The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Jamie Strang, Sir David Carter, Todd McClay, Jane Smith, and Cameron Bagrie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 76 year old Wairarapa farmer who rowed across Cook Strait to raise money for Farmstrong, joined us in the studio. He's also a long-time judge of the BFEAs.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Minister of Agriculture and former Speaker has a new job - Chair of the Canterbury A&P Association - and he's tasked with getting the country's largest show back and running after the November event was initially cancelled by the now-former board.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade, live in Delhi, as we attempt to strengthen our trade ties with India - the world's most populous nation.  We also discuss the end of the 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and now the proud Aunt of an Olympian. While we're very competitive on the global sporting stage, are we as competitive when it comes to primary production? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is an independent economist who casts a wary eye over tomorrow's OCR announcement from the Reserve Bank plus he questions whether it's realistic, or too ambitious, for the Government to double exports earnings in the next decade?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Simon Walker, Emma Higgins, Al Moorhead, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the Act Party leader if the Olympics have been a welcome distraction for politicians and All Blacks coaches alike. Should he step aside and let Winston be the Deputy PM for the entirety of the three-year term? Are we running out of energy? And why is the Act Party no longer the "Party" Party?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer has just returned from the Paris Olympics where he was a rowing official/umpire. He became an umpire after getting sick of sitting on the bank watching his son row, got involved, and became an international umpire. He is one of only three Kiwis who have their ticket.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Senior Ag Analyst reviews the bank's August Agribusiness Outlook Report and she has some positive news for sheep farmers and those of us with a mortgage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.