The Country

We catch up with a former Minister of Agriculture and Speaker of the House, who these days farms on Banks Peninsula, in the worst flooding event in over 40 years (more than 250 mms in the last 24 hours). 

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We chew the fat with the chief executive of pet food and horticulture company Scales - and the co-organiser of the Lincoln University Sports Dinner at Wānaka on the eve of the Wānaka A&P Show. 

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Today, we find a high-profile North Otago farmer in the Big Smoke of Auckland on a director’s course. But can she use her “self-reflection break” to learn to be more tolerant of activists and diversity experts? 

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The National Livestock Manager for Affco says while farmers are enjoying record returns for red meat, the meat companies are not making money, and the current prices are not sustainable. 

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We preview the East Coast Farming Expo, which starts tomorrow at Wairoa. Have they dodged a weather bullet? 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Damien O'Connor, Ian Strahan, Dominic Jones, and Phil Duncan. 

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Manawatū farmer and Act MP - how bad is it in the eye of the storm?

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Labour’s trade spokesman comments on the Indian FTA, whether Labour will support it, and ponders who the candidates for the West Coast Tasman electorate could be.

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Federated Farmers’ Manawatū President updates on the storm battering his region.

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The managing director of Origin Capital Partners discusses the state of the kiwifruit industry and how you can invest in it.

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Monday’s resident weatherman has been kept busy over the weekend.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Warren, Mike Casey, Nathan Guy, Chris Hipkins, Winston Peters, and Christopher Luxon.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Sir David Fagan, Bryce McKenzie, Bruce Weir, Vanessa Winning, Simon Beamish, and Hamish McKay.

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The prime minister celebrates great results for New Zealand’s red meat sector, discusses RMA reforms, and rules out a water tax.

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A shearing legend joins The Country to talk about a very strong Kiwi team for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in March.

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Groundswell's co-founder says that, while the prime minister isn't going for a water tax, that doesn't mean a future government won't impose one.

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Rabobank’s general manager of country banking on rural interest rates, succession workshops, and positivity in the primary sector.

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MPI’s programme director of export growth and director of on-farm support, on the Science for Farmers programme.

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We catch up with a Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer who comments on a great season, and what his son, athletics world champion, Geordie, is up to.

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