The Country

 The Senior VP of Brandt Australasia is just back from a client trip to the USA and Canada. We get his thoughts on the state of North American agriculture and the farm machinery market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask our Australian correspondent why dairy cows are so susceptible to Bird Flu and should we be worried here in NZ? Plus we talk Trump's tariffs, Brussel sprouts, and shark attacks.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Wayne Langford, Graeme Williams, and Nick Hammond.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a three week absence, the PM is back to kick off The Country. Today we talk possible trade hurdles under a new US Administration, the Reserve Bank and interest rates, pricing agricultural emissions and Hillbilly Elegy - the movie made by Ron Howard from the best-selling autobiography of J D Vance - the Republican nominee VP.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Federated Farmers and co-founder of rural food charity, Meat the Need. Farmer confidence survey – can’t reveal the results yet, due to be released on Monday. The Feds' "love-in and sleepover" with Labour?  Chippy stepping back a lot of Damien's decrees and Jo Luxton being a non-offensive Princess of the Provinces. Calving - farmers are under huge pressure trying to find staff, immigration issues.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is an East Coast farmer and Bush Poet who reflects on the recent Flock House Reunion, commemorating 100 years since the agricultural training institution near Bulls opened in 1924.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of the Spring Sheep Milk Company says it's "highly significant and exciting" that his sheep milking company has gained brand registration for its infant milk formula in China. This registration enables direct import and distribution throughout China of their infant formula with the Chinese label, as opposed to through a narrow set of on-line channels, only in English.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Su McCluskey, Tom Plunkett, and Sirma Karapeeva.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we find Labour's Trade spokesman (and former Minister of Agriculture) at the Red Meat Sector Conference in Wellington. We talk Trump, trade, tariffs and whether Kamala would be any better? Biden has already put hefty tariffs on imported Chinese EVs. If the US and China get into a trade war, is our future South East Asia? So the Aussies are taxing farmers for their emissions, so why should we? And was Chippy's love-in and sleepover with Federated Farmers a slap in the face for him and how he dealt with farmers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first Australian Special Representative for Australian Agriculture was a panelist on trade this morning at the Red Meat Sector Conference, where her message was that we need to collaborate as ANZACS to take on the world. But are the Aussies cutting our lunch when it comes to red meat?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.