The Country

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Anne-Marie Roerink, Todd McClay, Rowland Smith, and Barry Soper.

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The founder and president of the 210 Analytics research firm, which specialises in market research. Since 2006, she has produced the Power of Meat study, providing an annual update of US shopper habits regarding meat and poultry. Today, we talk about the boom in red meat protein demand, especially from Millennials and Gen-Zers who want MAHA (Make America Healthy Again).

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The Minister of Agriculture and Trade update sus on the Indian FTA, the prospect of more Trump tariffs on our lamb, and whether he would look forward to serving under Winston as a Prime Minister?

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It’s day two of the NZ Shearing Champs in Te Kuiti. An interested spectator is the current world shearing champion, who we find in his tractor in Hawke’s Bay. 

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Our political correspondent ponders Winston in Washington, and what Winston wants in Wellington.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Sir David Fagan, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Adam Thompson, Rhys Roberts, Grant Nordstrom, and Chris Russell.

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Our country’s greatest shearer previews the NZ Shears getting underway in Te Kuiti today, where Golden Shears Open champ Toa Henderson is a hot favourite. 

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One of our leading primary sector academics comments on the world fertiliser prices and the demise of home-grown food at the expense of cheaper imports such as tinned fruit and pork.

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Zanda McDonald farming panel on the cost of fuel, freight and fertiliser, the price of land, planting 7000 trees and a $2000 cash scholarship for environmental studies.

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It’s the turn of PGG Wrightson’s Canterbury/West Coast Livestock Manager to update the market in his region, where the shift is on from arable to dairy.

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Our Australian correspondent laments the lot of arable farmers, celebrates sheep farming, and says he’s embarrassed to be an Aussie.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Cameron Bagrie, Christopher Luxon, Emma Higgins, Ross Sommerville, and Steve Wyn-Harris.

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We head live to San Francisco to talk to an independent economist who crunches the numbers on the US-Iran ceasefire. How have the markets reacted? 

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The Prime Minister ponders the off-ramp for the Middle East War, the diesel crisis for the primary sector, and whether the media has it in for him. 

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Rabobank’s Senior Agricultural Analyst reviews last night’s GDT auction (down 3.4%) - WMP -0.7%, SMP -1.6%, BMP 0.7%, AMF -7.1%, Butter -8.1%, and Cheese -3.1%. Plus, we look at how the Middle East crisis is affecting red meat prices. 

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The GM of Isuzu Utes, our new vehicle partner, tells us about the Isuzu Tough Sale on now with an extended 6-year warranty, finance from 7.9%, 3 litre turbo diesel engine, 3.5T towing, 5 star safety rating, and Utes and SUVs built with truck DNA.

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Central Hawke’s Bay farmer and broadcaster talks Trump, damn lies, and dams!

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