The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Dr Elizabeth Heeg, Toby Williams, Duncan Humm, Craig Hickman, and Barry Soper.

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NIWA's principal scientist on the big dry, as summer starts to sizzle with a big fire in Canterbury.

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The NZ Forest Owners Association chief executive responds to the Government's new rules limiting farm-to-forestry conversions under the ETS.

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Federated Famers' forestry spokesman (and Meat and Wool chairman) says the Government’s move to stop carbon credits being earned on productive farmland is welcome news but changes must also be made to how international emissions targets are set.

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Today's farmer panel features a dynamic social media duo from Mid Canterbury. We talk Toyotas, $10, and the weather.

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Our political correspondent on catching up with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Blair McLean, Jane Hunter, Chris Hipkins, and Chris Russell.

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The chief executive of Fonterra celebrates breaking the grass ceiling with a record $10 forecast milk price. Plus, we look at how to ramp up dairy production to double primary industry exports in the next decade.

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We catch up with The Country’s viticulture correspondent and the owner of Hunter’s Wines to share some Christmas cheer.

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We ask the Labour leader if he regrets Labour putting farming to the sword under the Ardern Government, and we debate the fairness and equity of the current tax system.

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Our Australian correspondent comments on bird flu across the Tasman, Fonterra’s milk price in Oz, and we eagerly await the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Bryce McKenzie, Komal Mistry-Mehta, Jen Corkran, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.

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The Prime Minister has a welcome announcement about carbon farming as he winds up his “Restoring Farmer Confidence Tour” today at the Southern Field Days site at Waimumu.

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We ask the co-founder of Groundswell whether his ginger group is now totally redundant. What’s happening on the ground today at the last leg of the Restoring Farmer Confidence tour meeting at Waimumu? And maybe Groundswell should set its sights on carbon farming.

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Fonterra’s chief innovation officer reviews the latest GDT auction - headlined by a 4.1% lift in the price of whole milk powder.

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Rabobank’s senior agriculture analyst covers the bank’s latest Beef Quarterly report. And it’s all good news for cattle farmers.

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Primary sector academic comments on chickens, farming, science, the government and collaboration.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Ray Smith, Dan Boulton, Kate Acland, and Sir David Fagan.

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The director general of MPI updates the situation on the ground with the Otago outbreak of the high pathogenic bird flu - where MPI is now eradicating 80,000 birds.

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