The Country 17/02/26: Dave Martin talks to Jamie Mackay

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

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Are wrapping the country. We're heading up the road a
bit from Hawks Bay to Wiroa. There we find Dave Martin,
one of the guys behind the East Coast Farming Expo.
And just remember, if you want to go to the
Golden Shares Saturday afternoon, the daytime event, text Golden and
your name and your address to five double O nine.

(00:20):
We'll give away a couple of double passes tomorrow. Dave Martin,
when you get tidied up with the East Coast Farming Expo,
which is for sheep and beef farmers on the East Coast,
will you be heading down to the Golden Shares.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
I think it'll be done in dusted, while it's always
finished tidying up.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Jamie, Yeah, oh well there's some It's going to be
a great event with the World Champs on and a
bit of a Swan song. I think for the likes
of certainly for Roland Smith, you would think anyhow, okay,
your show gets under way tomorrow. I think we're catching
up with Craig Wiggy Wiggins. Lean on a gate, talk
to a mate who's going to be there tomorrow. What

(00:55):
have you got to entice the punters along? And has
the weather played ball for.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
You in terms of the weather, Jamie, we've been very lucky.
We we only had a one hundred and twenty five
mills which is just a shower for us, and so
no damage and no flooding. So we're bloody lucky compared
to the last couple of years ago. And really thinking
of all our brother and farming brethren down in the
manor or two in Benk's Peninsula and the like. Its

(01:19):
know how that goes. It's pretty tough time.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, well you guys got completely whacked, didn't you.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
What was it?

Speaker 1 (01:24):
It was three years ago, a cyclone cabral It doesn't
seem like that long ago, but it put paid to
the East Coast farming event. So who's coming along? As
I said, what's there to entice the punters?

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Oh? Great seven ar series as per usual Jamie glocks
of Doctor Jackey and Rowers. And we've got Chloe Butcher
Harries who's quite prominent on the social media. She's also
a Husinoa Young Farmer of the Year. She's coming along
to speak. Plus we've got a few panel discussions with
catchment groups and whatnot, which is pretty exciting. And Peter

(01:56):
Alexander all the way from the South Island.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Oh, he's great. Jacquel great and Chloe is she's really entertaining.
I've chatted to her a couple of times. She's very
impressive and the new generation of farmers coming through.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
She's brilliant. And then in the trade site and the
trade side of things, you know, we've got just under
fifty exhibitors again and it's all all quality. You can
if you want animal health, if you want fencing, doesn't
matter whether you want posting, bet and fencing or you
don't want fences at all, you want to do it
off your phone. It's all here, along with a heap
of other stuff, with a bit of a push on
the health thing this year with all the groups such

(02:31):
as Melano, New Zealand and hearing people and all sorts
of stuff like that. So he al really is something
for everyone here at this event.

Speaker 1 (02:38):
So David Carter, who we kicked off the show with
on Banks Peninsula, the worst flooding he can remember in
his farming lifetime on the peninsula, which is over forty years,
so he said he's never known. Also better times for
sheep and beef farmers. What about you?

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Yeah, gosh, Shamie. What a time to be farming. You know,
we've on the back of it for pretty average years.
We've had to come into this season with a ton
of grass, plenty of stock, and outstanding prices. It's a
very pleaceiable time to be farming at the moment it
gives us. You know, she'll give you a little bit
of confidence to get out of the market and either
retires and dead or start to do some R and

(03:17):
M war expansion.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, well, a lot of catch up spending to happen
around the country. Dave Martin, good luck for your East
Coast Farming Expo tomorrow. Will catch Wiggy Craig Wiggins there
tomorrow