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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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Michelle Watt talks to Peter Murphy, General manager of Operations at Fonterra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Sir David Fagan, Nick Webster, Hunter McGregor, and Steve Wyn-Harris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Act Party leader and Deputy PM comments on Act's ag policy, Winston’s election campaign in full swing, and whether Waitangi Day will be divisive this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The countdown to the Golden Shears and World Shearing Championships in Masterton (March 4-7) is well and truly on. This weekend in Marton, we not only host the Welsh shearing test, but we also find out who will join Toa Henerson and woolhandler Joel Henare in the NZ team for the World Champs. And there were two world records set in the past fortnight - men’s (3 stand) and women’s (4 stand) for 8-hour lamb shearing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we build towards National Lamb Day on Feb 15, it’s apt we talk to a North Otago dairy, sheep and cropping farmer who’s gone back to opening a farm store right beside where it all began on the Totara Estate in 1882 (144 years ago).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about the Chinese New Year, shared bikes and eating turtles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer and spokesperson for Fireballs Aotearoa - the network comprises meteor-tracking cameras mounted in schools, institutions, observatories and with the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Geoff Ross, Christopher Luxon, Dr Robyn Dynes, Emma Higgins, and Winston Peters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Emma Higgins, Te Radar, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, and Hamish McKay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We ask the Minister of Agriculture and Trade, who is telling porkies about the India FTA? Him or Winston? And is this more about Winston’s nationalistic dislike of immigration than it is about free trade? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rabobank’s senior ag analyst previews the bank’s NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2026 - titled "Keeping one move ahead".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The voice of the FMG Young Farmer Contest previews the first of seven regional finals, with Aorangi getting underway at the Woodbury Domain tomorrow in South Canterbury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s farmer panel ponders parenting, pastures and payouts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
McKay on Sport on the Aussie Open and why does Novak cop so much crap?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, David Birkett, Brian de Lore, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is he a wily old nationalistic crocodile “dog whistling” over the Indian FTA and immigration? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Federated Farmers arable chairman, who grows wheat, barley and vegetable seeds in Leeston, just south of Christchurch, said growers should be harvesting but are sitting on their hands as Canterbury has suffered another tough harvesting season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We ask our Australian correspondent why he’s literally sitting in the Murray River?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the Karaka yearling sales this week, we talk to the author of The Horsemakers - a book which places the breeders, the people behind the thoroughbred horses, at the centre of the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Stephen Jacobi, Dr Robyn Dynes, and Paul Allison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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