The Country

The chief executive of Zespri updates the Kiwifruit co-op's latest November price forecast, with record returns predicted for Green and Organic Green fruit. Plus we look at the expansion producer vote underway at the moment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate takes his monthly look at the state of the rural market, where there's renewed interest in dairy off the back of a $10 forecast milk price.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Our Australian correspondent comments on Denmark implementing the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence/burping by livestock. Plus can Joe Schmidt do an Alan Jones with the Wallabies?    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's Ag spokesperson has been on the road visiting high-profile Kiwi farmers at the coal face.  And we agree to disagree over Te Pāti Māori and the Hīkoi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How bad is the big dry in Hawkes Bay, and how can it be mitigated? We ask the former Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ and former NZ Special Trade Envoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Wynne, Winston Peters, Anna Palairet, and Farmer Tom Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Chair of the Alliance Group if the meat-processing co-op has hit rock bottom and is rebounding after yesterday reporting a $95.8 million loss (on top of last year's $70.2 million loss). Plus we ask who, or what, is to blame for the dismal performance?    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Fonterra's COO comments on yet another good GDT Auction (up 1.9%, WMP + 3.2%) and the prospects of a $10 milk price. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Deputy PM has his say on the fallout from yesterday's mass Hikoi on Parliament and we ask whether it was an anti-Seymour or anti-Government protest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our UK correspondent looks back on a day of protests as British farmers marched to Westminster! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Mark de Lautour, Paul Paynter, Vanessa Winning, Phil Duncan, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a big day for the Act Party leader as the Hīkoi to Parliament hits Wellington. Will he be addressing the protestors, is his Treaty Principles Bill dead in the water? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hamilton-based chief executive of Open Country Dairy will join us for a beer this afternoon in Auckland — but will we be toasting a $10 milk price? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The son of The Yummy Fruit Company founder John Paynter is also a Hawke’s Bay orchardist. Today we look at the prospects for the 2025 apple harvest, the big dry and his award-winning cider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The outgoing chief executive of Irrigation NZ is off to MPI but she’s still very much going to have all hands on the pump when it comes to water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday’s resident weather expert is another Aucklander joining us for a Tuesday beer and potato chips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off the show with the Hīkoi and we wrap with our man in Parliament grounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Finn Ross, Alan Thomson, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder of Climate Action Company and the co-chair of Future Farmers NZ has been at Cop 29 at Azerbaijan (Nov 11-22). He's also written a very good column for our website - Carbon Farming: Urgent ETS changes needed to protect productive farmland .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ joins us for the first time on the show and shares a very interesting revelation from 1982! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 One of NZ's leading primary sector academics and educators talks about her time at Lincoln, Massey and Waikato Universities. She also laments the lack of funding for science and science-based research and conferences.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Todd Charteris, Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, and Shane Jones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Sir David Carter, Kate Acland, Stu Duncan and Duncan Humm, Craig Wiggins, Phoebe Nicholls and Ben Trevelyan, Barry Soper, and Rowena Duncum.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toyota New Zealand’s marketing guru and Miles Toyota Christchurch’s new vehicle sales consultant are at the show for the launch of the Hilux Hybrid Tour, where said vehicle will be towing a 3.5-tonne sign around New Zealand to prove its grunt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canterbury A&P Association chairman used to be the Speaker of the House, so we asked him what he would’ve done about yesterday’s events in Parliament before getting his thoughts on the main event at Christchurch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.