The Country

The shearing legend and Te Kuiti farmer updates conditions in the King Country, plus the competitive shearing season — with two big national titles on the line this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, and Sir John Key. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sir John Key, Don Carson, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe, Jim Hopkins, and Jeremy Rookes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the former PM where his "rock star" economy has gone with NZ suffering its worst six-month period since 1991 (with the exception of the 2020 Covid shock). We also debate/discuss the age of eligibility for National Super, Trump, Winston's statesman-like persona and whether Seymour is riding roughshod over Luxon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a long-held tradition on this show, a man who has worn many hats in Primary Sector PR - Fed Farmers, Wool Board, Seafood NZ, Forest Owners Assoc - names his Ag Person of the Year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a Rural Raconteur who makes a (supposedly) brief cameo appearance to name his Ag Person/s of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's final Farmer Panel of the year update weather and track conditions down on the farm and name their respective Ag Person of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident (gloriously bitter, twisted, cynical and entitled) lifestyle farmer from Canterbury wraps the year.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Todd Charteris, Jo Luxton, Stu Drew, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers wraps the big farming stories of 2024. And he also ranks the banks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s chief executive reviews a challenging year in agriculture in 2024, looks forward to a better one in 2025, and offers $1000 Rabobank cash to the charity of your choice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman nominates her highlights, lowlights and her ag person of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandt’s vice president of operations New Zealand spread some Christmas cheer this morning as Santa Claus at the children's ward in Hastings Hospital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final time in 2024, after 30 consecutive years on air, it’s our Australian correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, and Calvin Leen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM ponders HYEFU, wasteful Government spending and he comes up with his three nominees for Ag Person of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Fonterra's high-flying chief executive says a $10 milk price is still on the cards, despite a 2.8% easing in the GDT auction overnight (with WMP and SMP both down 2.9%), as the drop is cushioned by a softer exchange rate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who comes with her own Awards for 2024 - The Smasher Smith Awards! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Shanghai-based correspondent says green shoots - what green shoots? - when it comes to the Chinese economy. And he comes up with his Ag Person of the Year.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Cameron Bagrie, Mark de Lautour, and John McOviney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The “Minister of Digging it up and Damming it up,” the self-titled Prince of the Provinces, is our Politician of the Year. But who is his Ag Person of the Year? And is he winning the “War on Woke” and the battle against “Freddie the Blind Frog”? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent economist crunches the numbers on 2024 ahead of this afternoon’s Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) and Thursday’s GDP data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We put out the call for a $10 milk price but is the chief executive of Open Country Dairy listening? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.