The Country

Today’s Southland farmer panel features the 2022 and 2026 Young Farmers of the Year.

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We talk to a shearing legend, busy fencing on his Te Kūiti farm, ahead of the first event for competition season, the NZ Merino Shears in Alexandra.

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This month’s Farmstrong farmer is a well-known Cambridge cow cocky who’s biking the length of the country on his Top2Toe2Talk Tour, intending to have 3000 conversations with rural folk. 

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Our political correspondent ponders Winston Peter for Prime Minister! Stranger things have happened.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Ray Smith, Jane Smith, and Chris Russell.

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The NZ First leader is at his combative best as he educates us on the Indian FTA, National Super, the Opportunity Party, Chloe Swarbrick as Finance Minister, whether he still wants to be Foreign Minister, plus he throws in some free healthy diet advice for good measure!

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The director general of MPI comments on methane mitigation and whether we’ve broken our climate change policies. We also discuss El Niño, bird flu, and the yellow-legged hornet.

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North Otago farmer and environmentalist gets stuck into the Opportunity Party and passes judgement on last night’s Rural Issues Debate at Mystery Creek.

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Our Australian correspondent talks bird flu, diesel prices, fertiliser prices, wheat prices and whether he’s most looking forward to the NRL Final or the Bledisloe Cup.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Kent Bacus, Ben Picton, Dominic Jones and Colin Hurst.

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