FULL SHOW - 22nd May 2026

At 12:45pm we finish the week with Dave Worsley and Graeme "Sportsfreak" Beasley for our Friday Sport segment, previewing the weekend's biggest matchups across Super Rugby and the Warriors. At 12:30pm we catch up with Richard Lindroos, Chief Executive of Fieldays, to discuss the exhibitor section completely selling out and the final countdown to the massive agricultural event starting next month. At 12:15pm Mike Casey, CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, joins us to discuss the group's latest policy requests put to politicians regarding energy reform and rural electrification. At 12:05pm we are joined by Dr Nic Lees, Senior Lecturer in Agribusiness Management at Lincoln University, to break down the implications of Richard Wyeth's shock exit from Synlait. At 12pm we have the Farmlands Rural News update with Richard Baddiley. At 11:45am Cristina Alvarado, Head of Insights at NZX, drops in for our regular review of the Global Dairy Trade, unpacking the latest auction results and market signals. At 11:33am we head to our AgriTech segment with Dr Shannon Clarke and Rayna Anderson from GenomNZ, celebrating their recent Datamars Technology Award win at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards. At 11:15am Bronwyn Main, Rural Women New Zealand Board Member, joins us to discuss RWNZ’s vital submission on the Draft Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026-2036, and the critical importance of community-led resilience. And we open the show with Dr Robyn Dynes, Agritech Principal Scientist and Farmer Engagement Specialist, discussing her role as Head Judge at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards and her recent MNZM recognition for services to agricultural science.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.