The Country

Hamish McKay talks to Richard Loe, Jen Corkran, George Dodson, Hugh Jackson, and Jamie Mackay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk rugby with a former All Black, ahead of this weekend’s big clash with the Wallabies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The senior analyst for animal protein at RaboResearch comments on a couple of dairy-beef reports coming up next week. One will focus on the New Zealand market and the other on global trends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss farm succession planning with today’s panel, the 2024 Young Farmer of the Year, George Dodson, and the 2025 Young Farmer of the Year, Hugh Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s McKay and Mackay on sport, as Hamish catches up with Jamie, who is over in Perth waiting for the All Blacks v Wallabies match this weekend. Plus, infamous Mackay travel stories, including his battle with a noisy rooster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish McKay talks to Harriet Bremner-Pinckney, Mark Ferguson, Chris Hipkins, Deanne Parkes, and Chris Russell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Zanda McDonald Award applications are open, so we catch up with 2023 winner Harriet Bremner-Pinckney, who is a new judge this year, alongside current judge Mark Ferguson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Leader of the Opposition on the bipartisan offer from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Plus, what are Labour’s plans for the farming sector?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A South Waikato dairy farmer and Farmstrong champion tells us what she’s learned from her mental health struggles. She also had advice for busy rural mums “in the trenches”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Australian correspondent on wool and beef prices on the rise, and could shearing be an Olympic sport?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.