The Country

Our political commentator ponders the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew, Trump and Luxon at Apec and Winston being a grumpy old man barking at cars and yelling at clouds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Emma Poole, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Mark Copeland, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fonterra’s chief executive comments on the overwhelming YES vote from Fonterra farmer shareholders to sell the consumer brands business to Lactalis. The deal was expected to deliver a tax-free capital return of about $3.2 billion to 8000-plus shareholding farms throughout New Zealand. The average return to farmer shareholders would be around $392,000. That’s about 0.7% of GDP. But not everybody’s happy. Just ask Winston!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s farmer panel is one man down, but it does feature the 2023 FMG Young Farmer of the Year and Waikato vet and dairy farmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a cold and wet Waikato, one of our leading primary sector academics talks Fonterra, generators and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation conference she attended in Rome on our behalf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the New Zealand Dog Trial Test Team captain. The annual Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial Test runs over two days from tomorrow at the Ashburton A&P Show, battling it out to win the prestigious Wayleggo Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent talks Trump, record lamb and beef prices, why net zero is an ideology, not a policy, and agriculture topping the Uni student satisfaction survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, Todd Charteris, Tracy Brown, Hunter McGregor, Jack Jordon, and Blair Drysdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Director General of MPI on helping weather-battered farmers, and why our new methane emissions targets are absolutely achievable without reducing animal protein production.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s chief executive comments on tomorrow’s Fonterra shareholder vote, the adverse weather, and his upcoming trip to the Windy City - Chicago, as opposed to Invercargill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.