The Country

We catch up with Fonterra’s Chairman at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The Expo sees four million people through its doors. But what is the state of the Chinese economy?

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Today’s farmer panel features the 2024 and 2025, respectively, Young Farmers of the Year.

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Our Friday weather man from Earth Sciences NZ talks about a drought map rearing its ugly head early in the season. 

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McKay on Sport: Today, we talk about the All Blacks and the Silver Ferns in Scotland.

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Our political correspondent discusses Te Pāti Māori and Winston Peters.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Professor Keith Woodford, Harry Gaddum, and Chris Russell.

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The NZ First leader is at his combative and argumentative best when it comes to the Alliance and Fonterra farmer votes. We also debate unemployment rates, Te Pāti Māori, an FTA with India, the Pike River movie, and whether he was interviewed for Jacinda’s unauthorised biography.

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Farming academic says the current high red meat prices, up more than 30% since 2024, are a “sweet spot that won’t be maintained”. 

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For this month’s Farmstrong interview, we revisit a Hawke’s Bay farmer we’ve had tabs on since Cyclone Gabrielle. Today, he offers some sound advice to South Island farmers who have been hammered by the recent wind events on how to deal with the aftermath of extreme weather.  

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Our Australian correspondent talks about the Melbourne Cup, beef prices, and feral pigs eating lambs.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, Andrew Murray, and Stefan Vogel.

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The Prime Minister ponders Pike River, Apec and Trump, an economy on the rise, the demise of Te Pāti Māori, next week’s Christchurch Cup and Show week, and who would play him in a movie?

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This outspoken North Otago farmer pulls no punches when it comes to Nicola Willis's "taking the piss" technology, the Bill Gates woke joke that's starting to revoke, ridiculous sheep research on the Port Hills, banning farming on the Wellington farm park, and we ask if it's getting dry on the home farm.

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We ask Fonterra’s chief financial officer if a $10 milk price is now in danger after yet another downward GDT auction (-2.4%, whole milk powder down 2.7%).

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Rabobank’s senior agriculture analyst previews the bank’s November Agribusiness Monthly - aptly titled “Spring throws parting weather shots”. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Nicola Willis, Kate Acland, Tom Young, Thomas Macdonald, and Julian Raine.

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We find Beef + Lamb NZ’s chairwoman in the UK in a Bath pub, wearing her Sugar Loaf Wines producer’s hat. We also talk about B+LNZ leading a joint statement by global agricultural organisations calling for countries to follow best scientific practice and take a split-gas approach when reporting greenhouse gas emissions. 

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Affco’s National Livestock Manager comments on red meat prospects after leading academic Keith Woodford suggested the lamb schedule could be in for a big correction by Christmas.

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