Sarah's Country

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Sarah's Country episodes

  • FULL SHOW (29 September)

    Farmers are aware of the benefits of native biodiversity but more needs to be done to help preserve it, Dr Fleur Maseyk explains.

    Property Brokers’ Rural General Manager, Conrad Wilkshire, believes despite the pandemic, rural real estate is on an upward swing.

    Rabobank Protein and Sustainability Analyst, Blake Holgate, expects Chinese consumers to continue to view beef as an increasingly appealing substitute for pork.

    Recently released data by Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) shows waterway health is under pressure. We get a bigger picture of water quality and innovative farm management from AgResearch’s Chief Scientist Rich McDowell.

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

    52 min
  • “Trade negotiator’s warning” with Stephanie Honey

    The environmental and animal welfare record of New Zealand farmers will come under closer scrutiny in trade talks. Beef + Lamb NZ’s Senior Trade Policy Manager, Stephanie Honey, shares their efforts to counter negative perceptions about the environmental impact of NZ agriculture.

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

    8 min
  • FULL SHOW (28 September)

    If planting production forests is to be restricted with the idea of protecting farming, Forest Owners Association President, Phil Taylor, believes taxpayers are likely to have to pay billions of dollars for imported carbon credits.

    The environmental and animal welfare record of New Zealand farmers will come under closer scrutiny in trade talks. Beef + Lamb NZ’s Senior Trade Policy Manager, Stephanie Honey, shares their efforts to counter negative perceptions about the environmental impact of NZ agriculture.

    Selling bales of wool to the rest of the planet is not going to improve farm gate returns. Tech'N'Colour NZ General Manager, Richard Blomendal, believes the problem lies in New Zealand's lack of ability to manufacture a finished product.

    Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor says Labour’s $50 million farm plan pledge will remove some of the regulatory burden farmers face.

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

    59 min

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