The Country

Our UK farming correspondent updates on the drought, wildfires, poor returns for arable farmers, a digital celebration of British farming, and Andy Burnham’s good start at No. 10 Downing Street.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, Stefan Vogel, Jacqueline Rowarth, Jane Smith, and Shane Jones. 

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Jamie Mackay talks to Sam Hain, Matt Long, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Rachel Shearer, and Chris Brandolino.

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In a region where plenty of productive farmland has disappeared into pine trees, two farming couples -Sam and Gemma Hain and Matt and Kate Long - are doing something uncommon – turning a carbon forestry block back into a working pastoral farm.

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Today’s second farmer panel comments on virtual fencing, carbon farming, the weather and footy.

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The GM of PGG Wrightson Wool is disappointed but not surprised by the recent sharp fall in the Strong Wool Indicator. 

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“Friday’s Weather Guy” has a long-range forecast for spring.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Jane Smith, Chris Hipkins, Wayne Langford, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.

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North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist pays tribute to Jim Hopkins. She also floats the idea of a political “pre-nup”, plus we talk infrastructure, the RMA, and the Ngāi Tahu irony. 

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With 100 days until the election, we ask Labour’s leader if he’s going to do a deal with the Opportunity Party? Plus, where is his Ag policy? And is he inspired by Andy Burnham?

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