From the grove to the table; that’s the motto for homegrown premium extra virgin olive oils - Lot Eight - in Martinborough. Co-founders Nalini and Colin Baruch are considered to be among the original pioneers of the olive industry in New Zealand,  and today, they’re the only olive oil pioneers still marketing and managing the process from farmgate to kitchen. Nalini joined us on the Sunday edition of REX to tell us more.

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Right, time to head to the Beehive…. But it’s not apiculture on the agenda, it’s politics with Yes Minister…  Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor joined us on the Sunday edition of REX.

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Well, there’s plenty happening around the globe at the moment in farming circles - the Dutch farmers protests being just one example…  So, Dom George thought he’d find out a bit more, and had a chat this week with his Welsh farming friend and media personality, Gareth Wyn-Jones…

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Land development company Landpro has been named as The Dairy Women’s Network 2023 conference naming rights partner, and The Landpro DWN2023 conference is set to be held in Invercargill on the 3rd and 4th of May next year and will be a must go-to event on the calendar of hundreds of passionate dairy farmers, To tell us more,  Landpro CEO Jason Harvey-Wills joined us on the Sunday edition of REX.

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We’re all about helping farmers fam better here at REX - and to that end, Castlegate James, formally known as James & Son, are stockfeed specialists who specialise in Custom blending and Co-Product stock feeds…  To tell us more about what they do, we we're joined now by Castlegate James General Manager Greg Pillar on the Sunday edition of REX

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Bridgit Hawkins grew up on a sheep and beef farm and attended Massey University before founding farming tech company Regen…  These days she’s the Chief Sustainability Officer at CropX, and the Chair of AgriTechNZ, & she joined us on the Sunday edition of REX to tell us more...

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A new programme is underway in a partnership between DairyNZ and WorkSafe to help farmers look after their bodies better. Called "Sprains and Strains", DairyNZ Senior Scientist, Callum Eastwood spoke to Rural Exchange's Hamish McKay and Dominic George about the initiative.

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Winer-maker, wine expert and co-chair of the judging panel for the 2022 New World Wine Awards, Jen Parr, spoke to REX Today’s Dominic George about the history and success of Pinot Noir in New Zealand and International Pinot Noir Day.

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This week, Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, spoke to REX about the flooding in Nelson, a record year for food & fibre exports, Food & Mouth and Government support for agriculture and horticulture in schools.

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On this episode…   We hear from the founder and director of The Team Building Company Jenny Gray…  We shine a light on the wool industry…  And we check in with West Coaster and Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation Katie Milne…  

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