The Country

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.

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

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.

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 information.

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.

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

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.

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.