The Country

We chatted with the event co-chair of the South Island Dairy Event being held in Timaru on April 7-9.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Associate Ag and Biosecurity Minister is also at Kirwee, where a key topic for discussion with farmers is whether we should pull out of the Paris Agreement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks bird flu in sheep, a reduced duck hunting season, breeding from a $40,000 sheep dog and what was in the Budget for agriculture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Graham Mourie, Steve Wyn-Harris, and Stephen Crossan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister accidentally ponders Winston's health and diet, an Indian FTA, the Investment Summit, changes to RMA, a lift in GDP, Winston wanting us out of the Paris Climate Agreement and whether the latter's war of words with Chris Hipkins will win the Nats the 2026 election by default.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former All Blacks captain is a leading figure in NZ Agribusiness, and yesterday, he was re-elected as a director of the QEII National Trust for a third term. Today, we talk about what he brings to the role and his corporate dairy farming career with Southern Pastures, and we pay tribute to Grizz Wyllie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask a Central Hawkes Bay farmer, broadcaster and a founder of Fireballs Aotearoa, if he has he found his missing meteorite and his farming mojo in his semi-retirement. And has he recovered his golfing mojo after his collapse in front of the late great Sir BJ Lochore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month's Farmstrong farmer is a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit spraying contractor who organises the annual Dairy Farmers v Hort Growers cricket match in Te Puke to get farmers and growers off-farm for a day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Conor English, Mark de Lautour, Greer Paterson, Farmer Tom Martin, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former CEO of Federated Farmers, former adviser to the Reserve Bank, and younger brother of Bill (Sir William) writes "The US government intends to use tariffs as a way of incentivising other countries to do things that are helpful to the US; things like curtail immigrants or drugs travelling across the border, or to shift manufacturing jobs to America. President Donald Trump has described the word 'tariffs' as 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary,' so it’s clear he likes the idea of using tariffs." So, what will Trump do on April 2?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.