The Country
Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.
Episodes
Jamie Mackay talks to Dr John Roche, Chris Brandolino, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Michael Fox, and Campbell Parker.
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The chief science adviser to the Prime Minister and MPI looks back on his upbringing on a small Irish dairy farm and forward to Fieldays, where agriculture, science and AI will be to the fore at the MPI site.
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Friday’s weatherman has a warning of a Super El Niño on the way for spring.
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Today’s Young Farmer Grand Final-winning panel ponders the excellent prospects for dairy.
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Zespri’s Head of Global Public Affairs is hosting the EU Ambassador in the Bay of Plenty, as we mark two years since the NZ-EU FTA came into force on May 1, 2024.
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The Chief Executive of DairyNZ wraps up Dairy Week on The Country as we look at the changing landscape for the industry and why the rising cost of the five Fs is of concern.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Wayne Langford, Jane Smith, Callum McDonald, and Chris Russell.
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The NZ First leader and former Deputy PM is his normal combative self when it comes to NZF propaganda, TPM, and the age of eligibility for National Super. However, he has praise for Judith Collins and a convenient memory lapse when it comes to 2017.
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The President of Federated Farmers is back on the tools today in Greymouth, after his Italian “that’s amore” sojourn with Mrs YOLO. It’s AGM season for the Feds, with several women stepping up to the presidential plate in the provinces. Plus, we preview the PINZ Conference and Awards.
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North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist opines on South American farmers being incredulous about our carbon farming disaster, exporting her Perendale sheep to Japan, and a proposed 45% rate rise in the Waitaki district!
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PGG Wrightson’s Livestock National Genetic Manager previews the autumn bull sales, which are getting underway today.
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Our Australian correspondent comments on this week’s Budget and the excellent prospects for beef.
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Michelle Watt talks to Lisa Payne, Fonterra's Farm Source Milk Supply Director.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Kate Acland, Mark de Lautour, Hunter McGregor, and Craig Wiggins.
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The Prime Minister ponders further lamb tariffs in the US, whether climate polluters are being let off the hook, whether Labour can win without TPM, Judith Collins' valedictory, and the fuel price crisis.
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The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ is just back from the US, where we've been commemorating 100 years of red meat export. We talk about the prospect of lamb tariffs, the protein boom and her nomination for Rural Woman of the Year at the PINZ Awards.
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It's Dairy Week here on The Country, and the chief executive of our second-biggest dairy company - Open Country Dairy - talks about forecast milk price, end-of-season volumes, the protein boom in the US, and whether Fonterra farmers are switching camps.
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Our Shanghai-based correspondent discusses Trump's visit, China's domestic economy and the Football World Cup.
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The founder of Lean on a Gate, Talk to a Mate, talks about training and MPI funding, firearms licensing, and DairyNZ cadets.
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Jamie Mackay talks to Emma Higgins, Damien O'Connor, Rocky Hawkins, and Farmer Tom Martin.
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