This week: AgriHQ insight as feeder calves fetch top dollar amid record beef prices, investment advisor Mark Butterworth weighs farmer options for the Fonterra payout, and Federated Farmers’ dairy council outlines key priorities.

AgriHQ Insight | Feeder calves fetch strong prices as beef market surges
1: 38 – Feeder calf sales are underway nationwide. AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie explains why record beef prices are lifting demand and prices for young cattle.

Feature | Fonterra payout: strategies for farmers and investors
7:41 – What will farmers do with the Fonterra payout? Craigs Investment Partners adviser Mark Butterworth shares what he’s hearing from farming families weighing debt, reinvestment and new investments.

Feds Focus | Feds dairy council sets agenda
20:28 – Feds dairy section chair Karl Dean joins the show to reflect on a recent dairy council meeting. New opportunities in dairy-beef, engaging with the animal welfare regulatory update, and further opportunities for sharefarmers were all identified as key issues.