The Country

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, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

Episodes

August 24, 2025 38 mins

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Peter McBride, Shane McManaway, Dom Jones, and Bruce Cameron.

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Monday's resident weather expert on the arrival of spring patterns.

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The Chairman of Fonterra on the Lactalis deal.

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Wairarapa farmer and philanthropist inducted into the NZ Business Hall of Fame. 

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The Managing Director of corporate kiwifruit grower, Origin Capital Partners.

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A former Chair of Zespri talks faming and footy.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Stephen Fleming, Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, and Graeme Williams.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Kelvin Wickham, Jason Te Brake, Richard Dawkins, Chris Russell, and Miles Hurrell.

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The chief executive of Ballance with the fertiliser co-ops’ annual results. Plus Ballance Agri-Nutrients has been forced to take an $88 million hit on the value of its Taranaki manufacturing facility, given the uncertainty surrounding its future gas supply.

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The chief executive of Zespri says the co-op’s latest forecast reflects the strong start to the season, with average per-hectare returns forecast to reach record levels for all categories other than SunGold and Organic Green. 

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Federated Farmers’ meat and wool chairman says there’s reason for hope that the strong wool industry has turned a corner - but farmers need to get in behind the change-makers. 

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Our Australian correspondent talks cotton, coffee and footy.

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Fonterra’s chief executive discusses the co-op’s agreement to sell its consumer and associated businesses to French food group Lactalis for $3.845 billion.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Matt Bolger, Graeme Williams, Kate Scott, and Peter Newbold.

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We head to Washington DC to catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade to talk tariffs, Saudi Arabia and positive changes to freshwater farm plans. 

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Fonterra’s MD of Co-op Affairs comments on the increased 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price -  from $10.00 per kgMS to $10.15 per kgMS, with the range narrowing from $9.70 - $10.30 per kgMS to $10.10 - $10.20 per kgMS. Fonterra has also retained the $10.00 per kgMS forecast for the current 2025/26 season and narrowed the range from $8.00 - $11.00 per kgMS to $9.00 - $11.00 per kgMS.

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An East Coast farmer and Bush Poet has put pen to paper as he laments the loss of food producing land to carbon farming. His offering is called “Carbon Cuddlers”.

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The chief executive of Horticulture NZ previews next week’s annual conference and gala dinner, comments on the superfood kiwifruit, and looks at some of the accommodation issues facing RSE workers. 

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The GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate and Livestock takes his monthly look at the state of the markets. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, Andrew Murray, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.

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