The Country

The Prime Minister and chief executive of Fieldays kick off the show. Luxon comments on removing agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme, disbanding He Waka Eke Noa, and a call for an enquiry into rural banking. Nation says the “vibe" at Fielday is "pretty good” despite a few traffic issues.

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The Beef + Lamb Ambassador, and Black Fern, is excited for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, especially the “pretty crazy” French crowd.

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Consultancy firm KPMG released its report "Today’s potential, tomorrow’s possibilities" at Fieldays today. We catch up with its author, and KPMG global head of agribusiness, Ian Proudfoot, to find out what it’s all about.

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The agricultural entrepreneur talks about his equally entrepreneurial family who recently topped New Zealand’s Rich List for 2024.

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DairyNZ’s chief executive gives up lunch to yarn with us about the government removing agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme and disbanding He Waka Eke Noa.

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In the absence of Fonterra’s chief executive Miles Hurrell, The Country’s previous executive producer steps up to give her impressions of the sights and sounds at Fieldays.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Bernie McGahan, Todd Clark, Hunter McGregor, and Rowena Duncum.

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Labour's Trade Spokesperson comments government’s decision to keep agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and the official disestablishment of the He Waka Eke Noa Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership.  We also reflect on David Shearer, Fieldays, Shane Jones and the pros and cons of an FTA with India. 

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He might be PGG Wrightson's Regional Livestock Manager for Northland, but we traverse all sorts of subjects as we discuss the issues in the Far North.

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Our US farming correspondent joins us from the bluegrass of Kentucky where he's making hay while the sun shines! We also talk record beef prices and Donald Trump. 

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Is a Shanghai-based Kiwi selling venison (and red meat) to the Chinese. Today we talk the economy, the Dragon Boat Festival and eating a pig's face and nose!

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Sets the scene from Fieldays on the eve of tomorrow's opening!

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Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Jeremy Rookes, Kate Acland, Luke Chandler, and Chanelle O'Sullivan.

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Monday's resident weather expert has a Fieldays forecast and some hope for rain for the dry regions.

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We take a first hand look at the ongoing and insidious dry in North Canterbury.

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The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the latest on-farm inflation stats, showing a 2.8% increase for the 2023-24 season, compared to the previous year's horrendous 16.3% inflation rate (for the past three years inputs prices have increased by a whopping 32%).

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The managing director of John Deere for Aus/NZ previews what's in store for the green tractors at Fieldays this week and takes a look at the state of global agriculture. 

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The communications director for the E Tipu Agri-Summit previews next week's conference in Palmerston North.

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Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Jane Smith, Jen Corkran, and Shane Jones.

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