Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Kathryn Wright, Mark de Lautour, Jack Cocks, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade comments on the newly-announced FTA with the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Is a Southland deer and beef farmer and registered counsellor who specialises in rural mental health. Today we get her take on handy hints to keep the top paddock in good working order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

After yesterday's big announcements from Fonterra, we ask the chief executive of Open Country Dairy (the country's second-biggest dairy company) what good news he's got for farmers? Are we at peak dairy? And are dairy conversions now back on the table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

This month's Farmstrong farmer talks about resilience, which he's proven he's got in bucketloads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Our Australian correspondent talks about their FTA with the UAE, a false tsunami warning and good margins for beef. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Christopher Luxon, Tyler Langford, and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The chief executive of Fonterra, aka the Six Million Dollar Man, reviews a very good FY24 result for the dairy co-op. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The PM celebrates a great day for Fonterra and for NZ Inc. He also dismisses a CGT, work from home, allegations of a short-sighted health policy, and denies there's trouble in the sandpit between Winston and David. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and today we talk to an inspirational woman who really has walked the walked with her husband Wayne, the President of Federated Farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Is an outspoken North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who today apologises to the taxpayers of NZ and gets stuck into the host of The Country, who she accuses of having a "methane lobotomy". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Dom Jones, Cameron Bagrie, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Graeme Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

It's Mental Health Awareness Week - Supported by Federated Farmers – backing Kiwi farmers when times are tough! Today it's the turn of Federated Farmers' Meat and Wool Chair to share some sage advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The MD of Origin Capital Partners, one of the country's larger corporate Kiwifruit growers, looks at an industry which was worth a record $3.1 billion (up 20%) in export income in the past 12 months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

We ask an Independent Economist what he expects ahead of the October 9 OCR review. Plus we look at National Super and KiwiSaver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

One of our leading Primary Sector Academics puts the word 'crisis' into perspective and she bangs the Education drum once again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

It's Blue September - prostate cancer awareness month - so we talk to man at the coal face of the battle against a common cancer afflicting men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Cameron, Levi Lanauze, Emma Higgins, Mary van Andel, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The Act MP and Northland dairy farmer kicks off Mental Health Awareness Week on The Country with his impassioned plea for more assistance for rural communities, following the suicide of his 22 year old son, Brody. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

It's an isolated yet wonderful lifestyle. But how do you make a dollar farming on the Chatham Islands? We ask the Islands' biggest farmer (in terms of stock units farmed)? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Rabobank's senior agricultural analyst comments on a new report on trade tensions between China and the EU and what it might mean for NZ’s dairy sector. Plus we also preview Wednesday's annual results from Fonterra and whether there will be any upside to $7-80 milk price for the 23/24 season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

MPI's Chief Veterinary Officer outlines the risks posed to the NZ economy by Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), and we ask how worried we should be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

We plead with Monday's resident weather expert for some calmer conditions!. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Josh Kronfeld, Todd Charteris, Katie Milne, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Wayne McNee, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Is some calm spring weather too much to ask from Niwa's Weather Guy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The chief executive of AgriZeroNZ says two key players are working to provide Kiwi farmers with tools to reduce emissions are stepping up their support of a methane vaccine with multimillion-dollar funding for new company, Lucidome Bio. AgriZeroNZ and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre are providing $13.5 million ($8.5M and…

Today's farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and Palmy North (even though Stu Duncan farms in the Maniototo). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

We take a trip to Sydney ahead of tomorrow's first Bledisloe Test, and we try (unsuccessfully) to reunite a panel from the past! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Our political correspondent looks back on whether Chippy is on the chopping block, a we discuss Chris "it's not about the frickin targets" Luxon and the woke media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Peter Newbold, Hunter McGregor, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

NZ has narrowly avoided a technical recession, but we ask the Deputy PM and NZ First leader if the world is on the verge of an economic recovery. Plus, we talk trade with Trump; whether Parliament is in "a state of decay" and whether Sir Winston is on the cards any time soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

How much is your farm worth? We take our monthly look at the state of the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

He's Roxburgh born and bred but these days he makes a living selling meat in Shanghai. He's survived the biggest typhoon to hit the city in 75 years, but how is the Chinese economy surviving? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Our Australian correspondent talks about the Bledisloe Cup, methane emissions and whether paraquat should be banned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Mike Cronin, Katie Milne, David Acland, and Wayne Langford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

The Prime Minister ponders his media choices, his best performing Ministers, 125 years of Federated Farmers, why the primary sector will get us out of our economic mire, David Seymour and Winston Peters, and he ducks for cover when it comes to Chris Hipkins’ longevity as Opposition leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Fonterra’s head of cooperative affairs reviews another positive GDT auction; up 0.8%. WMP +1.5%, SMP +2.2%, AMF -1.2%, Butter -1.7%, and Cheese +2.9%. Plus, today Fonterra announced a further $150m investment earmarked for a new cool store at its Whareroa site in Taranaki, following recent investments in Edendale ($150m) and Studholme ($75m). All u…

She broke the grass ceiling when she became the first female president of Federated Farmers in 2017 (and had to deal with M.Bovis and Covid on her watch). Today we look back on some of the Feds presidents of the last 30 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

This well-known Canterbury farmer (and husband of Beef + Lamb NZ chairwoman Kate) runs Mt Somers Station and is the descendent of one of the forebears of Federated Farmers - Henry Acland. His grandfather’s uncle was one of the original members of the NZ Sheep Owners' Association (formed in Canterbury in 1910), which combined in 1945 with the NZ Far…

Federated Farmers' current president reflects on 125 years of speaking up for farmers. Plus, he talks about what he would like his legacy to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Todd Charteris, Blair "Blizzard" McLean, Jo Luxton, and Mark Storey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Rabobank's chief executive comments on the bank's latest rural confidence survey which sees farmer confidence in the broader agri-economy has risen strongly and is now at net positive levels for the first time since quarter four of 2021. Among farmers with a positive outlook on the agri-economy, higher commodity prices (40 per cent), and falling in…

He's well-named today! Our Blenheim-based (home of the Log of Wood) viticulture correspondent does his best to offer some cheer to farmers facing brutal weather conditions - a "spring reviver pack" from Caythorpe Family Farms. And how many thespians does it take to change a light bulb? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Labour's Agriculture Spokesperson defends the travel habits of politicians, particularly Damien O'Connor's, plus we ask her why she's not knuckling down and coming up with some meaningful agricultural policy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Dairy NZ's Head of Economics says the outlook for the industry is better than anticipated with a forecast average payout of $8.84 per kg/MS and the breakeven forecast sitting at $8.09. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Josh Kronfeld, Pat Coogan, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

We ask Monday’s resident weather expert to turn off the tap for the deep south, but he can’t promise an end to the chaotic spring weather battering us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

It’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, aka Blue September, so this former All Black says it's a good time for men to get comfortable talking about issues they would rather ignore due to embarrassment or shame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME

We catch up with a Kiwi judge for the Wayleggo Cup, the transtasman dog trialling test series, competed for over the weekend, which the Aussies won 2-1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME