Jamie Mackay talks to Richard McIntyre, Damien O'Connor, Jane Smith, and Tom Young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Federated Farmers dairy chairman leads the charge on the Feds' banking inquiry. Today he accuses the host of The Country of doing patsy PR interviews for our biggest rural lender! Plus, we uncover some horrendous lending rates being imposed on farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Earlier this morning we caught up with Labour's trade spokesman in the Netherlands, and the first question was "What the hell is an Opposition politician doing there at taxpayers' expense?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Outspoken North Otago farmer comments on Damien O'Connor, tussock fires on her back door, carbon farming, and why leading farmers reckon we need a nationwide land symposium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Affco's National Livestock Manager predicts the loss of hundreds of meat processing jobs and some plant closures due to shrinking livestock numbers. But the good news is the lamb market is showing signs of recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Kate Acland, Dan Hodgen, Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Patterson, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The Act Party leader defends his Treaty Principles Bill (which Cabinet will consider this afternoon) following an attack on it by 440 church leaders. Plus we ponder Chippy's proposed CGT/Wealth Tax and this week's Presidential Debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the New Season Outlook Report which makes sober reading for sheep farmers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Is a North Canterbury farmer and Chair of the Hurunui Adverse Events Committee. Today he updates the Big Dry and applauds the recent Farmbreak event - that saw 300 farming folk gather for a feed and a beer to take their minds off the drought plaguing the district. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Today's Farmer/Groundswell Panel pays tribute to Steve Cranston, and get stuck into local body councils and emissions taxes. Plus we ask is GS now a redundant organisation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Monday's resident weather man says windy westerlies are the order of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Farmer Tom Martin, Jen Corkran, Winston Peters, Antonia Watson, and Sir Peter Beck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Antonia Watson, Sir Peter Beck, Jen Corkran, Nigel Woodhead and Blair Drysdale, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

We ask the chief executive of ANZ, the country's biggest bank, with the country's biggest rural portfolio, if farmers are getting a fair deal when it comes to risk margins for rural lending. And is the rural and business book subsidising the more competitive residential portfolio? Is the Reserve Bank unfairly penalising banks by making them hold mo…

Guess who was at the King's Birthday investiture yesterday at Government House, along with the host of The Country. None other than the Rocket Man from Rocket Lab! The newly-minted Knight and futurist gives us a glimpse of what life could be like in 2050. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Rabobank's Senior Animal Proteins Analyst comments on the improved prospects for the sheepmeat industry, ahead of the release next week of the RaboResearch Report titled: Watering the green shoots in New Zealand sheepmeat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The Southern Man Farmer Panel ponders lambing just around the corner and getting crops into the ground. And we celebrate the 2025 YFC Grand Final being in Invercargill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

NIWA's Weather Guy says spring is the troubled teenager of the seasons! But can she deliver some rain for North Canterbury? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Rowena Duncum talks to Wayne Langford, Chris Hipkins, Chris Russell, Richard Appleby, and Jamie Mackay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The president of Federated Farmers gives us a calving update, before tackling the banking inquiry and yesterday’s farm plan announcement. He also talks about how the Government is tracking with Feds’ 12 policy priorities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

It’s the leader of the Opposition’s birthday. He talks about Kīngi Tūheitia, who is formally laid to rest today and whether the two major parties can achieve anything politically around big projects such as roading or housing. Also, is Labour still the same party that lost last year’s election, and does it have any agricultural policies? See omnyst…

Our Aussie correspondent is also our longest-standing. Today he pays tribute to Jamie Mackay ahead of his investiture ceremony. He also looks at millions of sterile flies being utilised to wipe out flystrike, and a gigantic farmer protest over live sheep export planned for Canberra next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Livestock Visibility Solutions chief executive and founder updates how their FLOW system, and AI technology in general, is making life easier for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The host of The Country gives us the latest from the investiture ceremony at Government House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Rowena Duncum talks to Andrew Murray, Kelvin Wickham, Hamish Marr, Hunter McGregor, and Janine Mallon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Fonterra’s chief financial officer debuts on The Country to look at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction results, which dropped 0.4% across the board, with whole milk powder down 2.5% and skim milk powder up 4.5%. He also talks about why the co-op is investing in a new UHT plant in Southland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Ballance’s chief executive joins Rowena in the Auckland studio to recap his first year in the role; saying there have been “plenty of challenges” so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy, and Mid Canterbury farmer, updates the wild weather conditions in the region and how his farming operation is going. He’s also been busy globetrotting in his trade envoy role and is looking forward to a trip to China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The Country’s Shanghai-based correspondent on China’s challenging restaurant environment and what he’s seen on his travels in Guangzhou See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

The owner-operator of Zest4Travel on the itinerary for The Country’s agricultural tour of Outback Queensland, which will take place in May 2025 hosted by Rowena Duncum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

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Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Farmer Tom Martin, Dave Courtney, and John McOviney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Surprise! Surprise! The Acting PM doesn't want to lift the age of eligibility for National Super to 67, nor does he want a Capital Gains Tax. But he does want to improve the nation's productivity and GDP by improving our roading infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Our UK farming correspondent comments on the bluetongue outbreak in East Anglia and Norfolk, why Sir Brian May is going in to bat for the Badgers in the battle against TB, how an arable farm is selling soil carbon credits to a Formula One team to offset their emissions, and how the autumn harvest is going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…

Today we find Silver Fern Farms' Chief Customer Officer in Shanghai waiting to get on a bullet train to Beijing. We discuss the state of the Chinese economy, the red meat market, and why the MIA is taking over the Taste Pure Nature marketing programme, originally set up by BLNZ . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Is a Waitomo sheep and beef farmer and the chief executive of Steelfort. Today we chew the fat over the issues of the day, including National Super, the roading infrastructure, the Chinese economy, returns for beef and lamb, and how lowering the OCR will affect the retail environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, Dr Doug Edmeads, Shane McManaway, Pita Alexander, and Phil Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Today's Farmer/Politician Panel chews the fat on the issues of the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

We yarn to an iconic soil scientist who's has spent a lifetime serving agriculture and farmers, who hung up his microscope on Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Is a Wairarapa farmer, former corporate high-flyer, and philanthropist who pays tribute to James Guild, a great contributor to NZ farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Is a globe-trotting Christchurch farm accountant who says, "Don't get too down about things, as New Zealanders are a lot better off financially than the NZ Government". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Monday's resident weather expert comments on the most temperamental season of them all - spring! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Nicola Willis, Emma Higgins, Jane Smith, and Samuel Whitelock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay talks to Samuel Whitelock, Stu Loe, Stu Duncan, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

It’s the top of the best-selling list - Samuel Whitelock, View from the Second Row - the story of how family, farming and footy made a champion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Jamie Mackay continues his farming and footy chat with the former All Black, who can now add author to his list of achievements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

Today’s farmer panel comes to us from North Canterbury and the Maniototo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME

We talk farming, Heartland Rugby and the All Blacks test with the patron of New Zealand Rugby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh NZME