The Country

Monday's resident weather expert has a Fieldays forecast and some hope for rain for the dry regions.

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We take a first hand look at the ongoing and insidious dry in North Canterbury.

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The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the latest on-farm inflation stats, showing a 2.8% increase for the 2023-24 season, compared to the previous year's horrendous 16.3% inflation rate (for the past three years inputs prices have increased by a whopping 32%).

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The managing director of John Deere for Aus/NZ previews what's in store for the green tractors at Fieldays this week and takes a look at the state of global agriculture. 

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The communications director for the E Tipu Agri-Summit previews next week's conference in Palmerston North.

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Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Jane Smith, Jen Corkran, and Shane Jones.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Leonie Guiney, Jen Corkran, Chris Brandolino, and Barry Soper.

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The Prince of the Provinces and the Minister of 'Digging it Up' and 'Damming it Up' reflects, 56 years on, on the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, mining our way out of an economic hole, and fixing $4 billion of potholes. Plus, he takes a potshot at Lucy Lawless and the Greens.

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We catch up with a Fonterra Director, and large scale South Canterbury dairy farmer, in Ireland where she's been looking at the future of animal protein and watching a bit of footy.

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The co-author of Rabobank's latest Global Beef Quarterly Q2 Report says weaker world beef production is good news for NZ farmers. However, the story for lamb is not quite as positive. 

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Our NIWA weather guy comes up with a Fieldays forecast but can he help the drought regions as we head into winter?

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Our political correspondent a week where David Seymour was left in charge of the country and Te Pāti Māori found themselves in hot water.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Shane McManaway, Doug Avery, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Chris Russell.

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Is a Wairarapa-based farmer, farming leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has his say on the issues of the day. 

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The Marlborough-based Resilient Farmer has his say on the ongoing drought and the prospects for sheep and beef farmers.

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One of NZ's leading primary sector academics talks Fieldays, innovations and how to get a good idea off the ground.

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We find our Australian correspondent on the road in rural NSW as we talk Honours, the Bird Flu, the changing farming landscape and another trouncing for the Cockroaches in State of Origin #1. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Jane Smith, Anna Palairet , Peter Nation, and Phil Ropiha.

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