The Country

This Te Puke kiwifruit contractor is the Farmstrong Champion behind mental health initiatives for growers and farmers in the Bay of Plenty region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Cameron Bagrie, Emma Higgins, and Shane Jones.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Colin Hurst, Kylie Dorr, Tim Dangen, Emma Poole, Chris Brandolino, Loren Aberhart, Michelle Ruddle, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new president of Federated Farmers comments on Trump’s new tariffs and how his first month in the job is going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Supreme Winner of the NZI Rural Women Business Awards, held last night at Parliament. Kylie is the owner of Southern Reproductive, an independent reproductive services and training business that she began five years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel features the 2022 and 2023 Young Farmers of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday’s weatherman and Women’s Weekly pin-up boy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two months on from its launch at Fieldays, we look at the uptake of Farmlands’ new Ignite mental health platform and who is using it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent talks about the controversies surrounding Stuart Nash, Shane Jones and Paul Henry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Fran O'Sullivan, Katie Milne, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First deputy leader is not backward in coming forward on emissions targets. But does he have a selective memory when it comes to some of the policy u-turns of the past? Plus, we get his thoughts on knee pads and Stuart Nash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZME’s head of business content previews an excellent 28-page Agribusiness lift-out in the NZ Herald, where subjects as wide-ranging as global trade, AI, ag emissions, weight loss drugs and politics are covered.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first female president of Federated Farmers is taking on a new challenge: standing for National in her home patch, the West Coast-Tasman electorate. Today we get her well-considered thoughts on ag emissions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks about bird flu and whether AI centres will take water from farmers. Plus, why is Barnaby Joyce’s dog getting more airtime than the Prime Minister? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Andrew Murray, Emma Higgins, John McOviney, and Jay Campbell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister discusses bird flu, scrapping existing iwi agreements from the RMA, celebrity candidates, kneepads and Ryan Fox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief financial officer comments on last night’s positive GDT Auction (up 1.5%, WMP +1.6%, SMP +2.8%). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior agricultural analyst also comments on the GDT auction as well as Rabobank’s 2026 World Dairy Map, which shows New Zealand remaining the world’s largest single-country dairy exporter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chew the fat with a Waitomo sheep and beef farmer who is also the chief executive of Steelfort. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Hawke’s Bay Rugby and spokesman for the NZPU Group applauds Farmlands, named today as the official national rural partner of 14 major rugby provinces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Damien O'Connor, Todd Clark, Sandra Faulkner, and Kimberly Crewther. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An independent economist comments on New Zealand’s annual inflation rate hitting its highest level in more than two years on rising fuel prices. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 4.1% in the 12 months to the June 2026 quarter. The 4.1% increase follows a 3.1% increase in the March quarter. The largest upward contributor to the annual inflation rate was petrol, up 27.5%. See omnystudio...

In the absence of a sick Jo Luxton (and some Labour ag policy), the gloves come off with the trade spokesman and former Minister of Agriculture. Today we debate the RMA changes, the Indian FTA and wool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we find our Republican-voting US farming correspondent sitting on his tractor after cutting some bountiful Kentucky Bluegrass. We ask if he’s embarrassed by his President’s latest antics at the Football World Cup? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers’ vice-president is at the Beehive - what’s happening there today? A big win for Feds yesterday with the RMA and the removal of the Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements. Plus, adverse events and providing help for Kaikōura farmers affected by severe weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.