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CountryWide CONNECT — 1000 episodes
16th September 2026 // Rural News
Tom Andrews - Where rising input costs are pushing farmers to precision ag
Farmer Panel - Who’d you trust to run your farm, and who wouldn’t you let near it?
Pounamu Anaru - DairyNZ’s Māori internships growing talent for dairy sector
Cristina Alvarado - GDT eases 1.1% as cheddar and powders hold firm
Rainer Kravets - ‘Truly disappointing findings’: Is labelling the symptom of pork problem?
Libby Price - Across the ditch: Record $420k AUD bull tops off surging stock prices
15th September 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - Wet west dry east pattern set to grip New Zealand this summer
Lissie Johns - Grower gap opens door for calla lily production to return
Rob McConachy - Canterbury dairy support block reaches $74,000 a hectare
Dr Liz Shackleton - Real test for agrichemical reform lies in future regulations
Andy Millar - Mastatest technology saves New Zealand farmers $14 million
Tama Potaka - International Visitor Levy backs $4.2 million backcountry hut fund
Colin Hurst - Federated Farmers survey finds record 72% of farmers profitable
14th September 2026 // Rural News
Bailey Thompson - Hunters leaving ballot blocks early as tahr numbers thin out
Anna Gillespie - Otago farmers question consent to spread Wanaka’s waste on farmland
Mark Dillon - NZ ploughing team rebound at worlds despite loaned gear
Luke Doyle - Financial skills the next hurdle on the dairy progression path
John Stevenson - Fonterra farmer confidence holds as earnings near top of range
Dr Andrew Tait - Climate models show El Niño and La Niña cycles amplifying
Peter Dunne - Labour's small-target run leaves it defending its tax stance
Dr Scott Champion - Arable forum sets out five priorities to shape sector's future
Andrew Smith - Strong rural property prices making for busy spring in Wairarapa
Kass Rauber - Slink skin factory ‘wasn't a practice farmers wanted to be part of'
Jaiden Drought - North Island tractor sales down 30% last month as South up 40%
Corina Jordan - ‘Have another crack at it’: Tahr control plan not fit for purpose
Dave Burridge - 'Lifts across the board': Restricted volumes underpin wool auction
Mike Butterick - Government wants to listen to arable sector and front-foot challenges
Brad Siebert - ‘Heartbreaking’: Frost-hit avocado growers face abrupt season end
David Seymour - ‘Unelected parallel political body’: ACT’s plan to scrap Waitangi Tribunal
David Norton - Is carbon farming handing feral deer a new safe haven?
Brett Beagley - Fieldays first-timer wins brand new ute and $10k of kit
Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers welcomes Labour's surprise forestry rethink
Kate Acland - B+LNZ: Farm profits still healthy but easing off record highs
Bryce McKenzie - ‘Silly thing to do’: Reflections from founder of Groundswell NZ
Brent Kleiss - ‘Bewildering’: Pork sector reacts to Government’s labelling rejection
Farmer Panel - Farming is the solution, not the problem
Emma Joyce - Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report
Mark Patterson - Waiho River keeps rising: Will flood defences buy Franz Josef time?
10th September 2026 // Rural News
Dom Kalaish - Levies, drug testing and diesel: Transporting NZ’s election requests
Dr Deborah Russell - Labour to review whether forestry belongs in the ETS
Nicola Grigg - Mandatory rural recycling scheme to expand site numbers
Darryl Stretton - Velvet returns percentage increase likely ‘well into the double digits‘
David Fairhall - What 24 seasons have taught this calf rearer about feed transitions
8th September 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - Westerly pattern swings between weak and wild this spring
Dairy Panel: AI cuts sire selection from weeks to hours
Brent Paterson - Keep your eyes on the water
Steve Abel - KiwiMart policy: National food strategy to cut reliance on imports
Helen Lash - West Coast secures vital funding for special purpose roads
Mark Hooper - New welfare rules will set NZ pork apart on quality
Shane McCarthy - Across the ditch: 5500 sheep worth $1.7 million stolen
Simon Butler - Addressing nutritional gaps early for herd mating success
Nadia Pavlovich - Young growers speak on Year of the Woman Farmer at Parliament
Emma Owen - Research targets game-changing feed efficiency in beef on dairy
Simon Court - ACT says net zero target is unaffordable for New Zealand
Sam McIvor - OSPRI targets end of 2027 for new NAIT system build
Chris Gourley - Supplier warns fuel volatility will last through spring
Grant Lightfoot - Southland's plastic-free bale net draws buyers around the world
Sport Panel - Springboks have put themselves on a pedestal
Tony Trewinnard - A dollar value put on every drop of Canterbury rain
Grant McCallum - Staying in his Paihia home is saving taxpayers money
Rhys Hurley - Taxpayers' Union wants guarantee NAIT levy will not rise again
Daniel Eb - Opportunity says gene tech talks should go to citizens' assembly
Sandra Faulkner - Emergency Management Bill focuses on rural planning
Mark McAlpine - Farmers urged to report Madagascan ragwort sightings in Wairarapa
Suze Redmayne - KiwiSaver first home and farm bill introduced to Parliament
4th September 2026 // Rural News
3rd September 2026 // Rural News
Sarah Harris - Ballance Farm Environment Awards open to South Island’s West Coast
Kristi Wright - Big gumboots to fill: Meet Fairlight Foundation’s new director
Tangi Utikere - Labour stands by fuel excise tax policy as transport funding squeezed
Raymond Mountford - Lifestyle property market warming up around the country
Terri Anderson - Family recipes making their way into homes through Meet the Need
Cameron Bagrie - Economist says OCR hike is justified and economy can absorb more rises
Cheyne Gillooly - NZ Young Farmers stoked as KiwiSaver change could put first homes in reach
Cristina Alvarado - Cheddar prices fall 6.6% to five-year GDT low
Jeremy McPhail - Is the case against controversial dead stock disposal site building?
Farmers Panel - Concerns that funding gap will lower rural road standards
Dom Kalasih - Where fuel tax deferral will leave large gaps in road funding
Dr Sarah Clark - Grain sector pushes for stronger recognition in government policy
Andrew Hoggard - Consultation launched on homekill rule changes
2nd September 2026 // Rural News
Kass Rauber - On farm burial encouraged as slink skin site draws complaints
Robert McLean - Confidence runs high across Northland as spring calf sales get under way
1st September 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - Has the El Niño spring pattern arrived early?
DAIRY Country Panel - Front-loaded milk feeding challenges rumen development thinking
Tony Leggett - Are capital gains and land taxes the real election threat to farming?
Malcolm Edward - Maui Milk seeks new suppliers off back of record growth
James Blair - Young Grower of the Year credits technical modules for win
Karl Dean - ‘Don’t have time to waste’: Feds react to ‘ridiculous’ NZ First policy
Karl Gradon - Comvita posts $7.7m profit after a $105m loss the year before
James Ross - Is the government's $34 rates cap saving figure too low?
Ryan Luckman - NZ-made drench resistance app DAGI launches
Hilton Collier - Farmers on tour: Where the All Blacks Experience is taking them
Jodie Goudswaard - Cutting farmer paperwork: Dairybase and MINDA collaboration is a go
Peter Dunne - Policies trapping parties in a holding pattern
Todd McClay - ‘Stand up for ourselves’: Trade Minister against US lamb investigation
31st August 2026 // Rural News
Paul Collins - Spring soil preparation: Don’t wait until the cultivator is hitched
Sports Panel - AB’s, Warriors and Ranfurly headline weekend
Kim Severinsen - Machinery, lone work and chemicals headline farm safety reminder
Rehette Stoltz - LGNZ questions whether 4% rates increase cap eases pressure
Simon Watts - Councils expected to apply rates cap two years before required
Sean Mulligan - Canterbury arable specialist named Agronomist of the Year
Matt Clutterbuck - Strong market lifts Bay of Plenty rural property listings
Tama Potaka - Where will four years of funding aiming to clear goats and deer go?
Craig Carr - Carrfields rebuilt machinery network around keeping farmers moving
Dave Burridge - Australian buyers join auction bench as wool prices rebound
Ruth Leary - AgriZeroNZ Early Adoption Accelerator: what it means for farmers and advisors
Mark Storey - Dairy industry underpins nearly 52,000 jobs around NZ
Shane McCarthy - Are Queensland property rights still at risk under new minerals bill?
Ross McIsaac - New Zealand Wool Collective brings wool promotion under one roof
Paul Henry - ACT says scrapping climate commission would ease farmer red tape
27th August 2026 // Rural News
26th August 2026 // Rural News
Farmer Panel - Is more information on farm making for better farmers?
Chad Hoggard - MPI On Farm Support scholarships aim to grow farm advisers
Nic Cameron - BNZ sharpens focus on growing on farm agritech opportunities
Marie Burke - 'Phone-a-farmer' programme reaches more than 1,000 students
Nicole McKee - Independent firearms licensing review committee named
Sarah Bell - Agritech report proposes knowledge bank to preserve farmer expertise
25th August 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - Warmest late August in years for East, double the usual rain for West
DAIRY Country Panel - Australian family wins with off-grid robotic dairy setup
Gemma Rasmussen - Call for tougher rules on excessive supermarket markups
Dr Nic Lees - Academic warns NZ First milk-supply policy vague fix to real problem
Kevin Parish - New funding to return high-value blackcurrant extraction to NZ
Chris Morgan - Mastitis detection tool Bovonic heads to the UK, Ireland and beyond
Mark Patterson - ‘This is serious policy’: NZ First’s value-added dairy processing plan
Wayne Nichol - New cultivar traits add flexibility heading into a dry spring
Kate Scott - HortNZ backs IRD tax alert on non-compliant labour contractors
Kate Denholm - FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final heads to Canterbury in 2027
John and Melanie McCaw - Top arable award goes to a ‘keep-it-simple’ Canterbury farm
Kent Weir - Ag Aviation body warns new spray drone rules need guardrails
24th August 2026 // Rural News
Julia Hardwick-Smith - Kiwi triplet lambs survive at 68% while the world hits 85%
Kerry and Paul Harmer - Ballance Awards journey opened doors and built lasting connections
Jo Townshend - Feedback sought on risk-based approach to treated seed
Simon Cameron - Record spending failing to slow surging pest numbers
20th August 2026 // Rural News
Sport Panel - Northland eyeing upset of unbeaten Canterbury in NPC
Jaiden Drought - Election, weather and permitting uncertainty holding tractor buyers back
Todd McClay - Vietnam trade deal to reopen honey and venison markets
Mark Leslie - Productivity credited in driving Pāmu’s record profit gain
Rosalind Crickett - ‘Perfect storm’: Strain on global logistics sees mixed GDT result
Shay Moseby - Low supply in Southland pushing tier two land to tier one prices
Professor Travis Glare - Push to speed biopesticide approvals stuck in synthetics system
Mike Butterick - National river gravel extraction standard slated for next government term
Jo Finer - ‘This tops the pops’: Closing out Rural Professionals conference for 2026
Natalie Bowie - Farmers helping farmers: Using technology to fail safely on farm
Richard Green - Value of advisory boards versus management in broadening discussions
Ryan Luckman - Drone tech that weighs cattle to within 500g of scales set to launch
James Allen - How data governance in AI is being applied at the farm level
Ruth Leary - Identifying untapped opportunities in emissions credit value chain
Carla Muller - Rural Professional of the Year: Cutting through sector noise for clients
Dave Maslen - The commercial realities of global regen branding
18th August 2026 // Rural News
Susan Kilsby - Is a low NZ dollar buffering impacts behind the farm gate?
DAIRY Country Panel - Tech as an enabler: Digital twins of operations
Charles Taituha - Making calculated land-use diversification risks in Māori agribusiness
Simon Tucker - The dairy nutrition story being sold to changing global demographics
Nathan Guy - Putting best foot forward to win through US lamb investigation
Oliver Mander - Synlait takeover leak would have forced their shareholding hand
Gary Massicks - Rural Professionals have to be in a good place to give the best advice
Laura Abbiss - Picking advisors for the exact skills your team is missing
17th August 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - West Coast and Southland wet while the east dries out
Chris Gourley - Fuel budgeting: Don’t try to play the market
Rhys Tamanui - National Young Butcher winner eyes 2028 Brisbane World Champs
Priyanca Radhakrishnan - Labour says DOC should continue to manage wild game animal numbers
Richard Harman - ‘Shambles’: Are ACT and NZ First now key to centre-right’s survival?
Nicola Grigg - Agrichemical approval backlog cut in half since July 2024
14th August 2026 // Rural News
Sports Panel: South Africa’s bench is better than ours
David Chin - LIC’s global search of heat management tools to keep cows cool
Brendan O'Connell - Agritech NZ wants more R&D for global agritech innovation done here
Craig Macalister - IRD issues revenue alert ‘red card’ for hort sector
Jo Ritchie - Wilding pines won’t stop growing if the money runs out
Jamie Cunninghame - Not enough stock for dairy conversions all wanting the same cow
Will Wilding - What’s happening at Te Mania to back B+LNZ Cool Beef programme?
Jamie & Nicky Gaddum - ‘Take the plunge’: East Coast Ballance Award winners encourage applications
13th August 2026 // Rural News
Ryan Cosgrove - Packed waitlist for Wool in Schools nationwide container campaign
Ash Mills - FAR's fall armyworm advice: Plant early, scout hard
Simon Watts - ‘Not sacrificing quality for speed’: 18 councils submit reforms
Doug Steel - BNZ Rural Wrap charts record primary export run
Jim Galloway - Inconsistent council rulebooks driving up cost of aerial topdressing
Mike Butterick - Consultation targets four changes to organic regulations
Tony Rasmussen - Sheep and beef station on Napier's doorstep a rare listing
Rebecca White - Skellerup strengthens Thriver teats after first-season feedback
12th August 2026 // Rural News
Farmer panel: Impacts of Luxon’s leadership questioning
Lisa Portas - How can producers be kept close to where their wool is going?
Marie-Claire Andrews - How Farm Focus has returned $600,000 in fuel refunds
William Crofskey - ‘This will all be yours one day’: Gaps in farm succession talks
Tom Carlin - What’s front of mind for NZ Plant Protection Society?
Hon Peter Dunne - ‘Corrosive process’: Luxon leadership turmoil sores won’t immediately heal
Daniel Kenna - ‘We all want the same outcome’: Future Farmer’s election manifesto
Simon Butler - The calf decision that pays off in the vat two years on
11th August 2026 // Rural News
Libby Price - Across the ditch: Aus bird flu update
Jared Clarke - Electricity, fuel and fert: Could NZ import less energy?
Louise Cook - Phase Two update on Emissions and Profitability Project
Karl Dean - ‘Blame game’: What’s responsible for Lagmhor school nitrate numbers?
Stephen Guerin - PGW riding wave of confidence following FY26 results
Rex Newman - What do ag teachers expect from new food and fibre subjects?
Tony Trewinnard - How will El Ninō play out in the modern climate?
Rebecca White - Changing milking liners on time to protect yield and udder health
George Dodson - Calving catch-up with 2024 FMG Young Farmer
Peter MacIntyre - Some deer numbers up to six times higher than farmers thought
Sean Weaver - Caution needed for young and underdeveloped carbon trading market
Stephen Allen - ‘We’ve earnt the right to grow’: Tatua chair announces exit
Jacqui Hawtin - Save $20k? Where the opportunities in building ‘endless aisles’ are
Ian Mackenzie - Lagmhor School nitrate levels caused by historical cropping
7th August 2026 // Sports Panel
Sandra Faulkner - Rural voices must not be drowned out in reform
Zellara Holden - Record meat donations delivered but demand still outstrips supply
Mike Preston - Dairy payout driving record Canterbury land values
Laura Anderson - Does the Health Star system unfairly penalise cheese?
Paul Paynter - Growers say plant import reform is long overdue
Dr Sam Wilson - New panel tech lets light through to pasture
7th August 2026 // Rural News
Steve Hollander - New programme fills gap in school ag education
6th August 2026 // Rural News
Nick Beeby - MIA credits record June exports to ambitious trade strategy
Colin Hurst - Feds opening farm gate for politicians prior to election
Alex West - Growing Future Farmers: All set up for you to give it a crack
Phil Cornelius - What’s happening at Fencing Contractors conference
Michael Whittaker - Spray diary, weather, timesheets: One view for your entire operation
Kate Acland - Forestry conversions slowing but risk to food-producing land remains
David Clark - Growers or government: Who should solve seed and grain?
5th August 2026 // Rural News
Mike Green - Rural Industry Leaders dinner eyes South Island expansion
Farmer Panel - Hunters alone can't control deer numbers
Brent Kersel - ‘Pretty hard to get a bad pie these days’: NZ’s supreme pie named
Tracy Brown - Biosecurity, science and workforce headline DairyNZ election manifesto
Cristina Alvarado - GDT lifts just 0.1% as buyers secure forward cover
Grant Eddy - Agriculture driving growth as farm sales outpace national average
Will Talbot - Unusual run of conditions sharpening need for early nitrogen
4th August 2026 // Rural News
Kate Fransen - Do you need less plantain than you think?
Tony Trewinnard - El Nino dry signal builds as cold week ahead, then mild
Dave Burridge - Crossbred crash still leaves wool ahead of last year
James Meager - Why is it taking a hunting competition to cull goats?
David Seymour - ACT promising further solar policy
Jim Ward - Will Ngāi Tahu keep Molesworth template?
DAIRY Country Panel: Spring edition hitting mailboxes soon
Sarah Harris - You don't need to be perfect to enter Ballance Farm Environment awards
3rd August 2026 // Rural News
Robbie O'Brien - Kellogg finds varroa knowledge suffers inconsistent application
Ed Luisetti - Seed and Grain warns protect arable growers, or lose them
Corina Jordan - Is empowering hunters the best way to manage game animals?
Cameron Bagrie - Economist says ruling out minor parties gives them oxygen
Simon Cameron - Feds want regional delivery of national game strategy
Simon Upton - Calls for federated system to fix fragmented environmental data
Richard Hawke - Delivering solar that saves, earns and survives outages
31st July 2026 // Rural News
Sport Panel - Tomorrow’s match a must-win for Warriors
Travis Watkins - Ag drones another tool in the toolkit
Dr Rob Mills - Vets renew push to ban fireworks hoping ‘sanity will prevail’
Millie Aitken - Young Rural Businesswoman winner: ‘So much has come from it already’
Will Foley - ‘Not giving up yet’: What’s next as Hastings McCains plant bid withdrawn
Kate Scott - ‘Really optimistic’: More than 900 attend HortNZ conference
Dr Steven Novella - Extended Episode: The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe
Simon Lee - Training the next generation of sheep and beef farmers
Loua Ward - ‘A real success story’: What are the changes to RSE scheme?
Nicole McKee - ACT encouraging Feds to read Backing Hunters policy ‘a bit more clearly’
Dr Megan Woods - Solar’s got cross-party support, so why not give it the go ahead?
Andrew Hoggard - Why there’s no compensation for bird-flu affected farmers
Brent Kleiss - Farmers and activists aligning on equal standards for pork imports
Karen Fraser - Everything calf rearers need to get right before spring calving
Farmer Panel - If you swapped farming sectors, what would you do?
Dr Nic Lees - Significance of DIRA for smaller players moving into dairy industry
Dom Huxley - ‘A winning formula’: Surfing For Farmers and Rural Riders join forces
Richard Dawkins - Farmer concern about direction of ACT hunting policy
Dr Parmjeet Parmar - RSE reset sees protections for workers and flexibility for employers
FULL SHOW - 29th July 2026
Andrew Bendall - How EID creates better decisions, not better sheep
Sudesh Kissun - Rural journo panel: Does DIRA need to be tweaked?
Mark de Lautour - ‘If we don’t do it, no one will’: Open Country goes public on DIRA review
Tony Trewinnard - Weekly weather: Cold to continue for next fortnight
Mike Butterick - Prioritising a national standard for river gravel extraction
Rory Dean - Best practice for using activated charcoal to treat scours
Steve Abel - Scrapping iwi/council agreements ‘not in the best interest of the country’
Libby Price - The seriousness of Australia’s tomato sauce scandal explained
Dairy Panel - What the DIRA review means
Sarah Salmond - Too early to tell consequences of U.S investigating lamb imports
28th July 2026 // Rural News
27th July 2026 // Rural News
Yvette Westerman & Brooke Garland - Strong buyer demand in Taupō facing shortage of properties
Wendy Paul - New intake of next gen sheep and beef seeking farm trainers
Phil Journeaux - Dairy season starting strong but margins tightening
Brad Siebert - Ingredients all there for good avocado season
Leo Pekar - Tracking cow bite behaviour for real-time pasture management
Heather Sorensen - Rural Women looking ahead to next 100 years
Andy Mcfarlane - ‘Our greatest danger is complacency’: New face on AgriZeroNZ board
24th July 2026 // Rural News
Nick Beeby - ‘We are not a threat’: US launch global lamb safeguard investigation
Sport Panel - Blues Matatū, Spurs in town & the best Dad bod
Lawrence Meredith - 'Going gangbusters': EU ambassador departs on export high
Gregg and Dansy Coppell - Post donations ‘beautiful show’ of community
Loren Aberhart - Farmlands announced as NPC partner
Kylie Dorr - Supreme Winner at NZI Rural Women Business Awards named
Duncan Ross - Rare alignment of returns and buyers opens window for farm vendors
23rd July 2026 // Rural News
Jo Hendy - ‘Pace problem, not direction’: Emissions coming down but not fast enough
Pete McKnight - Getting lucerne spraying calls right to set up spring success
Farmer Panel - What's the best investment you've made on farm this year?
Bryce McKenzie - Groundswell founder reacts to EU flip on split gas approach
Hilton Collier - What scrapping Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements will mean
Cameron Bagrie - Economist: Jump in inflation 'not unexpected'
Kaylene Bennett - Invisible mental load a significant issue for rural women
Shane Ratima - What does shearing sector need to support training struggles?
Dr Liz Shackleton - Emerging leaders stepping up at Animal and Plant Health conference
Scott Lawson - Organics Aotearoa’s five election requests
Matt Hoyle - Are composting barns becoming the gold standard for wintering?
Cristina Alvarado - Rise in GDT as buyers come through following drops
Dr Scott Champion - FAR’s five year strategy following challenging arable seasons
22nd July 2026 // Rural News
Kate Acland - B+LNZ reacts to EU’s flip on approach to split gas
Kimberly Crewther - Are we overambitious and under resourced for FTA goals?
Mark Hooper - RMA bills: how can assurances be made that water quality is protected?
Rachel Brooking - RMA bills: ‘Late stage lobbying an appalling way to make laws’
Grant McCallum - ‘We didn’t agree on much’: environmental select committee report on rma bills
Tony Trewinnard - Weekly weather: Settled North Island compared to South
Chris Dillon - Will things get worse for arable before they get better?
George White and Stephanie Downer - Export doors opening for award-winning whey gin distillery
21st July 2026 // Rural News
Kelly Higgins - Feeder calf values climbing as dairy beef demand reshapes market
Colin Aitchison - Will drones become supply lifelines for cut off communities?
Brendan Telfer - Emergency sports panel: Brendan Telfer wraps Fox and Spain wins
Becks Smith - New yard-ready app delivering instant body condition scoring data
Tom Chisholm - Treating wearables as a tool, not a system
20th July 2026 // Rural News
Mark Patterson - ‘Minister for wool’ returns from promoting trip to India
Mitch Tucker & Gail Radburnd - Sweet spot of pest control versus profit for new hunting app
Nicole McKee - ‘He didn’t know’: Paul Henry u-turns on firearm policy
Dan Cummings - BNZ's First Farm Funding Boost eases pressure for new owners
Fiona MacMillan - How strong are NZ’s bird flu biosecurity response systems?
James Meager - Sika named as special interest herd, so what’s next?
Greg McSkimming - Dairy-beef or beef on dairy: Where the product marketability lies
Simon Bousfield - What’s driving buyers to East Coast properties?
David Chin - Revolutionary mating plans seeing profits within a year
Trevor McIntyre - Adverse event declaration unlocks support for flood-hit Kaikoura farmers
Cristina Alvarado - Global milk supply drives Fonterra forecast down 50 cents
Kim Robinson - Emissions cuts come at cost to milk and profit without tools, trial finds
Hugh Devereux-Mack - Firearm owners question training funding with return to volunteers
Hannah Ritchie - Study finds feed accounts for three quarters of pork's carbon footprint
Danielle Adsett - ‘Every apple will be sold this season’: Strong forecast for apple exports
Fenton Hazelwood - Telling the truth about a hard hort season
Andrew Hoggard - Response to case of bird flu confirmed in Wellington
Chris Stephens - Dry period nutrition: the decisions that will shape next season
Next chapter in Precision Farming // Chloe Walker, Precision Farming
15th July 2026 // Rural News
Hayley Fitchett & Chris Jenkins - What can Southland do now to prepare for super wet season?
Cameron Bagrie - Economist on Fonterra price drop, inflation & plumbing politicians
Libby Price - Across the ditch: Rice under threat, bird flu & water buybacks
Paul McGill - What's behind Pāmu's 'Hilton Hotel' methane measuring facility?
Chris Gourley - ‘Only certainty is volatility’: Fuel price update
Mark Hooper - Feds survey finds last year's total ag lending dropped $1.4 Billion
14th July 2026 // Rural News
Sudesh Kissun - What’s making rural media headlines?
Karl Dean - What are the impacts of Fonterra’s falling milk price forecast?
Dr Amelia Almeida - What new science says about previous emissions models
Roy Sloan - ‘Biggest thing for NZ hunting, ever’: First special interest herd named
Tony Trewinnard - August forecast outlook
Richard Kyte - DAIRY Panel: What's behind Thriving Southland's success?
Livia Esterhazy - What’s been learnt from crop protection programme A Lighter Touch?
Matt Doocey - Funding for AI triaging mental telehealth support
Gretchen Parkes - What was surprising in Rural Direction’s salary survey
Simon Saunders - ‘We can’t sit on our laurels’: LambEx shows contrast in Aus goals
Simon Cameron - Who pays for West Coast pest control?
Dermott Malley - Blueberry sector can’t afford new pests without tools to deal with them
Dave Burridge - Where to from here? Wool volumes well below forecasts
Tom Soutter - No margin calls a ‘massive sell factor’ for new milk pricing tool
Amber & Fraser Carpenter - 'Why did we not do this sooner?': Dairy monitoring a growing success
9th July 2026 // Rural News
Sport Panel: Experimental AB’s and Warriors winning ugly
Karen Williams - Nationwide deluge highlighting water storage priorities
Mark Dillon - NZ Ploughing team’s gear shipping mess raises 2029 hosting concerns
Tracy Brown - Plan Change 1: DairyNZ push to avoid farm plan duplication
Shane McManaway - ‘Put your hand up and ask for help – it is there’: Wairarapa weather hits again
Matt Campbell - Up-and-coming spreading business wins Young Achiever’s Award
Tony Grindle - Northland market update: Record sales on per hectare basis
Jenny Cameron - Where do export opportunities lie in China’s wine consumption?
8th July 2026 // Rural News
Laura Koot - The ag programme advancing young women’s careers
Nicola Grigg - ‘Leading the way’: Insights into drop in farm acc claims
Harriet Bremner & Tim Gorton - Farmer panel: What it’s like to be on Country Calendar
Rosalind Crickett - Supply outpacing demand sees GDT dive 4.9%
Dean Lester - How to make weather event recovery insurance claims work for you
Kate Truffit - NZ’s top chip pick revealed
Peter Savage - BNZ backs farmers to cut gas use under new loan scheme
7th June 2026 // Rural News
Tony Trewinnard - Settled weather to follow this system
Dr Holly Blue - ‘Don’t panic, remain vigilant’: Strangles outbreak update
Mark Hooper - Feds name Greens fert phase out policy ‘completely mad’
Steve Abel - Greens respond to backlash over fert phase out policy
Blair Drysdale - 'It was a hell of a rigamarole': Changes simplify hemp growing
Phill Hunt - Where there's support for weather event recovery
Brook van Velden - ‘Let’s take death seriously’: Health and safety bill passes
6th July 2026 // Rural News
Todd McClay - Trade Minister: India PM visit to NZ ‘very positive sign’
Louisa Kraitzic - ‘You’ve got to front up’: Comms expert on Rural Women response to bill
Jeremy Bryant - New satellite tech means less manual pasture management
Andrew Hoggard - Minister addresses alarm over blueberry import standards
Alan Thomson - Can dairy beef prove industry can collaborate?
Sam McIvor - Consultation open on OSPRI levy increases
Thomas Slee - Back to reality for 2026 FMG Young Farmer of the Year winner
Bex Green - ‘Plenty of difficult conversations’: Feds names their advocate of the year
Tony Leggett - Ag expert talks ANZCO buying Greenlea and Devold's $30 merino contracts
Cameron Luxton - Still no time frame for rule changes for large ag vehicles
Campbell Parker - ‘We are an outlier’: Developing enduring dairy beef systems
Willy McSkimming - App for shearing management changing the game
Quilae Wong - A real gnarly issue': Opportunity on gene tech bill
Tony and Michelle Roberts - Deer farmers named national sustainable farming ambassadors
Brad Olsen - B+LNZ On Farm Inflation report
Full Show - 3 July 2026
Craig Smith - ‘True collaboration’: Devold locks in four-year merino supplier contracts
Kate Truffit - Growers feeling good as potato yields recover
Alistair King - How badly squeezed are viticulture margins becoming?
Farmer Panel - What would you make a townie do on farm for a day?
Tony Trewinnard - ‘Hope is not a strategy’: El Niño officially declared
Phil & Robin Mangos - Tauranga venue on market ‘has it all’
Marijke Dunselman - NZ agritourism 'incomparable' on the world stage
Dino Kudrass - Evolution range launches single-use recyclable shells and silicone liners
Craig Wiggins - Lean on a Gate: Training your people to look after their people
Nick Beeby - Back-to-back months of record returns: what is the meat industry getting right?
James Meager - Herds of Special Interest changes stamped into law
Hugh Jackson - Outgoing FMG Young Farmer of the Year reflects on year with title
Libby Price - Aus reallows controversial weedkiller Paraquat
Chris Gourley - What has to happen to get diesel below two dollars
Jack Gibbs - Possum free farming on Banks Peninsula
Tony Trewinnard - What's in store for July's weather?
Nicole McKee - New ACT Party deputy leader keeping arms act in sight
Alistair Rayne - DAIRY Country Panel
Mark Patterson - Where does ‘Minister for Wool’ see the industry going?
30th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Richard Dawkins - Feds challenge perception of conservation act stewardship land
Te Radar - 'Fabric of rural NZ': Finals week for FMG Young Farmer 2026
Shane McManaway - ‘Facing the consequences’: Wairarapa recovery reveals bigger issues
George Wilson - Secondhand machinery hitting new highs at clearing sales
Cameron Hussey - Why it pays to order your maize seed early
Ginny Dodunski - Research pressure on as severe weather could up liver fluke
Karen Williams - 'Inconsistent' to deny water significant infrastructure status
Kate Scott - What HortNZ's regional reps will mean for growers
29th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Rex Newman - Industry award celebrates supporting ag in schools
Sandra Faulkner - New Feds Vice President bringing ‘team player’ mindset
Sarah Donaldson - Push to get aerial footage of Wairarapa damage
Penny Hoogerbrug - ‘Magnificent animal’: Record-breaking $220,000 bull
Sport panel: Cricket, rugby and football chances
26th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Mike Casey - 'Get it in now': Slam-dunk solar policy
Trudy O'Halloran & Dan Peach - NZ crops threatened by proposed blueberry import rules
Justin Ruygrok - Northern Young Farmer up for grand final round two
Stu Neal - Winter grazing programme three years in the making
Steve Abel - ‘Find me a farm without debt’: Green tax policy explained
Colin Hurst - ‘Business as usual’ for new National Feds head
Andrew Olsen - Urgency to fix Ag vehicle weight rules before season starts
Duncan Humm & Toby Williams - Farmer Panel: New Feds leader, levies, and conferences
Ray Smith - Director on MPI being a regulator, investor and partner
Matt Lythe - Primary Industry Awards: Technology and Innovation winners
Danielle Hovmand - First farm Kiwisaver advocate named Primary Industries Emerging Leader
Rosalind Crickett - Breaking down the feed market for incoming dairy season
Neil Bateup - ‘It’s a team effort’: Rural support stalwart wins Champion Award
Dino Kudrass - Skellerup’s square milking liners outselling round
25th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Jo Luxton - Labour ag policy ‘shouldn’t be a surprise’ when released
Will Burrett - Pāmu building relationships between dairy and beef
Luke Fisher - Reinventing Farmlands to better support farmers
Ben Dooley - Repairing rural governance relationships in Southland
Simon Cameron - Feds encouraging own conservation bill research
24th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Dr William Rolleston - Is stalled gene tech bill leaving NZ behind?
Jim Van Der Poel - Dairy stalwart standing on shoulders of those who went before
Kate Acland - Rural Woman of the Year 2026
Tama Potaka - ‘It’s a misnomer and it’s bogus’: Potaka responds to bill backlash
FULL SHOW - 23rd June 2026
Tony Trewinnard - High pressure system to round out June
Owen Copinga - Dairy beef vision for Holstein Friesian NZ
Mike Casey - Preparing for election to go either way
Hugh Campbell - Analysis: Where rural votes are being targeted
23rd June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Richard Capie - Is conservation bill ‘flogging off’ farmland?
Rebekah Cain - BNZ and Pamu model opens existing native forest earning
Todd McClay - ‘Hard for farming and costly’: Government looking at Waikato PC1
DAIRY Country Panel with Anne Lee and Adam Williamson
Ryan Luckman - App to fight drench resistance about to hit stores
22nd June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Lisa Futschek - Seafood NZ reacts to fisheries bill shelving
Craig Carr - Kiwis at Cereals UK find similar sector challenges
Andrew Hoggard - Matter of when bird flu arrives, not if
Colin Hurst - ‘Keen to cement our wins’: Feds Vice President bid for presidency
FULL SHOW - 22nd June 2026
Professor Jo Lane - Med students going rural
Cam Clayton - Finding competitor’s weaknesses: Waikato Young Farmer
19th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Scott Lawson - Organics sector on HSNO: Productivity must come with precision
Dino Kudrass - What a century of Skellerup engineering looks like on farm
Fiona Calvert - Hill's Lab expands forage protein testing
Dr Fernando Torres-Vélez - Hazardous chemical approvals getting faster
Matt Watson - ‘It’s woken us up’: ‘Horrible' fisheries bill shelved
FULL SHOW - 19th June 2026
Tony Bouskill - ‘Literally down to the wire’: Golden Pliers and Silver Spades winner
Daniel Eb - Opportunity Party on why their land tax policy will balance out
Ryan Cosgrove - Wool in schools test run a success
Hamish Marr - ‘Almost fell over’: Former trade envoy nominated for communication award
18th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Hugh Devereux-Mack - Nearly one in four have errors in firearms records
Dr John Roche - What are Science for Farmers working on?
Dan Gaddum - Merger forms Australasia’s largest independent forestry management company
Cristina Alvarado - ‘Not as bad as it could have been’: NZX on GDT
FULL SHOW - 18th June 2026
Nigel Woodhead & Tim Gorton - Genetic engineering: Political football or scientific debate?
Tony Rasmussen - Rural real estate: What's happening in the Hawke's Bay
17th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Libby Price - Wobbly market for rest of year as Aus hits China beef quota
Jaiden Drought - Will autonomous tractors like Clarkson’s take off here?
Philip & Jenny Leith - Native Trees on Farms Champions humbled to be recognised
Nic Lees - What confident banks will mean for red meat industry
Mark Tavendale - Why succession conversations are changing
Angus Street - Kathmandu to partner with Zentera Wool Company
FULL SHOW - 17th June 2026
Tony Trewinnard - What’s behind the warm winter weather?
16th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Shelley Houston - Over 80 brands looking to work with NZ kiwifruit leather startup
Anne Lee - What's in CountryWide Winter 2026
Nigel Smellie - Taking the time to get tech right on farm
Amy Honeywell - Opening student’s eyes to ag with Ōpuke Innovation Hub
Dean McHardy - Tangihau Angus buys $168,000 bull
Gary Brady - ‘Attitude is everything’: Pāmu is looking for their 2027 apprentices
Edwin Laver - Knowing a little about a lot for FMG Young Farmer Final
FULL SHOW - 16th June 2026
15th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Mike Butterick - What rural catchment funding will mean for farmers
Tom Hooper - New wool-derived products factory gets $8 mil in government support
David Chin - Dairy herd reproductive rates hit new high
Jack Jordan - Fourth Timbersports World Champs win for Kiwi
Nathan Guy - Forecasted 96% increase of sheep and beef farm profit for 25/26 season
Chris Gourley - How will peace deal affect NZ's fuel supply?
Lindy Nelson - How can technology help reduce on farm risk?
Mike Green - What $400k raised will mean for Rural Support Trust
FULL SHOW - 15th June 2026
Lawrence Meredith - Are we getting the EU and NZ trade narrative wrong?
Leighton Roberts - Taking the complexity of investing off farmer’s hands
Simon Butler - What needs to happen to get peak milk higher, and earlier?
Corrigan Sowman - 'Stick to your knitting': What LIC is hearing from farmers
Tanya Houghton - Rural mental health support programme announced
Todd McClay - The trade deals being eyed up around the world
12th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Richard Lindroos & Graeme Austin - 'Exceeding all metrics': The Fieldays effect
Mark Patterson - Returning wool to a billion dollar business
Winston Peters - Peters at Fieldays: ‘I’ve milked my fair share of cows’
FULL SHOW - 12th June 2026
Kate Scott - ‘Still work to be done’: Hort NZ on hazardous chemicals bill
Mike Manning - Focus is on supplying fert, regardless of price
Tim Deane - Why Norsewear paying double for their wool is 'good news'
11th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Brad Olsen - 'Encouraging' that NZ's trade profile is maturing
Mark Leslie - Pāmu on wearable LIFT programme launch
Andrew Hoggard - ‘Let’s be leaders’: ACT’s split gas policy
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon - 'I think we can do better': PM reacts to 6% export growth
Chris Hipkins - ‘No difference in what we believe in’: Labour on farming community
Duncan Ross - Rural real estate market in 'buoyant' times
Stephen Guerin - How PGW has grown over 175 years
FULL SHOW - 11th June 2026
Tim Ewing-Jarvie - Preventing market shock with insights into ag value chain
Austin Heffernan & Liam Kampshof - Sensehub by MSD and Bovonic join forces to drive dairy innovation
10th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Cheyne Gillooly - Young Farmers to support rural wellbeing with government backing
Charles Russell - ‘Takes a village’: Mātai Pacific Iwi Collective win Ahuwhenua Trophy
Penny Ford - BNZ to support first farm buyers with funding boost
Andrew Mockford - What IrrigationNZ is looking for from the next government
Mike Casey - Getting NZ farmers good at making NZ-made energy
Shane Jones - NZ First 'keen' on cowshed solar, not houses
Darren Stenning - 'No Drums, No Drama' at Fieldays
FULL SHOW - 10th June 2026
9th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Tony Trewinnard - Sou'Wester but settled for next fortnight
Nicky Halley & Laura Christensen - Making Herd Health data accessible from the start
Tama Potaka - National promises doubled QEII funding if elected
Mark Cameron - Why ACT MP Mark Cameron is not seeking re-election
Good news for grain: Gladfield Malt backing NZ grown
Anne Lee - DAIRY Country Panel
Libby Price - Across the ditch: What's wrong with Aus dairy prices?
Wendy Paul - 'Talent pipeline': Applications for hands-on agri degree open
FULL SHOW - 9th June 2026
Fenton Hazelwood - Will the HSNO and ACVM bills deliver for growers?
Kylah Morrison - UK agritech companies here to explore market, not push product
8th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Craig Young - Giving consumers choice in rural connectivity services
Mia Ryan - Rural dating app arrives from across the ditch
Richard Harman - Who is skating on thin ice with Fonterra document email?
Wayne Langford - What are the Feds looking for from the next government?
FULL SHOW - 8th June 2026
Lloyd Cartwright - Why the GDT has moved their HQ to Singapore
Sam McIvor - Is enough being done to combat remaining TB herds?
David Reesby - One month until FMG Young Farmer Grand Final
Mark Leslie - Pāmu reintroduces PKE following decade-long ban
FULL SHOW - 5th June 2026
Christopher Luxon - Promoting NZ grown grains at home and abroad
Professor Grant Edwards - Lincoln Uni Vice Chancellor reappointed for 5 more years
Duncan Humm & Chris Lewis - 'Needs to knuckle down': Farmers on government implementing changes
Olivia Weatherburn - A decade of Beef + Lamb's Generation Next
Richard Lindroos - Fieldays Preview: A slice of NZ
Snow Williams - Encouraging land prices for new red kiwifruit variety
4th June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Mark Storey - Price spikes expected for upcoming season
Dr Katrina Roberts - Teat sealing developer awarded NZ Order of Merit
Dr Nicky Stanley-Clarke - New mental health survey for rural women in NZ
FULL SHOW - 4th June 2026
Jochen Speer - Why are more women using chainsaws?
Ted Ford - King’s Service Medal awarded for services to dairy
Katie Nimon - $50,000 for Hawkes Bay growers to look into McCain's factory takeover
3rd June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Cameron Bagrie - Budget breakdown: Why is it being called a broccoli budget?
Richard Kells - The only remaining wool broker selling by auction in Napier
Andrew Hoggard - New TB plan cuts testing burden for farmers
Dr Helen Beattie - World first ethics code released for virtual fencing
Tony Trewinnard - Forecast for Fieldays at Mystery Creek
Nathan Guy - How the Special Trade Envoy is connecting industry to government
Greg Mirams - New facial recognition technology for cattle parasites
2nd June 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Tim McCready - Indian delegation at Fieldays following FTA
Shane McManaway - Applications open today for Growing Future Farmers
Zoe Reece - Changes to hemp restrictions opening doors for innovation
FULL SHOW - 2nd June 2026
Nicole McKee - What are the changes coming to firearm licensing?
Dave Worsley & Brian Ashby - This week in sport
Melinda Turner - How to get dry off diet right for next season success
Hugh Jackson & George Dodson - Farmer Panel: North and South
Tim Groser - Where are NZ’s emissions placed in global trade?
29th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Bryce Win - How flood recovery is shaping Tasman Young Farmer’s finals bid
FULL SHOW - 29th May 2026
Pete Savage - 'Capital flows where confidence goes': BNZ on India FTA for AG
Paul Kane - Dairy insights: Don't take your eye off the ball
Jacinta FitzGerald - Where opportunities lie in fibre sector
Sarah Clark - How agronomy is bringing in the next gen of women
Steve Abel - What would a National/Green coalition look like?
Mark Patterson - Who is the party for rural New Zealand?
28th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Alana Crampton - What you need to know: End of season settlements
Mike Butterick - From the farm to the Beehive
Damien O'Connor - ‘Just dumb’ - Labour on Ministry of Environment disestablishment
Nicola Grigg - Ministry of the Environment to be disestablished
FULL SHOW - 28th May 2026
Tony Leggett - Are NZ and Australian farmers facing the same future?
John Roche - Science, farming and NZ’s funding reset
Craig Hattle - New leadership for NZ Farm Assurance
Libby Price - 15 years on from Australia’s live export ban
27th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Miles Anderson - Will the Waitaki boundary move?
James Meager - Govt expands hunting access in Hawke's Bay
Keri Johnston - Why the Agri-Women’s Development Trust is closing after 16 years
Andrew Hoggard - Has the coalition provided for farmers?
FULL SHOW - 27th May 2026
Tony Trewinnard - Winter weather patterns tighten as farmers monitor rain, frosts and feed conditions
James Beatie - Moving Day highlights both opportunity and pressure inside modern dairy farming
Julia Sekula - Red meat sector ramps up science-based push on nutrition and consumer trust
Lawrence Meredith - Can NZ become Europe’s trusted food partner? — Europe looks increasingly focused on secure food and clean-tech relationships
Anthea Yule - New Hawke’s Bay Federated Farmers President steps into role as region rebuilds confidence
26th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Wayne Scott - Could New Zealand run short of aggregate for roads, housing and water projects?
Roger Barton - Farmer-to-farmer conversations are changing attitudes around safety
Richard Harman - Stuart Nash’s arrival sparks questions around Shane Jones and the future of NZ First
FULL SHOW - 26th May 2026
Matt Blomfield - Kiwi agritech is using AI to transform global orchards
Jenni Vernon - Reflecting on leadership, governance and the future
Mark Piper - How science helped build modern rural New Zealand
Dansy Coppell - Recognising leadership and excellence on farm
Mike Green - Rural Leaders Trust evening looks to build on last year’s success
Todd Muller - Global tensions are rising — What does it mean for NZ?
25th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 25th May 2026
Andrew Hoggard - Why wilding pines are becoming a massive rural threat
Dave Worsley & Graeme Beasley - Super Rugby clashes & Warriors watch: Weekend sport
Richard Lindroos - Exhibitors sold out: The final countdown to Fieldays
Mike Casey - Pitching farm electrification to MPs
Dr Nic Lees - What Richard Wyeth's shock exit means for Synlait
22nd May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Cristina Alvarado - Decoding the latest GDT results and dairy demand
Dr Shannon Clarke & Rayna Anderson - GenomNZ takes top tech honours at B+LNZ Awards
Bronwyn Main - RWNZ fights for community-led mental health support
Dr Robyn Dynes - Bridging science & farming
FULL SHOW - 22nd May 2026
Matt Smith - Lone Star Farms win B+LNZ Rabobank People Development Award
Ivan Lawrie - The truth about your toast: Why 75% of our bread is made from imported grain (and how to change it)
Hamish Best - Conscious Valley win B+LNZ PGG Wrightson Market Leader Award
Corina Jordan - From hill to plate: How hunters are tackling New Zealand's food insecurity
Jack Taggart - He dominated the practical challenges - Now he's taking aim at the grand final
Chris Gourley - The $4/Litre diesel dilemma: Panic buying, port allocations, and keeping the tractors running
21st May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 21st May 2026
Mike Butterick - From farm to the cabinet table: Organics, land reform, and rural NZ’s future
Ben Turner - What is driving Canterbury dairy land values?
Kate Acland - The woman steering NZ’s red meat sector through its biggest challenges
Hilton Collier - Building commercial strength without losing the land
Simon Quilty - High prices won’t last forever — So what comes next?
Will Evans - Australia’s beef industry wants one stronger producer voice
Ray Smith - Can NZ double primary exports without drowning farmers in red tape?
Bonnie Skinner - Australia’s sheep industry is rebuilding — What should NZ learn?
20th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 20th May 2026
Dr Cara Brosnahan - Inside Beef + Lamb NZ's animal health research push
Dr Jason Archer - The five hard-to-measure traits Beef + Lamb NZ is targeting with genomics
Dr Robert Banks - What the sheep industry needs to invest in
Tim Wilson - How a young sheep breeder is approaching his first forum
19th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Laura Morrison - The advantage of knowing both sides of the fence in Federated Farmers
Alan Thomson - Inside B+LNZ's strategy to meet double export revenue target
Tony Trewinnard - Fine weather masking what could be a significant El Niño
Nicola Grigg - Faster agrochemical approvals on the way
FULL SHOW - 19th May 2026
Pegs - Going Solar - Farmlands FLEX
James Blair - Next generation growers stepping up for NZ horticulture
Stephen Thomson - Surfing for Farmers reaches 25 beaches as charity eyes further growth
Gabe Ross - First ever NZ stone skimming champs a success
Dani Darke - Rethinking beef: What should NZ really be selling?
18th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Jamie Taplin - Off-grid luxury retreat above the Wairarapa hits market
Jeremy McPhail - Southland faces council shake-up and new farming rules
FULL SHOW - 18th May 2026
Joseph Watts - Getting your weeds under control this winter
Simon Butler - Set your herd up for success before the season even starts
Nikita Van der Heyden - Dairying with data
Andy Caughey - ASB backs wool’s future with Wool Impact
Oliver Mander - Who’s really running Synlait?
Will Foley - Can Hawke’s Bay save its vegetable industry?
Mark Ready - 23 and already building equity
15th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Thomas Slee - Seven weeks until Young Farmer Grand Final
FULL SHOW - 15th May 2026
Gold Creek Simmentals - The next chapter for Simmental genetics
Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins - Checking in: The state of rural health
Evan Potter - Deer sector looks for momentum
Dr Thomas Carlin - Wilding Pines are adapting faster than we thought
Alex Turnbull - Westgold Named NZ’s Best Butter
Tony Leggett - Strong meat prices — So why are co-op shares falling?
Hon Todd McClay - Could Trump Put NZ lamb in the crosshairs?
14th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 14th May 2026
Kate Taylor - Council reform: What happens to regional New Zealand?
Libby Price - What the Aussie budget means for farmers
Robbie Ferris - Wrapping this week's Waikato Pasture Summit event
Steve Chappell - Entrants to Fieldays 2026 Innovation Awards revealed
Tim Gorton & Craig Hickman - Farmers Panel: Butter, bureaucracy and BBQ smoke
Lauren McConnachie - Managing at scale: NZ’s top dairy manager
Jo Luxton - Labour’s rural policy reset and council reform
13th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 13th May 2026
Tony Trewinnard - El Niño locks in: Dry east risk builds
Tony Dodunski - Practical innovation driving smarter farming
Murray Hart - Ensuring 'drama-free' calving: Ecolab highlights essentials for new season success
Dr Shaun Presow - Win for EPA as glyphosate court challenge dropped
Edward Fitzgerald - Honouring the families who built rural New Zealand
Mark Patterson - Rural NZ faces major council shake-up
12th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Robyn Haugh - Pāmu pushes native credits into the mainstream
Cristina Alvarado - Dairy markets hold firm after latest GDT
Colin Hurst - Backing farmers for biodiversity gains
FULL SHOW - 12th May 2026
Geoff Ross - New Zealand catching up to international standards in nature credit markets
Jo Hendy - Climate Risk Assessment flags agriculture as major risk by 2050
Andrew Hoggard - Can nature markets deliver for farmers?
Matt Watson - Fishing bill backlash: Has Shane Jones gone too far?
Scott & Stacey Mackereth - NZ’s Share Farmers of the Year: Inside the success story
Richard Harman - Coalition still favoured — But cracks and tensions growing
11th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 11th May 2026
Anna Gillespie - Otago's new Feds President on water, rates and redrawing the map
Matt Doocey - Rural GP funding: Bringing more care closer to home
8th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Maegan Legg - Finalists gather for NZ Dairy Industry Awards
Libby Tosswill - Crop tool opens diversification options for CHB growers
Allan Blood - $3 billion urea plant planned for Southland
Kerry Allen - Honouring a career growing rural education
Kelly Wilson - Kaimanawa Horses: From wild herds to new homes
Luke Gilber - Record dairy prices: Why elite genetics are booming
Mark Simpson - Imported Butter: Why Isn’t NZ Butter on NZ Tables?
Hinehou Timutimu - Inside dairy’s top honour: The 2026 Dairy Woman of the Year
John McWhirter - Premium push: NZ wool into global carpet supply
Sandra Faulkner - Local Govt reform: Feds push for fewer, stronger councils
7th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Deon Swiggs - Canterbury’s future: Reform, regional power and super councils
Harriet Bremner & Chris Lewis - How NZ’s farming practices come into import welfare debate
Jeremy Bryant - From measurement to action: AI changing grazing
Daniel Eb - ‘It’s a tricky one’: No stance yet from Opportunity Party on import welfare debate
Simon Watts - ‘The rubber needs to hit the road’: Councils have three months to plan reform
Dansy & Greg Coppell - ‘We’re just proud to be here’: Repost hits 1 million posts repurposed
FULL SHOW - 6th May 2026
Helen Lash - Haast to Jackson Bay: Who pays to keep the Coast open?
6th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Steve Abel - Fair for Farmers or trade risk? Greens on import standards debate
Colin Glass - Dairy Holdings CEO retiring after 25 years
Campbell Parker - Have farmers relaxed biosecurity measures?
Corina Jordan - ‘Get back out there’: Fish & Game's message to duck shooters this season
Tony Trewinnard - May outlook: is winter weather already here?
Alan Thomson - Beef + Lamb riding industry high ahead of Out The Gate 2026
Andrew Hoggard - ACT introduces school bus ‘open seat rule’ election policy
Jon Pemberton - Gaps between regulations and on farm practice highlighted in Nuffield research
James Meager - Duck shooting opening weekend: Were pressure points managed?
5th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 5th May 2026
Karen Williams & John Sunkel - What we learned — And where to from here
Wayne McNee - Methane progress: What’s coming and when?
Paul McGill - On-Farm reality: Emissions change in action
Maury Leyland-Penno - Unlocking value: Turning green crops into protein
Richard Heath - Bigger scale, different pressures: Australia’s approach
Carolyn Mortland - Zespri’s sustainability push: What it means on farm
George Reeves & Colin South - Methane Solutions: Two approaches, one challenge
Brendan O'Connell - Agritech NZ: What it does and why it matters
Tony Trewinnard - Dry start, frost risks and winter outlook
John Faulkner - Dairy policy, water and growth
North V South Farmers Panel - Wool, budgets and confidence at the farm gate
Grant McCallum - What the India trade deal means for regions
Ross McIsaac - Wool levy debate returns as sector seeks sustainable funding
Marijke Dunselman - How agritourism’s surge is diversifying farm incomes
Jordan Williams - Rising rates and debt raises questions over council spending
Robbie Ferris - How South Waikato’s Pasture Summit is getting farmer’s boots on the ground
Derrick Moot - Cutting ag research risks long-term farm productivity and growth
Walt Cavendish - Why Walt Cavendish has rejoined Federated Farmers two weeks after leaving
Colin Hurst - Federated Farmer’s climate change conference no-show, and how they’re supporting the arable sector
Libby Price - Update on Australian droughts and impact on beef export
FULL SHOW - 4th May 2026
4th May 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Reforming Agricultural Drone Rules // Dr Isaac Henderson
Will Burrett - Building pathways to farm ownership
Louise Gibson - Farm Remuneration Report
Andrew Hoggard - Managing Foot and Mouth Disease
Full Show - 30th April 2026
On-Farm Reality: Emissions Change in Action // Paul McGill
Unlocking Value: Turning Green Crops into Protein // Maury Leyland-Penno
30th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Bigger Scale, Different Pressures: Australia’s Approach // Richard Heath
Methane Solutions: Two Approaches, One Challenge // George Reeves & Colin South
Zespri’s Sustainability Push: What It Means on Farm // Carolyn Mortland
Agritech NZ: What It Does and Why It Matters // Brendan O'Connell
Economics of Climate Change // Cameron Bagrie
Progress Across New Zealand’s Methane Tools and Technologies // Naomi Parker, Executive Director - Ag Emissions Centre
29th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Full Show - 29th April 2026
Enda Hawe - Dairy awards highlight next generation talent
Karin Kos - India deal could open premium honey market for NZ
Chris Gourley - Fuel outlook: What farmers should budget for winter
Mike Green - Rural wellbeing roadshow heads through Canterbury
28th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Full Show - 28th April 2026
Dave Worsley - Warriors, rugby and weekend winners
Jo Finer - Strong farms need strong advisers
Sam MacDonald - Christchurch’s big night as Te Kaha opens
Jason Herrick - From feds to politics in Southland
Vanessa Winning - More weather pressure, bigger farm support response
24th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 24th April 2026
Matt Carroll - Deer farming looking for stronger margins
Craig Young - Rural broadband still a national test
Rhys Griffiths - Deer velvet breakthrough as sector eyes better returns
Blair "Blocka" Drysdale & Mark Warren - When weather hits, are councils moving fast enough?
Mike Butterick - High country farmers gain more flexibility under lease reforms
Peter Shepherd - Could coffee become Northland’s next big crop?
Rob Scott - Southland weighs $3 billion fertiliser mega project
Andrew King - Rural schools say funding only part of the answer
Hamish Marr - Arable sector under pressure as costs rise and land shifts to dairy
Damien O'Connor - Labour backs India deal as questions remain
Simon Butler - Transition cows: Small changes, big gains
23rd April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 23rd April 2026
Dan Billing & Matt Holden - From the Farm Gate: What farmers are facing right now
Danny Donaghy - More diversity, more resilience in NZ pastures
Jarred Mair - NZ farming nears major turning point, says MPI
Sarah How - New pathways emerging for young farmers to get in
Sir John Kirwan - JK on mental fitness: Looking after rural New Zealand
Mark Mortimer - Smart tech or hype? What farmers should adopt now
Ryan Luckman - Kiwi app tackles grazing and drench decisions in real time
Dan Brier - B+LNZ pushes practical innovation to lift farm performance
22nd April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 22nd April 2026
Tony Trewinnard - Cold snap coming? Winter weather risks ahead
Richard Reynolds - In the rat curve, you want to be well ahead of the anus
Bryce McKenzie - Challenging ACT to back farmers on climate and costs
Mike Jones - CPI numbers put interest rate outlook back in focus
Jason Te Brake - Zespri eyes India opportunity after another strong year
Rainer Kravets - Fair for Farmers faces scrutiny over funders and agenda
FULL SHOW - 21st April 2026
21st April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Dr Lucy Bell - New legume species
Ginny Dodunski - The drench resistance wake-up call
Jason Leslie - Best practices for transitioning livestock onto winter crops
Phil Journeaux - A castle built on sand: NPS for highly productive soils
Trish Rankin - Reducing the footprint: Insights from the Farm Waste Workshops
Brendan O'Connell - AgriTech Unleashed: Accelerating regional innovation
Daniel Judd - Federated Farmers ducking from debate on GE stance says Future Farmers
Mark Hooper - Taranaki's frustration with the wetlands rules & what the changes mean
Walt Cavendish - Farming with Walt: Homegrown advocacy
Ani O'Brien - Was 'Fair for Farmers' anti-farming activists using Kiwi farmers as foot soldiers?
FULL SHOW - 20th April 2026
20th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Dave Worsley & Brian (Gash) Ashby - Big weekend ahead: Warriors test, Super Rugby clashes and Supercars in CHCH
Duncan Humm - Ag sector debates GE and animal welfare trade-offs
Ivan Lawrie - Durum wheat win signals new opportunities for NZ arable sector
Sarah Harris - Farm Environment Awards finals set after strong regional season
Tracy Brown - DairyNZ sets priorities after strong turnout at SIDE
Dan Boulton - Silver Fern Farms profit up, but Gulf disruption tests outlook
Richard Harman - Luxon under pressure as FTA politics and polls tighten
17th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 17th April 2026
Rebecca Furzeland - Rearing at scale
Andrew Hoggard - Govt eases wetland stock rules, shifts to farm plans
Lindy Nelson - Safer Farms pushes practical steps to cut on-farm risk
Jaiden Drought - Machinery sales reveal true farm spending confidence
Mark Ross - Wood sector pushes action on energy and trade ahead of election
Steve Abel - Abel pushes inquiry as Greens challenge ag direction
Taine Randell - Randell targets energy, water in NZ First political move
Dr Nic Lees - Fonterra’s pivot: Capital return signals execution phase
Andrew Watters - Who is investing in NZ Horticulture?
16th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 16th April 2026
FULL SHOW - 15th April 2026
Craig Carr - The innovative family business growing NZ agriculture
Otago Regional Supreme Winners: 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards // Luke & Nicole Kane, West Otago
NZ-India Free Trade Agreement is sealed and waiting... // Hon. Todd McClay, Minister of Agriculture & Trade
Facial eczema research: There maybe more to spores // Bevan Weir, Bioeconomy Science Institute
UK-NZ collaborate on agritech innovation // Jasper van Halder, Agnition
Wool's innovative new approach with Kathmandu // Tom Hooper, Wool Source
The complexities of local government reform // Rob Scott, Southland Mayor
Celebrating the evolution of CountryWide // Tony Leggett, former owner of CountryWide
Social Media to portray real life // George Dodson, Canterbury
Mission critical: Meat & milk desperately needed for those in need // Zellara Holden, Meet the Need
Dean Rabbage & Chris Lewis - Fuel, fert and pressure: What farmers are facing right now
Little habits build big equity // Roseanne & Eldon Megaw, South Canterbury
Jane Muir - Dairy jobs holding strong: 80% of workers plan to stay in the sector
Libby Price - Across the ditch: Fuel and fertiliser supply pressures hit Aussie farmers
1st April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
Karen Williams - Time for a Minister of Freshwater?
Te Radar - Regional battles done: Young Farmer finalists now set
Joshua Tan - ExportNZ pushes Govt to sign India FTA in open letter
Agri-chemical approval process under scrutiny // Fenton Hazelwood, WestAg Trading
Be that guy: Firearm safety comes from mates // Ewen Kelsell, Firearm Safety Authority
How does fuel supply and demand pricing work? // Chris Gourley, Fern Energy
Are you being paid fairly on farm? Do the survey! // Brent Paterson, Rural Directions
Peter Handford - Forestry doesn't mean full conversion on sheep & beef
15th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
James Allen - AI on Farm: How Technology Is Changing Decisions and Productivity
Tony Trewinnard - Cold June first, then drought? El Niño signals trouble ahead
Pete Morgan - AI on farm: How dairy farmers are using tech to lift performance
Willie Bell - From farm to living room: Turning NZ wool into premium homeware
Jo Luxton - Methven Meeting: Labour and Feds talk rural issues | India FTA in focus
Stephen McNally - The true cost of cheap
John Gregan - Grass to Cash: What separates top-performing dairy farms
The Future of Co-ops: Can farmer ownership still deliver? // Corrigan Sowman Chair, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)
From Federated Farmers to Parliament: Katie Milne goes into politics // Katie Milne Former Federated Farmers President and National Party Candidate for West Coast–Tasman
14th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 14th April 2026
Northern Young Farmer crowned for second time in a row // Justin Ruygrok, Regional Winner, Northern Young Farmers
Fuel from our forests with Bioenergy // Dr Paul Bennett, Portfolio Leader for Integrated Bioenergy, Bioeconomy Science Institute
Canterbury A&P show date change confirmed – Here’s why // Sir David Carter, Board Chair, Canterbury A&P Association
Fonterra appoints new CEO // John Stevenson, Chair, Fonterra Farmer Shareholders Council
India FTA Push: Red meat sector calls for deal to be signed now // Kate Acland, Chair of Beef + Lamb New Zealand
What is mission‑led funding and why are NZ scientists concerned? // John Roche, Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor
Cyclone Aftermath: Farmers face the real work begins // Neil Bateup, Waikato Trustee and Chairperson, Rural Support
13th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 13th April 2026
Country crops from drones // Terry Kingsbury, Ag Rated RPAS Pilot, Agricultural Consulting Services Ltd
Is the potential backfire of import standards on trade validated? // Karl Dean, Federated Farmers
NZ animal welfare standards vs imported food’s standards // Brent Kleiss, NZ Pork
Pāmu under animal welfare pressure // Mark Leslie, CEO, Pāmu New Zealand
Geopolitical nerves are hitting dairy fats in latest GDT // Cristina Alvarado, NZX
How sheep & beef farmers are banking down for the next rainy day // Ed Harrison, BakerAg
Why did Damien release a scathing video attaching Pamu? // Damien O'Connor, Labour MP
Cyclone Vianau Warning // Mark Mitchell, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery, National Party
Facial Eczema Breakthrough // Dr. Kwasi Adusei-Fosu, Bioeconomy Science Institute
How is the Cyclone Progressing? // Tony Trewinnard, Blue Skies Weather
Making the Most of the Fonterra Capital Return Payment // Dave Handley, BNZ
10th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 10th April 2026
9th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands
FULL SHOW - 9th April 2026
Weather Forecast - 7 April 2026 // Tony Trewinnard, Blue Skies Weather
DAIRY Country Panel with Tor Pedersen & Anne Lee
Politics of the USA / Iran War // Todd Muller, USA political pundit & former NZ politician
Multi-million dollar loan for Tukituki project // Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities
New Rural Women NZ President // Heather Sorensen, Rural Women NZ
Government's loan to Fieldays // Richard Lindross, NZ Fieldays Society
RMA Reform: Review of the Submissions // Grant McCallum, National Party
Research Update: Rumen Development // Ajmal Khan, Bioeconomy Science Institute
Stoicism in the face of uncertain times // Lance Burdett, Author & Coach
How DairyNZ's Levy Vote reflects farmer sentiment // Campbell Parker, DairyNZ
Meet NZ's new Associate Minister of Agriculture // Mike Butterick, Associate Minister of Agriculture
Time to look at a change in farm systems in the face of higher diesel? // David Birkett, Federated Farmers
The Diesel Dilemma: How does Fern Energy prioritise farmers? // Chris Gourley, Fern Energy
The future of NAIT & TB Control // Sam McIvor, OSPRI
Building resilient farms focused on profitability and sustainability // Conan Moynihan, GroundShift
7th April 2026 // Rural News in partnership with Farmlands