Sarah's Country

Sarah chats to Mike Petersen about why he wants to reach a consensus on freshwater reforms as soon as possible, as well as its progress and rising protectionism in our global markets.

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

Sarah welcomes the National Party’s finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith to the show to discuss the Government’s and Treasury's plans for economic and trade recovery and he’ll take your questions.

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

It’s a new week and with it some new updates from the government. Following today's level alert announcement, New Zealand will be heading to Level 3 next Tuesday, but Sarah asks in today’s poll – is the government getting the balance of economy and public health right?

First up on today’s show, Sarah welcomes the National Party’s finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith to the show to discuss the Government’s and Treasury's plans for economic and trade recovery and he’ll take your questions.

Then, Sarah chats to Mike Petersen about why he wants to reach a consensus on freshwater reforms as soon as possible, as well as its progress and rising protectionism in our global markets.

KPMG’s Global Head of Agribusiness, Ian Proudfoot, joins Sarah to chat about the Agri-food sector’s new normal post-covid-19. Ian highlights the importance of quickly adapting to new consumer needs and promoting NZ produce in new ways.

To finish the show, Sarah is joined by Matt Jones from AgStaff to discuss the serious staffing pinch across the primary sector while unemployment rates continue to rise. Matt says he’s got hundreds of primary industries’ placements to fill right now and there’s going be hundreds more as New Zealand climbs out of the covid-19 pandemic.

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 outlook from the opposition“ with Paul Goldsmith, Finance Spokesman, National Party

2. “An update on freshwater reforms” with Mike Petersen, Chairman, Food and Fibre Leaders’ Forum

3. “Adapting quickly for changing consumer needs” with Ian Proudfoot, Global Head of Agribusiness, KPMG

4. “Shifting the labour force to combat unemployment” with Matt Jones from AgStaff

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

Primary Industries Ministry’s new head of Mycoplasma bovis eradication Stuart Anderson takes your questions on the steps forward and the ways he will do things differently. 

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Sarah is joined by Rabobank’s Michael Harvey to discuss the economic turmoil that’s come from the Covid-19 crisis. Michael explains what changes are happening to give food a longer life and avoid milk going down the drain.

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Sarah chats to Tim ‘Blackie’ Black from Black & Co. With 25 years experience in the industry, Tim tells us how the wool industry has changed since the Covid-19 outbreak began. It’s not a great time to be in wool, or retail and hospitality, but Tim tells us about his plans for Black & Co’s lounge bar and shops too.

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Sarah is joined tonight by Kylie Stewart of Rangitikei Farmstay, a hotspot for international tourists to learn about Kiwi lifestyles and how an operational farm works. Since the lockdown, Kylie and her husband Andrew have had to innovate and create a new offering for self-isolating tourists from home and abroad.

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On the eve of his retirement, Sarah chats to Graham Cooke of the NZ Meat Workers’ Union tells us how our meat workers are coping and reflects on his role.

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We’re joined by Chris Claridge from Potatoes NZ who updates us on how the potato industry has suffered from the interruptions to the hospitality sector and discuss the industry’s target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Sarah is joined by Sam Jones from Onside, a free app that gives users the technology to manage farm access and how it's helping farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak.

To watch the interviews visit Sarah’s Country on YouTube and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com