Sarah's Country

Nuffield Scholar Cam Henderson joins Sarah to explore the links between agriculture and energy and how technology could work to harness farmed energy sources. 

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.

Nuffield Scholar Cam Henderson joins Sarah to explore the links between agriculture and energy and how technology could work to harness farmed energy sources. 

Irrigation NZ chief executive Elizabeth Soal joins Sarah to discuss why water storage is a shovel-ready project.

Wairarapa farmers Daniel and Sophie Hansen are gathering feed in their region to send to their northern neighbours through the Facebook Page Rapa Feed Run and join Sarah to discuss how farmers are supporting each other.

Trade commentator Chalres Finny joins Sarah to talk about the importance of trade relationships and supply chains in a post-covid world.

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. “Energy and agriculture a sustainable marriage” with Cam Henderson, Nuffield Report

2.  “Budget Wishlist for water storage & infrastructure” with Elizabeth Soal, CEO of Irrigation NZ

3. “Rural folk rally round” with Dan & Sophie Hansen, Rapa Feed Run

4. “Trade Relationships In A Post-Covid World” with Charles Finney, Trade Commentator

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

What to do about Wool? There has been a report coming from the Wool Working Group for the past two years and Sarah is concerned it has been lost in the post. There are many questions starting to be asked in regards to the expensive missing strategy document. National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests chairman Craig Smith has got a few of his own

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

The Primary Industries Ministry has paid for two feed co-ordinators to pair up farmers selling vital feed with those who need it. Sarah is joined by Beef + Lamb eastern North Island extension manager Mark Harris to understand how this will help desperate farmers.

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

It takes guts to take your gear off ... as it takes guts to talk about mental health. Will to Live has paired up with the Australian rural mental health awareness charity The Naked Farmer to run a naked photo competition this winter to keep spirits high. The Naked Farmer founder Ben Brooksby joins Sarah to discuss how it makes a difference.

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

This Thursday will be the biggest Budget in a generation and Sarah will be joined by many to unpack it on the Budget Special of Sarah's Country. Tonight, Sarah will be joined by Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard to discuss where he believes the most effective spend will be.

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.

This Thursday will be the biggest Budget in a generation and Sarah will be joined by many to unpack it on the Budget Special of Sarah's Country. Tonight, Sarah will be joined by Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard to discuss where he believes the most effective spend will be.

It takes guts to take your gear off ... as it takes guts to talk about mental health. Will to Live has paired up with the Australian rural mental health awareness charity The Naked Farmer to run a naked photo competition this winter to keep spirits high. The Naked Farmer founder Ben Brooksby joins Sarah to discuss how it makes a difference.

The Primary Industries Ministry has paid for two feed co-ordinators to pair up farmers selling vital feed with those who need it. Sarah is joined by Beef + Lamb eastern North Island extension manager Mark Harris to understand how this will help desperate farmers.

What to do about Wool? There has been a report coming from the Wool Working Group for the past two years and Sarah is concerned it has been lost in the post. There are many questions starting to be asked in regards to the expensive missing strategy document. National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests chairman Craig Smith has got a few of his own.

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. “The rural wishlist for Thursday’s budget” with Andrew Hoggard, Vice President of Federated Farmers

2.  “It takes guts to take your gear off” with Ben Brooksby, Founder, The Naked Farmer

3. “Hawkes Bay Drought feed co-ordination” With Mark Harris, Extension Manager Eastern North Island, Beef + Lamb NZ

4. “Wool sector just needs a push” with Craig Smith, Chair, National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests

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

In under a week more than 2000 people have joined the supportive Facebook group Hawke’s Bay Drought, founded by Poppy Renton. She’ll join us to talk about how the region’s farmers are working together to help each other through what is being described as the worst drought in New Zealand history.

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

National's agriculture spokesman Todd Muller says farmers need to be heard not patronised following the Government’s latest drought relief package. We talk through water storage, working safely in level two and where pending policy announcements such as essential freshwater are at.

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

Sarah's Country loves using social media to build a community, however, there is a science to how Facebook works that is not doing farmers any good. We speak to Duncan Humm from the NZ Farming Facebook page on his advice.

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