Sarah's Country

Next Tuesday is a special edition of Sarah’s Country. Sarah will be joined by comedians Te Radar, Paul Ego, Gary McCormick and Justine Smith with a live, online comedy event drought shout brought together by Ballance. Ballance regional sales manager Hayden Eade will join Sarah to talk about the online event.

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

The increased uncertainty we face in the coming season has contributed to a 2020-21 forecast farmgate milk price range of $5.40 to $6.90/kg MS. Fonterra has reported a profit of $815 million before tax in the nine months to April 30. We will break down this week’s GDT and financial results with Rabobank dairy analyst Michael Harvey.

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

Welcome to another episode of Sarah’s Country. Sarah is joined again by four great guests to talk about the matters that matter most.

The increased uncertainty we face in the coming season has contributed to a 2020-21 forecast farmgate milk price range of $5.40 to $6.90/kg MS. Fonterra has reported a profit of $815 million before tax in the nine months to April 30. We will break down this week’s GDT and financial results with Rabobank dairy analyst Michael Harvey.

Next Tuesday is a special edition of Sarah’s Country. Sarah will be joined by comedians Te Radar, Paul Ego, Gary McCormick and Justine Smith with a live, online comedy event drought shout brought together by Ballance. Ballance regional sales manager Hayden Eade will join Sarah to talk about the online event.

With the delayed opening weekend of duck shooting this weekend we are joined by Fish and Game councillor Richard McIntyre to discuss the future of Fish and Game. With his Federated Farmers hat we will also discuss the new contract agreements ahead of Moving Day. 

How are we placed to deploy Kiwis into work in the primary sector? Sarah will be joined by Primary ITO chief executive Nigel Philpott to discuss the state of agriculture’s vocational opportunities. 

Sarah's Country - The matters that matter most with open hearts and open minds LIVE Mon-Thurs 7pm - www.sarahperriam.com

Sarah Perriam, the host of Sarah's Country, is joined in self-isolation still broadcasting from the Lincoln University campus as an ‘essential service’ with her guest co-host, her Irish producer, Joel Rock.

Guests on this week’s show:

1. “Lower dairy prices, then recovery” with Michael Harvey, Senior Analyst, Rabobank International

2.  “Comedy night drought shout” with Hayden Eade, Regional Sales Manager East Coast, Ballance Agri-Nutrients

3. “Moving day and new contracts” with Richard McIntyre, Fish & Game Councillor, Federated Farmers Sharemilker Committee Chair

4. “How to deploy Kiwis into work in the primary sector” with Nigel Philpott, CEO, Primary ITO

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

Welcome to another episode of Sarah’s Country. Sarah is joined again by four great guests to talk about the matters that matter most.

Despite the chaos and uncertainty during the COVID-19 lockdown most food and beverage firms are optimistic about the next year following a survey that CEO for Food HQ Abby Thompson will explain.

How will NZ's economic recovery with the government's lack of attention to the primary sector? Sarah wants to put questions to ACT Leader, David Seymour, and get his thoughts on the National party leadership battle.

NZ has a once in a 100-year chance to completely overhaul the way we think about the bountiful delicious food we produce. NZ Food & Wine Writer, Lorraine Jacobs, is pushing for a Minister of Food with a tangible strategy.

How do we tame the wicked problems facing our rural leaders. 2019 Nuffield New Zealand Scholar, Ben Hancock joins the show to go over his scholar report on how to grow the toolbox to foster society’s trust.

Sarah's Country - The matters that matter most with open hearts and open minds LIVE Mon-Thurs 7pm - www.sarahperriam.com

Sarah Perriam, the host of Sarah's Country, is joined in self-isolation still broadcasting from the Lincoln University campus as an ‘essential service’ with her guest co-host, her Irish producer, Joel Rock.

Guests on this week’s show:

1. “Covid not all bad for food firms” with Abby Thompson, CEO at Food HQ

2.  “How will NZ's economy recover with the lack of attention to the primary sector?” with David Seymour, Leader of ACT Party

3. “We need a NZ Food Ministry” with Lorraine Jacobs, NZ Food & Wine Writer

4. “Rural Leadership – Taming the wicked problems” with Ben Hancock, 2019 Nuffield Scholar

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

How do we tame the wicked problems facing our rural leaders. 2019 Nuffield New Zealand Scholar, Ben Hancock joins the show to go over his scholar report on how to grow the toolbox to foster society’s trust.

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

NZ has a once in a 100-year chance to completely overhaul the way we think about the bountiful delicious food we produce. NZ Food & Wine Writer, Lauraine Jacobs, is pushing for a Minister of Food with a tangible strategy.

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

How will NZ's economic recovery with the government's lack of attention to the primary sector? Sarah wants to put questions to ACT Leader, David Seymour, and get his thoughts on the National party leadership battle.

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

Despite the chaos and uncertainty during the COVID-19 lockdown most food and beverage firms are optimistic about the next year following a survey that CEO for Food HQ Abby Thompson will explain.

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

Delivered in conjunction with DairyNZ and PaySauce, Dairy Women's Network is hosting virtual webinars on how to be a good boss. King Country dairy farm manager Chelsea Smith will join us to discuss the many ways we can improve our workplaces. 

The Hawke’s Bay Mayoral Drought Relief Fund has been created to contribute to the cost of transport and logistics to get more feed on the ground with $500,000 added to it by Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor. We speak to Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker about the collaborative fundraising.