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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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Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Don Carson, Steve Wyn-Harris, Jeremy Rookes, Nathan Guy, Rowena Duncum, Craig Wiggins, Chris Brandolino, and Hamish McKay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our annual long-standing tradition - the Ag Person of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s farmer panel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The newly-appointed special trade agricultural envoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s second correspondent panel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Earth Sciences NZ weather guy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
McKay on Sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Alison Shanks, Todd Charteris, John McOviney, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For the final time in 2025, it’s the Prince of the Provinces, the Mighty Matua! We discuss a fun day in Parliament and his Ag Person/s of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From high-performance sport to a high-performance Ag Tech company, we talk to a former world champion cyclist about her transition from the track to tracking cows with Halter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The chief executive of Rabobank wraps the 2025 farming year and names his Ag Person of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Waitomo sheep and beef farmer and the chief executive of Steelfort, who’s in the business of both growing grass and cutting it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Australian correspondent reflects on the Bondi Beach shooting, beef feedlots at 100% capacity and his Aussie Ag person of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, and Jim Hopkins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Prime Minister makes his final appearance for 2025. He ponders the December Situation and Outlook for the Primary Industries (SOPI), the Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU), a surprise Christmas dinner guest and his Ag Person of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fonterra’s chief executive comments on another disappointing Global Dairy Trade Auction overnight, down 4.4%, the ninth drop in a row. Is a payout beginning with an “8″ now on the cards?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and Groundswell poster child - or is she? Today, she has Ikea, carbon farming and wind turbines in her sights. Plus, we get her Ag Person of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Shanghai-based correspondent finds some long-awaited “green shoots” in the Chinese economy and goes one better in his Ag Person of the Year. He has his Ag Industry in China Awards!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our long-standing rural raconteur chips in with his Ag Person of the Year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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