REX Oct 16 - 2025 Rural Professional of the Year Erica van Reenen and Blake Holgate from Rabobank

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Erica van Reenen, 2025 Rural Professional of the Year and AgFirst Chair, about her time working in government policy at the intersection of the Clarke and Key tenures, the lessons she learned and her time as a Kellogg Scholar (Applications for the 2026 intake close on October 19)... And he talks with Blake Holgate, Rabobank Head of Sustainable Business Development, about the key highlights of the latest survey by Rabobank and KiwiHarvest looking at how Kiwis shop and prepare food, where and what they eat and why Gen Z are planning on eating more red meat while ditching vegetarianism and veganism. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.