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Dom talks with ACT MP Andrew Hoggard about his argument that farmers should be free to specialise rather than diversify their farming operations, what's behind the drive for NZ farms to be a mosaic of land use types and the key messages he's delivering to the electorate ahead of the November election. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform,...

Dom talks with Greg and Dansy Coppell from Repost about branching out into providing factory-seconds steel wire and netting to help farmers build and repair fences affordably, sending fence posts to Kaikoura to help repair flood-damages fences and the changes they're seeing in the wine industry at the moment. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming p...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with ACT MP Andrew Hoggard about his argument that farmers should be free to specialise rather than diversify their farming operations, what's behind the drive for NZ farms to be a mosaic of land use types and the key messages he's delivering to the electorate ahead of the November election... And he talks with Greg and Dansy Coppell from Repost about branch...

Dom talks with Shaun Monk from Island Hills Station about leasing the property for a range of tourism ventures, including accommodation, a walking track and hunting tours. They also discuss biodiversity projects on the property, farming at Island Hills, the annual NZ Skedaddle Trail Run and hosting an Agritourism NZ regional network day (Oct 5). Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural...

Jo Grigg talks with arable farmer David Clark about publishing his five-year average returns from six crop types, with only carrot seed being profitable. They also discuss how all the rest lose between $1700 and $4000/hectare, how seed agents were 'stunned' at his figures and what banks are saying to farmers.  Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite strea...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Jo Grigg talks with arable farmer David Clark about publishing his five-year average returns from six crop types, with only carrot seed being profitable. They also discuss how all the rest lose between $1700 and $4000/hectare, how seed agents were 'stunned' at his figures and what banks are saying to farmers... And Dom talks with Shaun Monk from Island Hills Station a...

Dom talks with ewe and cow pregnancy scanner James Jarden and software developer Hamish Forbes about the creation of the Scanners Tally app. They discuss the idea behind it, the process of developing the app and the feedback from scanners and farmers so far. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Inst...

Dom talks with professional forager and author Peter Langlands about the decades he's spent documenting wild foods, his work as an educator and consultant for some of the country's top restaurants and his work protecting endangered bird species in NZ. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram ,...

Dom talks with Jack Jensen from mental health charity Spark That Chat about the Uncomfortable Challenge in October. They discuss what's involved, how to become part of the initiative and some examples of what people are doing to support it. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook a...

Dom talks with Meat Industry Association CEO Nick Beeby about the upcoming Red Meat Sector Conference (28-29 Sep), the major issues facing the sector and the red meat industry's 2026 election manifesto. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with NZ Sepsis Trust CEO Ally Hossain about sepsis costing more than $1 billion in annual healthcare costs in NZ and being responsible for nearly 5% of national mortality. They also discuss Sepsis month, why people in rural NZ are more susceptible to it and the main symptoms to look out for. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform,...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with NZ Sepsis Trust CEO Ally Hossain about sepsis costing more than $1 billion in annual healthcare costs in NZ and being responsible for nearly 5% of national mortality. They also discuss Sepsis month, why people in rural NZ are more susceptible to it and the main symptoms to look out for... He talks with Meat Industry Association CEO Nick Beeby about the...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Major General (Retired) John Howard about the major problems he sees facing the agriculture sector in light of current global conflicts. They discuss NZ's global trade relationships, logistics, defence capabilities, food security, fertiliser supply and fuel prices. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming p...

Dom talks with Major General (Retired) John Howard about the major problems he sees facing the agriculture sector in light of current global conflicts. They discuss NZ's global trade relationships, logistics, defence capabilities, food security, fertiliser supply and fuel prices. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz...

In case you missed it... Dom talks with former NZ Olympic rower Ella Greenslade about competing in the recent Mongol Derby, regarded as one of the toughest and longest horse races on the planet. They discuss the hardships she battled, how she managed to finish in second-equal place, her rowing career and returning to the family farm in North Canterbury. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest RE...

In case you missed it... Dom talks with Paul Hickman from Taimate Angus about partnering with New World Blenheim to provide premium Angus beef for the supermarket, how the deal is breaking new ground for NZ producers and how the Blenheim store is breaking a twenty-five year hiatus of NZ supermarkets providing an in-house retail butcher service. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural c...

Dom talks with REX Producer Jo Grigg about the big ag stories of the week, including the government's proposed break-up of the supermarket duopoly, major ag projects receiving funding from MPI and what is cattle laundering? Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for m...

Dom talks with former NZ Olympic rower Ella Greenslade about competing in the recent Mongol Derby, regarded as one of the toughest and longest horse races on the planet. They discuss the hardships she battled, how she managed to finish in second-equal place, her rowing career and returning to the family farm in North Canterbury. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your f...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with former NZ Olympic rower Ella Greenslade about competing in the recent Mongol Derby, regarded as one of the toughest and longest horse races on the planet. They discuss the hardships she battled, how she managed to finish in second-equal place, her rowing career and returning to the family farm in North Canterbury... And he talks with REX Producer J...

Dom talks with Norsewear Managing Director Time Deane about the company opening its first retail store in twenty years, why it's chosen the old Waipukurau train station in Central Hawke’s Bay as the venue and why it's decided to buck the trend of company's retreating from physical stores. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit...

Dom talks with Jemma Whiten, T&G Head of Global Marketing for Apples, about the launch of the new JOLI apple in Vietnam over the weekend, why it could be the company's next billion-dollar apple and what goes into creating a new variety of apple for the global market. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and foll...

Dom talks with Annabel Berry from Oamaru about her new women's fashion store Annabel, inspired by the tough farming conditions her family experienced during the 1980s. They discuss the local and national openings, what's on offer for customers and her business background. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and fol...

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Jemma Whiten, T&G Head of Global Marketing for Apples, about the launch of the new JOLI apple in Vietnam over the weekend, why it could be the company's next billion-dollar apple and what goes into creating a new variety of apple for the global market... He talks with Annabel Berry from Oamaru about her new women's fashion store Annabel, inspired by...

Dom talks with NZ Avocado Chief Executive Brad Siebert about what's happening around the country to mark National Guacamole Day, the goal of lifting the average avocado consumption of NZers by over 1kg per person annually and added domestic demand as growers head towards a potential record season. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, vis...

Dom talks with Stu Davison from HighGround Dairy in Chicago about the latest Global Dairy Trade Event (-1.1%), the latest DairyNZ modelling showing a possible national breakeven milk price of $9.07/kgMS and whether the recent All Blacks test in Baltimore made an impact in the US. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz...