The Country

The Fonterra Chair on the sudden resignation (after eight years) of his chief executive, Miles Hurrell - when did he find out, despite rumours swirling for several weeks? Is Miles heading to NZR? Has Fonterra got a ready-made internal replacement candidate?

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The Acting Prime Minister (and Act Party leader) says the United States has not asked New Zealand for military support in the Strait of Hormuz. 

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This agrarian “Double All Black” was inducted as the first member of the New Zealand Rural Sports Hall of Fame.

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Affco’s National Livestock Manager discusses the impending issues facing the red meat industry as the Middle East war wages on. 

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Monday’s resident weatherman is almost redundant, with autumn being the most settled of the seasons.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Rowland and Ingrid Smith, Te Radar, Karn Dhaliwal, and Ben Picton. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Andy Dalton, Andy Borland, Alan Livingston, Mark Patterson, Tania Houghton, Rachel Shearer, and PJ Budler.

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Former All Blacks captain and farmer lets us know what he’s been up to in a busy career since his rugby days.

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The chief executive of the Scales Group discusses how the Iran conflict and local weather affect horticulture at the Wānaka Show.

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QEII National Trust chair on his rugby years at Lincoln University. Plus, where he’s farming and how he got involved with the QEII National Trust.

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A South Otago farmer, and associate minister of agriculture sings the praises of NZ First. As the minister for wool, he also sings the praises of that fibre.

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Farmlands’ chief executive on how every business owner should be thinking about AI. Plus, she describes online energy platform Farmlands Flex.

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PGG Wrightson’s general manager of wool, on the continued renaissance for strong wool.

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We catch up with a Texas-based South African livestock judge.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Picton, Chris Hipkins, Tracy Brown, Jamie Cunningham, and Chris Russell.

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Rabobank’s Sydney-based Senior Economist looks at how the NZ economic recovery is undermined by the conflict in the Middle East. And how does war affect interest rates and inflation?

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We know Labour’s leader wants to be the PM come November 7, but who else is lining up for the job? And how is his rural cred?

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The Chair of DairyNZ encourages farmers to cast their vote before the end of play tomorrow for the Milksolids Levy vote.

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Today, we find PGG Wrightson’s North Island-based National Dairy Specialist at a beef sale in the South Island.

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