The Country

The new chief executive of Fieldays has embraced the ultimate “mullet strategy” – business in the front, party in the back – to bring together innovation, education and globalisation to this year’s event.

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The Act Party has joined NZ First’s war on “woke” banks with a member’s bill to repeal legislation that requires banks and other financial institutions to submit climate disclosures. Plus, how worried is he about falling livestock numbers - especially sheep - down 6.2 million (21%) to just 23.6 million from a decade ago?

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A world-renowned expert on livestock methane and climate is in high demand globally for his clear, science-based communication. With methane such a hot topic in NZ agriculture, he’s got great insights to share, especially on why it should be measured differently from long-lived gases.

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Brandt’s Director of Sales talks about Trump, tariffs, and tractors.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Toby Williams, Steve Maharey, Mike McIntyre, and Pita Alexander.

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Federated Farmers' meat and wool chairman welcomes the Government’s commitment to halt the locking up of high-quality farmland in carbon forest, but says loopholes remain. 

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A former Labour cabinet minister comments on the state of world politics after Trump's victories for the left in Canada and Australia. Is Winston our Trump? Is Labour electable with the Greens and TPM as its coalition partner? Is a CGT/wealth tax electorally palatable?  And how is NZ placed as a food producer in a geo-politically-troubled world?

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A Christchurch-based farm accountant comments on the varying primary sectors' profitability and why he still works seven days a week.

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We ask Jarden's head of commodities whether $10 is the new norm for the milk price.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Stephen Jacobi, Farmer Tom Martin, Scott Barrett, and Christopher Luxon.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Jo Sheridan, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Shane McManaway, Stu Duncan and Stu Loe.

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NIWA weather guy on the wind in Wellington and the rain in Canterbury. And a duck hunting forecast.

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The 2025 Dairy Woman of the Year is a Waikato farmer and teacher/manager at the Owl Farm.

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A leading primary sector academic disagrees that it's time for a rethink for New Zealand's meat and dairy brand.

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This Wairarapa farmer and philanthropist has been inducted into the Business Hall of Fame. Last time we chatted, he was in the middle of Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast. How did that compare to the Wahine storm of 1968?

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Today's farmer panel - with one sleep to go!

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Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Michael Harvey, Jeremy Rookes, Chris Russell, and Rowena Duncum.

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We chat with a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. She says (from a snow-clad hill) there’s never been a better time for New Zealand to come out of the “Climate Change closet”.

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RaboResearch senior analyst discusses the recently released RaboResearch dairy report, which looks at a new Indonesian school milk programme and the opportunities it could create for the NZ dairy sector. 

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