The Country

The Country’s loquacious hobby farming correspondent fires a few shots in anger. Or does he?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Neville Clark, and Marion Cantillon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was Nicola Willis sent on a fool’s errand to Fonterra? The government can’t do anything about the price of butter and cheese (without subsidies), but what can it do to kneecap spendthrift local body councils? Is the Prime Minister concerned with what’s happening at Pāmu, after the sudden resignation of the long-standing and well-regarded manager of Molesworth Station, Jim Ward?Should the state be a farmer? Or is that an outmoded concept? And what about “frickin” Chris Hipkins?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A storied and well-travelled Gisborne auctioneer, stock agent, and former NZ Rodeo champion, who has just been awarded a life membership of the Poverty Bay A&P Association in its 150th year, reflects on more than 40 years in the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue Innovation Week here on The Country with Herd-i. Today, we catch up with the founder of Pit-Seal - an edible biofilm made of seaweed and nutrients used to cover silage pits instead of plastics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Nathan Guy, Jane Smith, Jen Corkran, Brian Johnson, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find the Meat Industry Association (MIA) at the Red Meat Sector Conference in Christchurch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Today we jointly enjoy some outrage over Paris, protests and Net Zero banking.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank’s senior analyst comments on record red meat prices and a better outlook for New Zealand avocado growers as global demand “smashes” past the $30 billion mark.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue Innovation Week here on The Country with Herd-i. Today we talk to a former pharmacist and one of the three-man team behind the Agri AI teat sprayer, which promises to reduce the huge cost of mastitis to the dairy industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.