Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.
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The Country 24/07/24: Nick Hammond talks to Jamie Mackay
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The chief executive of the Spring Sheep Milk Company says it's "highly significant and exciting" that his sheep milking company has gained brand registration for its infant milk formula in China. This registration enables direct import and distribution throughout China of their infant formula with the Chinese label, as opposed to through a narrow s…
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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Jamie Mackey talks to Christopher Luxon, Dick Tayler, Sir Don McKinnon, and Jeremy Rookes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 31/07/24: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
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The PM ponders a new Dame, tax cuts coming in to force today, a health system in crisis with 14 layers of management, farmer confidence at rock bottom, and a move to Premier House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 31/07/24: Dick Tayler talks to Jamie Mackay
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With the Paris Olympics in full swing, we go back in time 52 years to talk to Kiwi athletic legend, to reflect on one of the most tragic and shameful events in Olympic sporting history - the 1972 Munich Massacre. We look forward to some great performances on the track from Kiwi athletes, many with rural backgrounds. And we reminisce on paying tribu…
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The Country 31/07/24: Sir Don McKinnon talks to Jamie Mackay
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Is a former Deputy PM, Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. Today he encourages Kiwis in France to make the pilgrimage NZ Liberation Museum on the Western Front. Plus, just back from a state funeral in Vietnam, we talk about the growing and dynamic economies of South East Asia and why they're so important as China …
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The Country 31/07/24: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie Mackay
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Our resident Canterbury-based, lifestyle/hobby farmer shares his memory of an evening with Pinetree Meads, plus he has a rant about climate change and weather forecasters. We also look at the ongoing dry in North Canterbury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Michael Every, Dr Jacquline Rowarth, and Miles Anderson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/07/24: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay
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We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade as he catches his breath after recent trade trips around the globe including the G7 in Italy, the UAE and India. We also ask why, if the Nats are such a farmer-friendly government, why are farmers are so down in the dumps? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 30/07/24: Michael Every talks to Jamie Mackay
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Part 1: Rabobank's Singapore-based Global Strategist, and The Country's favourite Alarmist, comments on perilous state of the world's economy and why he's so wary of dropping interest rates before inflation is totally under control. And guess who he's calling a Marxist? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 30/07/24: Michael Every talks to Jamie Mackay
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Part 2: We also look at the state of the US and Chinese economies and whether the world trade is moving from globalisation to protectionism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/07/24: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
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One of the primary sector's leading academics talks plantain in pastures, why doubling the value of exports within 10 years is not achievable without agriculture, and why she's now decided to put her name forward for the Board of Dairy NZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 30/07/24: Miles Andrson talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Waitaki MP pays tribute to his late brother - David Anderson - the former editor of Rural News and one of the great characters in the rural media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Monday, July 29, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, David Seymour, Phil Duncan, Karen Morrish, and Dave Courtney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/07/24: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
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The President of Federated Farmers says farm confidence has fallen since the start of the year, with debt, interest rates and banks causing the greatest concern to Kiwi farmers. Federated Farmers’ latest Farm Confidence survey of 1400 dairy, sheep, beef and arable farmers shows confidence remains stuck in historically low territory. See omnystudio.…
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The Country 29/07/24: David Seymour talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Act Party leader climbs into the wokeness that is currently polluting our waterways policy plus we talk about not taking shortcuts in the health system and game on in Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/07/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
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Monday's resident weather expert says another large area of low pressure is growing over New Zealand and will bring severe weather in the first half of this week - mainly to the South Island, but there are more localised risks for the North Island too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 29/07/24: Karen Morrish talks to Jamie Mackay
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The new CEO of NZ Apples and Pears previews the three-day annual conference getting underway in Hastings today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 29/07/24: Dave Courtney talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Chief Customer Officer Silver Fern Farms comments on the state of the red meat industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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Rabobank Best of The Country: July, 27, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Steve Wyn-Harris, Siobhan O'Malley, Ben Picton, and Chrisopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Friday, July 26, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Richard McIntyre, Trish Rankin, Chris Brandolino, Paul Walker, and Barry Soper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 26/07/24: Richard McIntyre talks to Jamie Mackay
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Federated Farmers Dairy Chair. OCR - new freshwater rules - WOKE gone overboard? Banking inquiry - where is this at right now? Immigration - what is the current situation? How are farmers coping with getting workers? Plus, we've heard a rumour that he's putting his name forward for the Dairy NZ Board? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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The Country 26/07/24: Trish Rankin talks to Jamie Mackay
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We talk to a high-profile Taranaki dairy farmer who's putting her money (and milk) where her mouth is, when it comes to backing the rural food charities, Meat the Need and Feed Out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 26/07/24: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
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Meteorologists are picking the potential for a blast of snow across parts of New Zealand next week – while a rare phenomenon now unfolding over Antarctica could spell more “active weather” later in August. A low-pressure system moving in from the Tasman Sea is forecast to collide with cold air blowing up from the Southern Ocean - bringing the possi…
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The Country 26/07/24: Paul Walker talks to Jamie Mackay
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A Bay of Plenty dairy farmer and Farmstrong champion talks about his tips for getting through the winter slog, calving etc. Paul farms in the Bay of Plenty on a low lying farm prone to flooding. He’s trained his body and brain to recognise the signs of stress and have more constructive/helpful thoughts rather than just dwelling on the difficulties.…
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The Country 26/07/24: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay
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Our political pundit ponders Kamala Harris, Darleen Tana, child abuse and a podcast on David Lange. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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PGG Wrightson wool report with Rachel Shearer
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Courtesy of PGG Wrightson, we take our monthly look at the state of the wool market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Fran O'Sullivan, Sir David Fagan, Mark de Lautour, Tim Ormrod, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 25/07/24: Fran O'Sullivan talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Herald's business section has done a great Agribusiness and Trade report. NZME's Head of Business discusses two of her columns - Luxon dubbed NZ’s ‘salesman in chief’ and Doubling Kiwi exports to grow NZ’s wealth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 25/07/24: Sir David Fagan talks to Jamie Mackay
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Shearing legend and the retiring Chair of Shearing Sports NZ comments on NZ's biggest success in Wales in five years - a big double at the Royal Welsh Show this morning. The Wools of New Zealand team of David Buick, of Pongaroa, and Jack Fagan, of Te Kuiti, made it 1-1 in a three-test series against Wales with a narrow win over Welsh shearers Gethi…
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The Country 25/07/24: Mark de Lautour talks to Jamie Mackay
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The chief executive of Open Country Dairy talks about his company's forecast milk price and questions why Fonterra is putting so much volume on its GDT auction platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 25/07/24: Tim Ormrod talks to Jamie Mackay
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The Senior VP of Brandt Australasia is just back from a client trip to the USA and Canada. We get his thoughts on the state of North American agriculture and the farm machinery market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 25/07/24: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
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We ask our Australian correspondent why dairy cows are so susceptible to Bird Flu and should we be worried here in NZ? Plus we talk Trump's tariffs, Brussel sprouts, and shark attacks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Wayne Langford, Graeme Williams, and Nick Hammond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 24/07/24: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
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After a three week absence, the PM is back to kick off The Country. Today we talk possible trade hurdles under a new US Administration, the Reserve Bank and interest rates, pricing agricultural emissions and Hillbilly Elegy - the movie made by Ron Howard from the best-selling autobiography of J D Vance - the Republican nominee VP. See omnystudio.co…
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The Country 24/07/24: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
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The President of Federated Farmers and co-founder of rural food charity, Meat the Need. Farmer confidence survey – can’t reveal the results yet, due to be released on Monday. The Feds' "love-in and sleepover" with Labour? Chippy stepping back a lot of Damien's decrees and Jo Luxton being a non-offensive Princess of the Provinces. Calving - farmers …
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The Country 24/07/24: Graeme Williams talks to Jamie Mackay
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Is an East Coast farmer and Bush Poet who reflects on the recent Flock House Reunion, commemorating 100 years since the agricultural training institution near Bulls opened in 1924. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Su McCluskey, Tom Plunkett, and Sirma Karapeeva. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 23/07/24: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie Mackay
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Today we find Labour's Trade spokesman (and former Minister of Agriculture) at the Red Meat Sector Conference in Wellington. We talk Trump, trade, tariffs and whether Kamala would be any better? Biden has already put hefty tariffs on imported Chinese EVs. If the US and China get into a trade war, is our future South East Asia? So the Aussies are ta…
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The Country 23/07/24: Su McCluskey talks to Jamie Mackay
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The first Australian Special Representative for Australian Agriculture was a panelist on trade this morning at the Red Meat Sector Conference, where her message was that we need to collaborate as ANZACS to take on the world. But are the Aussies cutting our lunch when it comes to red meat? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 23/07/24: Tom Plunkett talks to Jamie Mackay
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Four Canterbury brothers are taking on Dry July to raise money for the fight against cancer, as their father battles a crippling second round of the insidious disease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 23/07/24: Sirma Karapeeva talks to Jamie Mackay
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We briefly catch up with chief executive of the Meat Industry Association at the Annual Red Meat Sector Conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Monday, July 22, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Siobhan O'Malley, Ben Picton, Steve Wyn-Harris, and Don Fraser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 22/07/24: Siobhan O'Malley talks to Jamie Mackay
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We catch up with one of the co-founders of Meat the Need - the only charity in NZ to distribute a continuous supply of protein to food banks and community organisations nationwide. They are farmer-led charity donating livestock, milk and cash to turn into mince and milk meals for Kiwi families. Since 2020, Meat the Need has delivered over 2 million…
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The Country 22/07/24: Ben Picton talks to Jamie Mackay
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We track down Rabobank's Sydney-based Senior Macro Strategist on a speaking tour of the South Island where, amongst other things, he's addressing the timing of a likely cut in our OCR rate. We also look at what a Trump Presidency could mean for global trade and the world economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 22/07/24: Steve Wyn-Harris talks to Jamie Mackay
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After an early morning start to watch the closing holes of British Golf Open, who should we hear from first but a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer in Poland, about the breaking news of Joe Biden stepping down from the 2024 US Presidential race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 22/07/24: Don Fraser talks to Jamie Mackay
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The former head of Fraser Farm Finance and long-time show contributor shares his concerns for the Western World, should we fall prey to a cyber attack from the likes of Russia or China. What can we do to futureproof ourselves? Plus we try to put the current farming downturn into some historic perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…
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Rabobank Best of The Country: July, 20, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Jim Hopkins, Shane Jones and Jane Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Friday, July 19, 2024
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Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Claire Willaimson and Adam Thompson, Pita Alexander, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe, and Jason Walls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 19/07/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay
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We were going to flag the weather today but a weather bomb is on its way! So Monday's resident weather expert has stepped up to the plate on a Friday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 19/07/24: Claire Williamson and Adam Thompson talk to Jamie Mackay
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Today's first panel features two dynamic young, award-winning, rural entrepreneurs who are partners in business and love! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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