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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Richard Allen, Mike Peterson, and Craig Wiggins.
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The PM kicks off The Country and we kick off about the Dunedin Hospital. Plus we also talk about the Q4 Action Plan, the UAE trade deal and next week's OCR announcement. And with Jimmy Carter turning 100, we ask our PM who was the best US President of his lifetime?
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Fonterra's Chicago-based President Global Ingredients comments on another very good GDT auction (up 1.2%, WMP + 3%) and talks about the new strategy message he's giving Fonterra farmers on the current road show.
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Is a Hawkes Bay farmer, former NZ Trade Envoy and former Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ who reckons that rather than beating up forestry and trees, land use change is an ongoing trend. He doesn't buy into the over dramatization of sheep number decline and says it's been happening since 1985.
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The founder of Lean on a Gate, Talk to a Mate and the Whatever with Wiggy Charitable Trust salutes his new patron Barbara Kuriger, who along with Slade McFarland was supporting farmers and locals at the King Country Rams rugby home game at Te Kuiti last weekend. The Lean on a Gate, Talk to a Mate campaign will be hitting Kaitaia, Whangārei, Dargaville and Kerikeri on the 21st to 24th October.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Kate Acland, Farmer Tom Martin, Blair Drysdale, Jim Hopkins, and Shane McManaway and Dean Rabbidge.
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The Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair says it's been a "challenging time" for farmers and processing companies "due to the significant decrease in sheepmeat prices in the last few years, and spiralling costs on farm and along the supply chain".
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We ask a Southland arable farmer if growing rice is his best option at the moment, after the wettest September on record.
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Our UK farming correspondent comments on the spread of Bluetongue Virus, the potential removal of inheritance tax exemptions, a wet September and why gene editing is a good thing when it comes to plant breeding.
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Is a rural raconteur and local body politician who has his say on the Smithfield plant closure, the future of food production and Trump v Harris.
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The hunt is on for the next generation of trailblazers in agriculture as applications open for the 2025 Zanda McDonald Award. This esteemed trans-Tasman award, recognised as one of the most coveted prizes in Australasian agribusiness, seeks to identify and support young leaders who are making significant strides in the sector. The Zanda McDonald Award is open to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 21-35 who are actively involved in agriculture.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Jo Luxton, Kylie Leonard, Grant McCallum and Jeremy Rookes, and Rowena Duncum.
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Today we find our Monday Weather Man in Queenstown, lapping up the sunshine, on the last day of September. But what does October have in store for us? We only want good news!
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Labour's Ag Spokesperson reflects on a bad day for her local electorate with the announcement of the mothballing of the Alliance Group's Smithfield plant in Timaru, with the loss of over 600 jobs.
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Today we hear from the third and final candidate (Dr Jacqueline Rowarth and Richard McIntyre are regulars) for the board of Dairy NZ, a Taupo dairy farmer with a strong governance background.
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Today's farmer panel features a politician and a hobby farmer, respectively, both of whom sometimes masquerade as the real thing. And just who do we blame for the demise of Smithfield and the Dunedin Hospital?
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Is hosting a 9-day tour of Australia's farming country, through Outback Queensland, thanks to Zest 4 Travel. We tell you how you can join her.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Cameron, Emma Higgins, Miles Hurrell, Christopher Luxon, and Tyler Langford.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Tomsett, Jason Herrick, Duncan Humm, Craig Hickman, Hika Elliot, Chris Brandolino, and Mark Wynne.
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Breaking news with NZ Herald journalist on the ground in Timaru - The Alliance Group today announced a proposal to close its Smithfield meat processing plant in Timaru, South Canterbury.
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