Sarah's Country

We discuss the benefits of using catch crops to mitigate nitrate leaching under winter forage grazing with successful results to share from Peter Carey of Lincoln AgriTech.

The Government will buy surplus pork for the country’s food banks. We are joined by NZ Pork chief executive David Baines to discuss this and exporting pork to Singapore.

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 Government will buy surplus pork for the country’s food banks. We are joined by NZ Pork chief executive David Baines to discuss this and exporting pork to Singapore.

We discuss the benefits of using catch crops to mitigate nitrate leaching under winter forage grazing with successful results to share from Peter Carey of Lincoln AgriTech.

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.

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. 

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. “672 tonnes of pork going free“ with David Baines, CEO of NZ Pork

2.  “The benefits of using catch crop“ with Peter Carey, Researcher, Lincoln Agritech

3. “Mayoral fund targets drought relief” with Alex Walker, Mayor, Central Hawkes Bay District Council

4. “How to be a bloody good boss” with Chelsea Smith, Dairy Farm Manager, King Country

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

Our major food exporters have gathered to pen an open letter to ministers to press how vital trade leadership is in tackling trade distortions and discriminatory policies. Sarah will discuss this with the International Business Forum chairman Malcolm Bailey.

We unpack last week’s Budget and the immediate needs for rural New Zealand in health, education and connectivity with Rural Women New Zealand president Fiona Gower.

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

The attitudinal survey collected by Our Land and Water asked the public for its perceptions about food and fibre production in New Zealand and yielded four key insights. Sarah discusses them with senior social scientist at AgResearch, Dr James Turner.

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

New Zealand's economy has been through many challenges in the past 100 years but the Government’s and Reserve Bank's fiscal and monetary responses of late will determine our recovery. Sarah speaks to experienced business and trade leader Chris Simpson.

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.

New Zealand's economy has been through many challenges in the past 100 years but the Government’s and Reserve Bank's fiscal and monetary responses of late will determine our recovery. Sarah speaks to experienced business and trade leader Chris Simpson.

The attitudinal survey collected by Our Land and Water asked the public for its perceptions about food and fibre production in New Zealand and yielded four key insights. Sarah discusses them with senior social scientist at AgResearch, Dr James Turner.

We unpack last week’s Budget and the immediate needs for rural New Zealand in health, education and connectivity with Rural Women New Zealand president Fiona Gower.

Our major food exporters have gathered to pen an open letter to ministers to press how vital trade leadership is in tackling trade distortions and discriminatory policies. Sarah will discuss this with the International Business Forum chairman Malcolm Bailey.

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. “Economic Recovery Post-Covid 19” with Chris Simpson, Business And Trade Leader, Templeton Group

2.  “Survey Shows On-Farm Experiences Build Support for Farmers” with Dr James Turner, Theme Leader, Our Land and Water

3. “Budget Breakdown - Health, Education, Connectivity” with Fiona Gower, President Rural Women NZ

4. “NZ’s Trade Leadership Vital, say major food exporters” with Malcolm Bailey, NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF)

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

Cameron Bagrie, Bagrie Economics, delivers his insights from this year's budget announcement and will take your questions.

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

Environment Canterbury Councillor, Megan Hands, chats to Sarah about her thoughts on New Zealand's latest budget announcement.

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