Jeff Grant is New Zealand's Red meat Sector representative in London. He puts a human face on some of the implications of Brexit

Unwanted spuds become Tuahiwi Gold, Turning wool into food,  Mark Williamson from the Omega Lamb Project, New Zealand's Red Meat Sector representative in London Jeff Grant and the Regional Wrap. stock for it in the country.

Called 'the Goldies' by those in the know, The Golden Shears is the Wimbledon of shearing – or the shearing equivalent of a Grand Prix. The winner of the Open final is considered the creme de la creme of shearing and their purple sash is like gold.

Paua fritters, whitebait, crayfish and venison are on the menu for shearers and supporters at the three-day Golden Shears championship in Masterton. Southland shearing ace Nathan Stratford isn't too serious during his downtime.

Beautiful gentle rain has been falling in King Country and Nelson/Mouteka has had a good dose too.

Last weekend the winners of 2019 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards were announced and the Dairy Trainee of the Year award went to 25-year-old Nick Besinga, who works on a 360 hectare, 1250-cow farm near Bulls.

On Country Life this week the programme has been high-jacked by the Golden Shears .. the Goldies … we hear about the event many call the Wimbledon of shearing. Also over paua fritters in a shearers' motel we hear what the guns do while waiting for their event to start.

Diversification is the keyword for Mt Somers Station owners David and Kate Acland. As well as farming cross-bred sheep, beef cattle and deer on the 3800-hectare South Canterbury hill property, the couple has converted a block of lower land into a dairy farm.

Graham Jensen has been growing fruit just north of Auckland for 42 years. He used to be one of hundreds of orchardists in the Auckland area - now only four remain.

Lincoln University student Elle Perriam is touring rural New Zealand in a ute to encourage people to take better care of their own and fellow farm worker's mental health. The Will to Live campaign (which Perriam co-founded) is named after her partner Will Gregory, a North Otago farm worker who ended his life in 2017.