The Country

Winner of the pinnacle Outstanding Contribution Award at the PINZ Awards, NZPork chairman Eric Roy has been recognised for 60 years of service to the ag industry.

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Rabobank's chief executive on the bank's latest report on farm succession, Changing the Guard, which has found over half of all New Zealand farm and orchard owners will reach the age of 65 in the next decade.

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Winner of the Emerging Leader Award at the PINZ Awards. A dynamic young agriculture leader and dairy farmer milking 850 cows in the Bay of Plenty.

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Winner of the Primary Industries Champion Award at the PINZ Awards. From her own lambing beat as a young girl on the family farm in Southland to advising farmers on global trends, best practice and the latest science, the trailblazing farming systems scientist has done it all.

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We catch up with this afternoon’s closing keynote speakers ahead of their address, “Vision for the future of NZ farming from the next generation of farming leaders”.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Michael Every, Lawrence Meredith, Jim Ward, Claire Taylor, and Tony Williams.

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Rabobank Global Strategist says Trump isn’t as “nutty” as people may think he is, as there can be upsides to trade wars and geopolitical crises.

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The EU Ambassador to New Zealand has been listening intently to Michael Every and gives his response to the Rabobank Global Strategist.

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Jamie catches up with a former schoolmate, who happens to be the manager of Molesworth Station, New Zealand’s biggest farm.

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We catch up with a Scottish Nuffield Scholar and keynote speaker at the Primary Industries New Zealand Summit. Her topic is "How do we change the narrative around farming?". 

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Federated Farmers’ meat and wool chairman on the next part of Feds’ battle against carbon farming.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Richard McIntyre, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Harijinda Singh, and Jeremy Rookes. 

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Monday's resident weather expert says expect a burst of windy and wet weather mid to later this week nationwide from the west,  then a wintry lower South Island this weekend after a brief mid week warm up. 

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The Federated Farmers Dairy Chair is signing off this week at the Primary Industry Summit in Christchurch. We look at two of his biggest achievements in the role.

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We head to the Coastal Rugby Club in South Taranaki to talk to the most successful sire in New Zealand rugby as the first All Blacks squad of 2025 is named.

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Is a South Otago dairy farmer who's running 364 kms from Mt Cook to Akaroa in his gumboots to raise money for the Otago Community Hospice. We ask why? 

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Our Lifestyle/Hobby correspondent comments on record beef bull sales, Trump and the All 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Emma Higgins, Winston Peters, Jane Smith, and Hamish McKay.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Brendan Attrill, Peter Newbold, Chris Russell, Hamish McKay, and Rowena Duncum.

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