Sarah's Country

In this weeks “Newsmaker” show of Sarah’s Country :

- Summerfruit NZ chair Tim Jones discusses how bad weather has hit the harvest hard in the South Island decimating apple and cherry crops leaving growers in a dire situation on top of the major labour shortage

- Outgoing Rural Women New Zealand president Fiona Gower explains that Rural Women New Zealand is more than the ‘tea and scones brigade’ as she reflects on her four years with the organisation

- Megan Whitehead had a record-breaking day in the woolshed smashing the solo female eight hour sheep shearing record of 661 lambs beating Emily Welch’s 2007 record.

- And, we get the latest long-range rural weather forecast with Phil Duncan - will this cyclone bring the wintry blast and rain that is being predicted?

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As part of this week “Newsmaker” show of Sarah’s Country, outgoing Rural Women New Zealand president Fiona Gower explains that Rural Women New Zealand is more than the ‘tea and scones brigade’ as she reflects on her four years with the organisation.

It's the opportunities and experiences money can’t buy that Fiona Gower remembers when she looks back at her four years as Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) president.

Gower’s two two-year terms in the role and as a RWNZ board member ended in late November.

Her family has a long history of involvement with RWNZ, dating back to her mother and grandmother being members when it was known as the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. It was changed to Rural Women New Zealand in 1999. 

To read more : https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/rwnz-more-than-a-scone-tea-brigade

To watch the interview, visit www.sarahscountry.com 

Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast & if you love us - please leave a review!!

Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most-trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz

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As part of this week “Newsmaker” show of Sarah’s Country, Tim Jones from Summerfruit NZ Summerfruit NZ chair discusses how bad weather has hit the harvest hard in the South Island decimating apple and cherry crops leaving growers in a dire situation on top of the major labour shortage.

Fruit and hop growers in parts of the South Island are counting the cost of wild weather since Christmas, with the bill expected to run into millions of dollars.

What’s been described as the biggest hailstorm to hit the Motueka area in living memory, decimated some kiwifruit and apple crops in the region. While further south, heavy and persistent rain is predicted to have a similar impact on the Central Otago cherry harvest.

To read more : https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/horticulture/view/si-growers-hit-hard

To watch the interview, visit www.sarahscountry.com 

Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast & if you love us - please leave a review!!

Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most-trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz

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As part of this week “Newsmaker” show of Sarah’s Country, Megan Whitehead had a record-breaking day in the woolshed smashing the solo female eight-hour sheep shearing record.

Seven months of training – which meant removing bread, caffeine and sugar from her diet – paid off for 24-year-old Gore shearer Megan Whitehead, when she set a new solo women’s record of 661 lambs this week.

She began the nine-hour day strongly in a hot Southland woolshed, clipping 153 specially-bred Snowline lambs in the first run, then followed that with subsequent runs of 132, 126, 125 and 125.

The previous record of 648 was set by Waikato’s Emily Welch in 2007, and she was on hand to watch Whitehead’s successful attempt.

To read more & see the photos from the event: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/sheep-2/view/record-breaking-day-in-the-wool-shed

To watch the interview, visit www.sarahscountry.com 

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Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most-trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz

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As part of this week “Newsmaker” show of Sarah’s Country, we get the latest long-range rural weather forecast with Phil Duncan - will this cyclone bring the wintry blast and rain that is being predicted?

To get a detailed local rural weather forecast for your place visit www.ruralweather.co.nz

To watch the interview, visit www.sarahscountry.com 

Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast & if you love us - please leave a review!!

Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most-trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz

Contact the show : [email protected] 

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We review the year with Rob Hewett, Chairman of Farmlands and Mal Scrymgeour, Director of Category for Farmlands, and look ahead at what to expect for 2021.

To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

We review the year with Lindy Nelson, Founder of Agri-Women’s Development Trust and Chris Parsons, CEO of Rural Leaders and look ahead at what to expect for 2021.

To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

We review the year with Sam McIvor, CEO at Beef + Lamb and Andrew Hoggard, President for Federated Farmers and look ahead at what to expect for 2021.

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What a year 2020 has been! Tune in to our special panel discussion with some of our rural industry leaders as we review the year and what we can expect for 2021.

Sam McIvor, CEO at Beef + Lamb & Andrew Hoggard President for Federated Farmers.

Lindy Nelson, Founder of Agri-Women’s Development Trust & Chris Parsons, CEO, Rural leaders.

Rob Hewett, Chairman, Farmlands & Mal Scrymgeour, Director of Category for Farmlands.

To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com

Dennis O’Callaghan explains how his Northland-based farm produces more than twice the provincial average for any form of beef production.

To watch to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com