacts of Facial Eczema, plus key drivers behind all the work into the seven-year 'Eliminating Facial Eczema Impacts' programme.  See omnystudio.com/list...

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Richard McIntyre, Mark de Lautour, Todd Clark, and Karen Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade comments on Trump, trade, and tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi banks and their overseas parent companies need to follow the lead of America’s six biggest banks and urgently withdraw from the Net Zero Banking Alliance, so says Federated Farmers' banking spokesman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Open Country Dairy announces a $10.01 payment for Period 2 milk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our US farming correspondent is more concerned about a brutal Kentucky winter than the contents of Donald Trump's inauguration speech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former vice president of Federated Farmers (and Wairarapa arable farmer) is leaving FMG to take up the top job at Irrigation New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Mike Casey, Tom Young, Tracy Brown, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader talks about the Trump Inauguration, the latest political poll, his controversial Treaty Principles Bill, and how Winston’s going to go handing over the Deputy Prime Minister’s job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Electric Cherries says horticulture is in a good space with good demand and none of the labour issues that have dogged the industry during and after Covid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Affco’s national livestock manager looks at the state of the red meat industry, which is benefitting from a lower exchange rate, but facing headwinds from decreased supply and more potential plant capacity rationalisation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Chair of DairyNZ, former Nuffield Scholar, and Matamata dairy farmer says our biggest primary sector industry is looking good for 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert says more windy westerly-driven weather is on the way for New Zealand, thanks to storms and low pressure south of the country, but we have some windy easterly weather to kick off the new week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Carlos Bagrie and Nadia Lim, Dan Steele, Hamish Goatley, and Chris Russell.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rowena Duncum talks to Tristan Meyers, Steve Hollander, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Rachel Shearer, and Jason Pine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NIWA meteorologist looks at what's in store weatherwise for the weekend and the rest of the month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coastal Taranaki organic dairy farmer updates conditions in the ‘Naki and what his rugby-playing offspring are up to in New Zealand and Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.