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Jamie Mackay talks to Rob Hewett, Ranveer Chandra, Blair McLean, Jane Hunter, Emma Poole and Tim Dangen. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We catch up with the Chairperson of the Year at the Deloitte Top 200 Awards - a carbon-positive South Otago farmer who wears many leadership hats in agribusiness - including co-chairing Silver Fern Farms and chairing Farmlands. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The managing director for research for industry, and chief technology officer of Agri-Food at Microsoft, talks about how agriculture stands to benefit significantly from disruptive AI, as new technologies help deliver more produce and revenue from farming while doing it more sustainably. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s your chance to win as we spread some Christmas cheer with our PGG Wrightson viticulture correspondent and an icon of the New Zealand wine industry. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Dangen Zone Panel ponders a Christmas wish list for Santa from two of New Zealand’s leading young farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Miles Hurrell, Nicola Grigg, Emma Higgins, Andrew Martin, and Chris Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fonterra’s chief executive comments on a strong Q1 performance, which has resulted in the co-op lifting the forecast milk price to a midpoint of $7.50, lifting the forecast earnings per share by five cents to 50-65c, and an 85 per cent lift in profit to $392 million. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We catch up with the National Party’s new associate agriculture minister with the responsibility for horticulture. Who is she? What is her farming background? What are her aspirations for the next three years? See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rabobank’s senior agriculture analyst looks back on the 10-day Global Farmers Master Class where 28 farmers from five continents and 12 different countries gathered from around the world to address global food security. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PGG Wrightson's Southland livestock manager comments on grass, grass everywhere but not a store sheep or cattle in sight! See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Australian correspondent talks about improving lamb and beef prices, recent rain, droughts for others, and interesting times in the media. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Shane Jones, Mike McIntyre, Katie Milne and Wayne Langford. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Prince of the Provinces now finds himself back from the political wilderness and back in Parliament. We ask the self-titled Matua Shane about his war with woke and Te Pāti Māori, and what he’s going to do for the provinces wearing his Minister of Regional Development hat. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jarden’s head of derivatives comments on last night’s Fonterra GDT auction (up 1.6 per cent, WMP +2.1 per cent) and predicts a rise in Fonterra’s forecast milk price tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The former president of Federated Farmers comments on the farming season on the West Coast, not being at CoP28 with the World Farmers’ Organisation and improving dairy and dismal sheep prices. We also asked her about Open Country Dairy getting out of organics - is it a sign of the times post-Covid? Are consumers choosing economic reality over the environment? Will we see the same with zero-carbon milk and meat? See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The current president of Federated Farmers previews next week’s rural telethon - the Big Feed - and how farmers can do their bit to stave off hunger in our country. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Damien O'Connor, Pita Alexander, Craig Wiggins, Charlotte Roberts, Nathan Penny, and Dan Lynch. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the eve of today's opening of Parliament, we catch up with Labour's trade spokesman who comments on the Māori Party protests, the hypocrisy of the Cop28, the prospect of an FTA with India, and life in the back benches after sitting on the Treasury benches for six years. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Globe-trotting Christchurch accountant offers some sage advice on how to deal with tough times on the farm and the lessons we can learn from history and past downturns. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Third-year vet students at Massey University have reinstated a tradition this year by baring (nearly) all for a fundraising calendar. After a three-year break, the calendar is back, and students have welcomed its return, says vet school student Charlotte Roberts, with proceeds going to Wiggy's "Whatever with Wiggy". See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rural economist comments on falling lamb prices and the prospects for tonight's GDT auction. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can never have too many sheds on a farm. But if you have too many, you need to join "Tinder for Sheds" - heybarn.co.nz - just ask Scott Barrett. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, David Seymour, Phil Duncan, Innes Moffatt, Adam Thomson and Duncan Humm. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss the hypocrisy of COP28 with one of New Zealand’s leading farming academics, as clean-green New Zealand is awarded the “Fossil of the Day” Award at the Climate Change talkfest in Dubai. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We ask the Act Party leader what the Green Party co-leader is doing in Dubai, and how could his new Government get the cigarette store head count so badly wrong in Northland. And is Winston turning into the cranky old uncle who gets out of control and ruins Christmas? See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday’s resident weather expert with some more unwanted rain for the North Island. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deer Industry NZ’s chief executive is waiting on more details from government officials in China about the future of sending frozen velvet there. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s farmer panel features a former Zanda McDonald Award finalist (and native tree nurseryman) plus the founder of the NZ Farming Facebook page, who’s also a Mid Canterbury deer farmer. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Simon Bridges, Michael Every, Laura Koot, and Christopher Luxon. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie Mackay talks to Jo Luxton, Don Carson, Chris Brandolino, Steve Henderson, Stu Loe and Stu Duncan. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
