The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Jane Smith, Mike McIntyre, and Warwick Catto and Jamie Strang. 

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The NZ First leader and former Deputy PM steps in for the PM who's doing the business in China. We talk about the perilous state of the world geopolitically, a trade deal with Indonesia, missing Fieldays, his political adversaries, the Green Party and the Green Parrot.

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 We let an outspoken North Otago farmer off the chain and she reckons we should be more worried about Global War-ing than Global Warming. We also talk about the Green Party's fiscal folly released yesterday. And we finished by talking bull and a record price for an Angus Black Beauty. 

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Jarden's Head of Commodities comment's on last night's GDT Auction - the second of the new 25/26 season - down 1% (WMP down 2.1%). Plus we ask if Fonterra was too optimistic with its $10 opening forecast milk price.

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We catch up with two iconic and long-standing judges for tonight's BFEAs in Wellington.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Helen and Ian Burgess, Todd Clark, Sandra Matthews, Dr Beata Bukosa, and Damien O'Connor.

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These Cyclone Gabrielle-hit farmers in the Gisborne region are still waiting to get full farm access after their bridge was washed out in early 2023.

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Our Kentucky-based US farming correspondent talks riots, Trump, a wet and slow spring, and making money out of “idiot bales” for the thoroughbred horse racing industry.

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The national president of Rural Women NZ comments on the (sometimes) emotional subject of HRT patches.

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A Niwa-led study has found New Zealand’s native forests are absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought. We catch up with the Niwa atmospheric scientist, who led the study, to learn more.

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Labour’s trade spokesman takes umbrage when asked why his party is playing “wait and see” with its agriculture policy.

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Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Emma Higgins, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Phil Duncan, and Cheyne Gillooly.

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Deputy Dave is just back from the Oxford Union Debate, and on his way home, he decided to read Jacinda’s new book - A Different Kind of Power. Today he does a book review, plus we talk tabout he issues of the day, including whether health spending cuts should be on the table.

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Rabobank’s senior dairy analyst comments on the bank’s latest Dairy Quarterly (Q2) Report - Too Good To Be True? And despite a strong start to 2025, downside risks are expected to emerge over the coming months. 

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Today’s farmer/politician panel look back on a great week at Fieldays.

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Monday’s resident weatherman is the (justly deserved) 2025 Agricultural Communicator of the Year.

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We catch up with the new chief executive of Young Farmers on his first day on the tools, ahead of the Grand Final in Invercargill on July 3-5.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Nathan Guy, Mike Petersen, Richie McCaw and Dame Valerie Adams, Ray Smith, and Shane Jones. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Te Radar, George Dodson, Rick Ladd, Gabe Ross and Riley Meason, Jessi Morgan and Adam Thompson, Jenni Vernon and Richard Lindroos.

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