FULL SHOW - 12th May 2026

Show Summary (Working backwards from 1pm to 11am) We finish at 12:48 with Tony Trewinnard from Blue Skies Weather bringing the latest outlook for farmers around the country and what conditions are shaping up like across the regions. At 12:33, Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award winner Tony Dodunski joins us to discuss practical on-farm innovation, how technology is being used at farm level, and the role of Ag Assist in connecting rural services and support. At 12:18, Dr Shaun Presow from the Environmental Protection Authority joins us following the withdrawal of an appeal against the EPA’s glyphosate ruling, discussing what the High Court decision means for science-based regulation and chemical oversight in New Zealand. At 12:05, Edward Fitzgerald joins us ahead of this week’s New Zealand Century Farms & Station Awards in Lawrence, celebrating farming families who have remained on the same land for more than 100 years. At 12:00 it’s Rural News with Farmlands. At 11:48, Rural Communities Minister Mark Patterson discusses looming local government reform, council amalgamation pressure, and what structural change could mean for rural representation and local decision-making. At 11:33, Cristina Alvarado from NZX breaks down the latest Global Dairy Trade event, dairy futures and what current market signals are telling farmers. At 11:18, Federated Farmers Vice President Colin Hurst discusses biodiversity credits, environmental investment and whether farmers are finally beginning to get recognised for conservation work already happening on-farm. We open at 11:05 with Robyn Haugh from True Nature discussing the new partnership with Pāmu exploring native restoration projects, biodiversity credits and the emerging environmental investment market in New Zealand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.