The Country

We catch up with a Tasman dairy farmer who’s been at the coal face of the devastating flooding at the top of the Motueka River, as the region reels from two horrendous floods in two weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We yarn with a Wairarapa farmer, and one of the country’s leading sheep breeders, about carbon farming, and the future of production forestry and sheep farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s dairy farmer/MP panel ponders Clarkson’s Farm in a dry UK summer and a very wet winter here in New Zealand.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We plead with Monday’s resident weather expert for a break in the weather for the flood-ravaged Tasman/Nelson region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Stuart Nash, Hugh Jackson, Cameron Bagrie, Farmer Tom Martin, and Jo Luxton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish McKay talks to Chris Brandolino, Aaron Cruden, Sandra Matthews, Richard Dawkins, Emma Poole and Tim Dangen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Earth Sciences New Zealand’s (formerly known as Niwa) principal scientist to find out about more heavy predicted rain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with a former All Black to get his thoughts on this weekend’s second test against France in Wellington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An update on Rural Women New Zealand with the national president, including proposed improvements in rural connectivity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federated Farmers’ new national meat and wool chair farms in Marlborough. He discusses how Feds is keeping a close eye on flood-affected farmers in the region. Plus, he says the Save Our Sheep campaign is still going strong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.