Full Show | July 18

In this episode:

News Wrap | Zespri takes on plant variety applicant
1:38 – Richard Rennie outlines how Zespri is opposing the registration of a type of fruit that it says is a version of its own SunGold variety. And, he reports that Rabobank and the government have given more funding to keep catchment groups going for a while longer.

Market Insights | Winter store markets still red hot
6:17 – AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner checks in from Stortford Lodge to chat about the winter store markets. She says sky-high prices for lambs may be levelling off, but in the cattle pens vendors are still getting top money.

Feature | Sheep a source of high-value health products
12:15 – A Christchurch company has found a unique way of extracting collagen from sheep skins and now exports its ingredients and products around the world. Bryan talks to Tertiary Extracts Õtautahi co-founder Dr Rob Kelly about the value to be captured in the growing industry.

Feds Focus | Green taxonomy fails to identify farming
22:33 – Federated Farmers banking spokesperson Mark Hooper outlines his issues with the proposed Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, being developed by the Centre for Sustainable Finance and the Ministry for the Environment to provide a consistent framework for defining what is ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ in financial markets.

The Final Word
30:52 – It seems odd that in the same week the government gave flood-hit farmers money to help recover from flooding, Ministers were telling local government leaders they were going to limit future rates rises. Is this the right way to tackle our massive infrastructure deficit?