All Episodes
Farmers Weekly Podcast — 512 episodes
Full Show | May 8
Feature | Proposed drone reforms raise safety concerns in rural sector
AgriHQ Insight | Processing slowdown drives high-value livestock deals
Feds Focus | Feds’ new Southland president tackles local government reform
Full Show | May 1
AgriHQ Insight | Australian beef prices take a hit
Feature | A farming legacy: PGG Wrightson marks 175 years
Feds Focus | New Waikato Feds president’s game plan
Full Show | April 24
Feature | Should I use this tech? An Aussie farmer’s rules for adoption
AgriHQ Insight | Weaner prices ease back in the north
Feds Focus | Farm staff pay levels off a little
Full Show | April 17
News Wrap | Can farming and forestry co-exist?
AgriHQ Insight | Strong store lamb sales signal solid margins ahead
Feds Focus | Otago’s environmental excellence continues
Full Show | April 10
Feature | Miles Hurrell looks back as Fonterra eyes future growth
AgriHQ Insight | Young cattle demand drives market surge
Feds Focus | Dog law investigation under way
Full Show | April 2
Feature | Greens call for inquiry into vegetable processing closures
News Wrap | Back in the black: Silver Fern Farms rebounds
Full Show | March 27
Feature | Uncertain future for vegetable and grain growers
Feature | Foreign investors back in the game
AgriHQ Insight | Aussie farmers up against global forces
Feds Focus | Feds submits to Health and Safety Amendment Bill
Full Show | March 20
Feature | HortNZ outlines election priorities for sector growth
AgriHQ Insight | Middle East conflict drives rising costs for NZ farmers
Feds Focus | Federated Farmers pushes back on Gore District Plan concerns
Full Show | March 13
Feature | Fonterra payout: strategies for farmers and investors
AgriHQ Insight | Feeder calves fetch strong prices as beef market surges
Feds Focus | Feds dairy council sets agenda
Rural Woman of the Year: Recognising the women behind rural success
Full Show | March 6
Feature | Unlocking property investment for rural workers
AgriHQ Insight | Young cattle demand record prices
Feds Focus | Feds celebrates KiwiSaver change
Full Show | February 27
Feature | What’s powering Pāmu’s performance?
News Wrap | Mainland deal has real estate sector primed
Feds Focus | High country on show in March
Full Show | February 20
Feature | The realities of food security in New Zealand
News Wrap | Flood recovery and the push for sheep traceability
AgriHQ Insight | Strong buying demand shapes weaner sales
Feds Focus | Water tax must be ruled out
Full Show | 13 February
Feature | How AI can work for your farm finances
AgriHQ Insights | Sky-high cattle prices despite East Coast disruptions
Feature | Global farming reps meet in Europe
Feds Focus | Generator charges hit storm-blown farmers
Full Show | 5 February
Feature | Inside the challenges facing NZ’s specialty cheese sector
Market Insights | Can red meat farmers bank on record prices?
Feds Focus | Canterbury crops under pressure after soggy summer
Full Show | January 30
Feature | Why ecological farming is gaining ground
Market Insights | Strong rainfall sends buyers back to the yards
Feds Focus | Southland leading discussion on local government reform
Full Show | January 23
Feature | Fonterra targets South Island for organic expansion
Market Insights | What’s propping up red meat prices
Full Show | January 16
Feature | Strong wool contracts a growing trend
News Wrap | Is a farm a final resting place?
Market Insights | Optimism backed by export value
Full Show | January 9
Feature | A premium Christmas dinner
Market Insights | Ewe beauty!
News Wrap | Our co-operative future?
Full Show | December 12
Feature | The Year in Ag: 2025’s biggest stories and what’s next
Feds Focus | RMA rethink gets the thumbs up
Full Show | December 5
Feature | Not Only Fred Dagg: A BTS lens on the life of John Clarke
Market Insights | The tech takeover at the saleyards
Feds Focus | Local government reform ‘looks like a winner’
Full Show | November 28
Feature | The Regen Ag Project Turning Farmland Into Research Beds
News Wrap | Inside New Zealand’s Demographic Challenge
Market Insights | Tariffs and Turbulence in Global Beef Trade
Feds Focus | Driving Change: The PM’s Rural Roadshow Explained
Full Show | November 17
Feature | How farmers can help combat antimicrobial resistance
Markets Wrap | Red meat export markets holding strong
Feds Focus | Petition launched to end consenting crisis
Full Show | November 14
Feature | NZ’s ag strategy: the split-gas initiative explained
News Wrap | China Check-In: Fonterra’s future and Zespri’s kiwifruit crackdown
Feds Focus | Workshops for share farmers and contractors
Full Show | November 7
Feature | High Peak Brothers Explore Farming in Argentina
Market Insights | Navigating the Busy Cattle Market
Feds Focus | Eradicating TB: Lessons from New Zealand's Past
Full Show | October 31
Feature | Navigating Fonterra's $3.2 billion windfall
Feature | Farmlands: strategic improvements and market sentiment
Market Insights | Store stock demand top dollar at saleyards
Feds Focus | Survey shows consent process frustrating farmers
Full Show | October 24
Feature | Weighing the impact NZ’s new methane targets
Feds Focus | More farmers around the council table
Full Show | October 17
News Wrap | Navigating the future of dairy in the Netherlands
Market Insights | Stortford Lodge welcomes new season lambs
Feds Focus | Arable code of conduct on the way
Full Show | October 10
Feature | NZ primed for a tech transformation
News Wrap | Meeting the Market – Stockton to Cologne
Market Insights | Young cattle fetching top dollar
Feds Focus | Boy racer legislation needs more grunt
Full Show | 3 October
Feature | Alliance’s next move: insights from farmer meetings
Feature | 100 years of empowering rural women
Feds Focus | Rural connectivity shows no improvement
Full Show | 26 September
Feature | Nitrate emergency: a call to action in Canterbury
News Wrap | The rise and challenges of Rockit Apples
Market Insights | Tight margins, big red meat markets
Feds Focus | Nitrate emergency declaration 'takes aim at farmers'
Full Show | September 19
Feature | Economic trends impacting NZ farmers
Market Insights | Lamb season ends on a high
Feds Focus | Farmers push back on grazing charges
Full Show | September 12
Feature | Fonterra's bold move: the economics of value add
News Wrap | Bullish outlook for the red meat sector
Market Insights | Livestock EYE on high spring store cattle prices
Feds Focus | Tackling New Zealand's pest problem
Full Show | 5 September
Feature | Woolworths backing regenerative approach
News Wrap | Growers face a variety of issues
Market Insights | Aus processors struggling to maintain margins
Feds Focus | Contractors facing weighty issues
Full Show | August 29
News wrap | Meeting the changing market in Japan
Feature | Fruits of resilience: horticulture profits and challenges
Feds Focus | Farmers to join emergency planning
Full Show | 22 August
Feature | How to tackle farm succession
Feature | The evolving landscape of rural banking
Market Insights | Historic stock sale hits a high note
Feds Focus | Glyphosate claims out of order
Full Show | 15 August
News Wrap | Meeting Japan’s changing market
Market Insights | Understanding the impact of US tariffs on exports
Feds Focus | Navigating New Zealand's ag visa system
Full Show | 8 August
Feature | Breeding sheep of the future
News Wrap | A look into the funding future of Alliance Group
Market Insights | Young cattle bringing value to traders
Feds Focus | The fight for rural safety in Canterbury
Full Show | 1 August
Feature | Genetic opportunities in dairy beef production
Market Insight | Buyers return to feeder calf market
Feds Focus | Farmer confidence rebounds after downturn
Full Show | July 25
Feature | Red meat sector looks to increase value
Market Insights | Record returns for red meat exports
Feds Focus | Advocating for the dairy sector
Full Show | July 18
Feature | Sheep a source of high-value health products
News Wrap | Zespri takes on plant variety applicant
Market Insights | Winter store markets still red hot
Feds Focus | Green taxonomy fails to identify farming
Full Show | July 11
Feature | Agroecology coach favours relationships over recipes
News Wrap | Emissions reduction and the profitable farm
Feds Focus | Richard Dawkins takes on sheep and beef challenge
Full Show | July 4
Feature | The shift in New Zealanders’ relationship with Asia
News Wrap | Alliance’s financial D-Day draws nearer
Feds Focus | Karl Dean takes on role as dairy chair
Full Show | 27 June
Feature | The evolving role of young farmers in agriculture
News Wrap | The impact of slow agri-chemical approvals
Feds Focus | McIntyre bids farewell to Federated Farmers
Full Show | June 19
Feature | Native forests a carbon champion?
News Wrap | Real estate market comes back to life
Market Insights | Stormy seas hinder Chathams lambs
Feds Focus | Spreadmark code gets an update
Full Show | June 13
Feature | Checking out the herd at Fieldays
Market Insights | Dwindling sheep numbers worrying processors
Feds Focus | Petition to use KiwiSaver for property investment
Full Show | June 6
Feature | Energy as a new crop option for farms
News Wrap | Taiwan hungry for NZ dairy products
Market Insights | In-lamb ewes hit the saleyards
Feds Focus | Freshwater reforms get a tick from Feds
Full Show | May 30
Feature | Farming needs to build long-term resilience
Market Insights | Winter prep underway to set stock numbers
Feds Focus | Drystock sector is facing a crisis
Full Show | May 23
Feature | What to expect at NZ’s food and fibre summit
Market Insights | Store markets are holding strong
Feds Focus | Emergency management rules need some changes
Full Show | May 16
Feature | Wetland or livestock? Methane study holds the answer
News Wrap | Foresters fume at new rules in Tairāwhiti
Feds Focus | Government methane target must come down
Full Show | May 9
Feature | Greens want level playing field on animal welfare
News Wrap | Farming powers government’s science advice
Market Insights | Rain a big influence in the saleyards
Feds Focus | Government reminded of KiwiSaver promise
Full Show | May 2
Feature | Grass not always greener in contract milking
News Wrap | Scientists will look past NZ, leaders say
Market Insights | Livestock markets in profound shift
Feds Focus | Southland experiencing explosion in duck numbers
Full Show | April 24
News Wrap | Trump’s tariffs spell trade turmoil
Market Insights | Australia’s red meat outlook
Feds Focus | Freshwater the focus of court case
Full Show | April 17
Feature | Catchment collectives on show in Manawatū
News Wrap | Precise pasture measurement at your fingertips
Feds Focus | Celebrating our strong wool, with govt support
Full Show | April 11
Feature | How future farmers view the food & fibre sector
Market Insight | Exporters on edge as Trump imposes tariffs
Feds Focus | Call to strip Greenpeace’s charity status
Full Show | April 4
Feature | Bringing down the cost of planting natives
News Wrap | Singapore: the food tech powerhouse
Feds Focus | Farmers back health and safety law overhaul
Full Show | March 28
Feature | How do we train and retain people in farming?
News Wrap | Scientists look to replicate pine successes in natives
Market Insight | A look at the South Island calf sales
Feds Focus | Contract milkers up against it as drought lingers
Full Show | March 21
Feature | Different countries, same farming challenges
News Wrap | The future of strong wool
Market Insight | Drought does little to dent livestock markets
Feds Focus | Answers sought on continued afforestation
Full Show | 14 March
Feature | AgriZero seeks solutions to market demands
News Wrap | Public Works Act gets a makeover
Market Insight | Lamb looking good for the long-term
Feds Focus | Southland Feds has a message for duck shooters
Full Episode | 7 March
Feature | Things are looking up for sheep and beef farmers
Feature | McClay on reducing regulatory burdens, growing market access
News Wrap | Stakeholders collaborate in cyclone recovery efforts
Feds Focus | Unpacking the complexities of rural banking practices
Full Show | 28 February
Feature | Meat Board says export quotas looking good
News Wrap | NZ wool trading goes global
Market Insight | Beef weaner fairs kick off
Feds Focus | QEII funding celebrated
Full Show | 21 February
Feature | Fonterra dangles carrot on climate work
News Wrap | How diet trends could reshape eating habits
Market Insight | Dry North Island sees lambs go south
Feds Focus | Rising product prices lift farmers’ mood
Full Show | 14 February
Feature | Marking the day of the lamb
News Wrap | What’s the beef with the banks?
Market Insight | Strong start at the saleyards
Feds Focus | Seven ways to reform local government
Full Show | 7 February
Feature | 2025 starts with a bang for red meat returns
Feds Focus | Balancing the carbon budget
Full Show | 31 January
Feature | Science reforms backed by leading ag-hort researcher
News Wrap | Richard Rennie on those mice in the hold
Feds Focus | QEII Trust deserves funding
Full Show | 24 January
Feature | Farmers and growers still lack crucial tools in disease battle
News wrap | Richard Rennie on the QEII Trust’s funding shortfall
Feds Focus | Wayne Langford looks ahead
Full Show | 17 January
Feature | Peak pasture yields reached, researcher says
News Wrap | Regulations in the firing line
Feds Focus | Farmers urged to run for council
Full Show | 10 January
Feature | Science challenges under the microscope
Feds Focus | Animal welfare allegations worrying but not widespread
Full Show | 13 December
Feature | Wrapping up the big news stories of the year
Feds Focus | Farmers get the wool pulled over their eyes
Full Show | 6 December
Feature | How global emission reduction support compares to NZ
News Wrap | Neal Wallace on the Agriculture and Climate Change Conference
Feds Focus | Feds say carbon farm changes a win
Full Show | 29 November
Feature | Insight from the CEO: Fonterra is fighting fit
News Wrap | Neal Wallace on Alliance’s plea for investment
Feds Focus | Why more farmers look off-farm for income
Full Show | 22 November
Feature | Farmlands finding its feet after another loss
News Wrap | Richard Rennie on hort’s partnership play
Full Show | 15 November
Feature | Sustainable irrigation the key for Canty sharemilkers
News Wrap | Richard Rennie meets the market in Thailand
Feds Focus | Double standard on bank emissions
Full Show | 8 November
Feature | Understanding the building blocks of food
News Wrap | Hugh Stringleman on a good week for dairy
Feds Focus | PM hits the road to boost farmer confidence
Full Show | 1 November
Feature | Campaign to highlight contractor fatigue
News Wrap | Neal Wallace on southern turbulence
Feds Focus | Share farmer information roadshow
Full Show | 25 October
Feature | Exploring new crop and land-use options
News Wrap | Richard Rennie on drench resistance and fake honey
Feds Focus | Never too early to start succession planning
Full Show | 18 October
Feature | Unpacking the Tukituki project and its benefits
News Wrap | Neal Wallace on Southland Fish & Game conflict
Feds Focus | Looser foreign investment rules welcomed
Full Show | 11 October
Feature | Lessons from Meeting the Market
Feds Focus | Feds encourage flood-hit farmers to ask for help
Partner Episode | Make it count and control the controllables
Full Show | 4 October
Feature | Why NZ’s economy needs a shift in mindset
Feds Focus | Feds target interest rates relief
Full Show | 27 September
Feature | A data-driven approach to farming
News Wrap | Fonterra brings the spring flush
Feds Focus | Mental wellbeing is built on communication
Full Show | 20 September
Feature | Sheep outlook: the future of our flock
News Wrap | Selling lamb to a new generation of Brits
Feds Focus | Government asked to rein in councils
Full Show | 13 September
Feature | A new strategy for advocacy
News Wrap | Methane busting in the Netherlands
Feds Focus | Speaking up for farmers since 1899
Full Show | 6 September
Feature | New tech to map farms and aid decision-making
News Wrap | Meeting the market in the US and EU
Feds Focus | Pests a problem on the farm
Full Show | 30 August
Feature | Rewiring rural New Zealand’s approach to power
News Wrap | Hope on the horizon for dry North Canterbury
Feds Focus | Pine study stuns Federated Farmers
Partner Episode | Brothers back the BFEA way
Full Show | 23 August
Feature | NZ food system in disarray
Feature | Costs bite for farmers but data driving decisions
Feds Focus | Feds happy with banking inquiry terms
Full Show | 16 August
Feature | Platform to power farm succession
News Wrap | Power prices hit rural pockets
Feds Focus | Feds cheer changes to drinking water regulations
Full Show | 9 August
Feature | Making topsoil top of mind
News Wrap | Meat processors take stock as flock numbers fall
Feds Focus: Federated Farmers get a win for migrant workers
Full Show | 2 August
Feature | Genetic tech drives new vegetable seed varieties
News Wrap | Plantain efficacy as nitrate buster questioned
Feds Focus | Farmer confidence still in the doldrums
Full Show | 26 July
Feature | Red meat sector faces up to the challenge
News Wrap | Tough going for sheep and beef sector
Feds Focus | Calving starts with many facing labour shortage
Full Show | 19 July
Feature | A local approach to rural mental health
News Wrap | Trade winds turn into headwinds as protectionism emerges
Feds Focus | Southland Feds scratching heads on significant sites
Full Show | 12 July
Feature | Journey through Brazil’s agricultural state
Feds Focus | Re-elected Feds president keen to get to work
Full Show | 5 July
Full Show | 27 June
Feature | National Science Challenge faces end of funding
News Wrap | Stud bull prices have end of season surge
Feds Focus | Health and Safety regulations need farmer-focused revamp
Full Show | 21 June
Feature | GrowAg initiative offers funding hook-up opportunities
News Wrap | Winter supplies of prime lambs and cattle in decline
Feds Focus | Stock truck rules bring woes for drivers
Full Show | 14 June
Feature | David Seymour eyes up rural red tape
Feature | Export outlook for coming years points to record revenue
News Wrap | Science for farmers brings the beakers to the field
Feds Focus | Banking inquiry launched after Feds campaign
Full Show | 7 June
Feature | Unpacking the land-use change report
News Wrap | UN warns of methane mitigators’ safety
Feds Focus | Winter looms for dry North Canterbury farmers
Full Show | 31 May
Feature | Brothers named Freshwater Champions
News Wrap: Farmers do the sums as farm incomes tighten
Feds Focus: Immigration rule change helps farm businesses
Full Show | 24 May
Sustainable farm loans fuel weather impact resilience
News Wrap: Kiwifruit returns and Upton's land use report
Feds Focus: Call to get rural banking inquiry underway
Full Show | 17 May
Feature | Hewett’s view from the director’s chair
News Wrap | Gas and dollars at odds in regen ag
Feds Focus | Farmers front up to MPs in rugby fundraiser
Full Show | 10 May
News Wrap | Dairy season ending on a high
Feature | Cows trump cats for Dairy Woman of the Year
Feds Focus | Search on for arable’s best and brightest
Partner Episode | Take the wheel while navigating regulations
Full Show | 3 May
Feature | NZ’s methane story a hit on world stage
Feature | Strong showing for NZ wool at global congress
Feds Focus | Farm pay beats national gains in latest survey
News Wrap | Grim outlook if bird flu reaches NZ shores
Full Show | 26 April
Feature | High stakes for sheep farming
Feds Focus | Warning to prevent low feed cover disputes
Full Show | 18 April
Feature | Fuelling the dairy farm’s Ferrari
Feds Focus | Immigration law change hits farmers
News Roundup | Science funding concerns amid government cuts
Full Show | 12 April
Feature | Advocating for the loud and the quiet
Feds Focus | Committee briefing a good start on rural banking enquiry
News Roundup | Making sense of methane
Full Show | 5 April
Feature | Red meat and the wellness sector
Feds Focus | Seeking value and respect for a wool clip
Aus vs NZ: same problem, different response
Full Show | 28 March
Feature | Spotlight on dairy herd fertility rates
Feds Focus | Rates rises causing concern
News Roundup | Dry compounded by temperature drop
Full Show | 22 March
Feature | Scope 3 plan a must, Fonterra says
Feds Focus | Feds plan to ease arable contract disputes
News Roundup | Farmers flee from fertiliser
Full Show | 15 March
Feature | DIY in Australia’s dairy country
Feds Focus | Farmer confidence lifts off the bottom
News Roundup | Big dry spreads to more of New Zealand
Full Show | 8 March
Feature | Better farming for a better future
Feds Focus | Honesty needed on climate targets
News Roundup | Wet summer puts brakes on Aussie slaughter train
Full Show | 1 March
Feature | Rural MPs get down to business
Feds Focus | Maize maze cultivates farm connections
News Roundup | Australia’s approach to farming’s big challenges
Full Show | 23 February
Feature | Fish & Game responds to ‘toxic behaviour’ claims
News Roundup | Uptick in dairy workers seeking support
Feds Focus | Leedom Gibbs: Life’s better with gumboots
In Focus Full Show | Friday 16 February
Feature | Harnessing New Zealand’s soft power
News roundup | Big ag’s profits also bring value
Feds Focus | Southland Feds slam ‘toxic’ behaviour from Fish & Game
In Focus Full Show | Friday 9 February
Feature | Cyclone Gabrielle – a story of survival
Feature | Growers gear up for post-cyclone harvest
Feds Focus | Tairāwhiti still rebuilding land and lives
In Focus Full Show | Friday 2 February
Feature | Growing call to revisit NZ's gene tech laws
News Wrap | Good as apples for 2024 harvest
Feds Focus | Dawn of a new era? Team Ag takes shape
In Focus Full Show | Friday 26 January
Feature | New era as Silver Fern Farms appoints first woman chair
News Wrap | Succession: money a bar to green plans
Feds Focus | Taking a stand for an ill migrant dairy farmer
In Focus Full Show | Friday 19 January
Feature | Clarity needed on water rules
News Wrap | Exporters hold breath as canal traffic slows
Feds Focus | Young farmers – we want you
In Focus Full Show | Friday 12 January
Feature | Different country, same challenges
News Wrap | Summer brings hope for sheep farmers
Feds Focus | Ute tax removal a good first step
In Focus Full Show | Friday 15 December
News Wrap | The highs and lows of 2023
Feds Focus | Wayne Langford reflects on a busy year
In Focus Full Show | Friday 8 December
Feature | Parasite a triple threat as drenches falter
Feature | Waiting for the sunshine in Tairāwhiti
Feds focus | Crime on the rise in rural NZ
In Focus Full Show | Friday 1st December
Feature | Bremworth welcomes government’s wool pledge
News Wrap | Rounding up the key stories with Richard Rennie
Feds Spotlight | Government priorities for farming just the ticket
Ep.18 | 24/7 healthcare comes to rural NZ, here’s why it matters
Ep.18 News Wrap | Rounding up the key stories with Richard Rennie
Ep.18 Feature | 24-hour primary care comes to the country
Ep.18 Feds Spotlight | Farmers need better response to semen failure
Ep.17 | Search for 7% in race to 2030 emissions targets
Ep.16 | Fonterra farmers the focus of emissions plan
Ep.15 | Meat markets are a mess, here's why
Ep.14 | The myth of the urban-rural divide
Partner Episode | Setting up your farm to weather El Niño
Ep.13 | Election 2023 brings winds of change
Ep.12 | Sowing seeds for a thriving farming future
Ep.11 | Global shifts in animal welfare standards
Ep.10 | Trade relations with post-covid China
Ep.9 | Why half-arsed on-farm safety won't cut it
Ep.8 | Tending to mental health on farm
Ep.7 | Dairy sector on solid foundations
Ep.6 | The future of NZ farming
Partner Episode | Showcasing our environmental ambassadors
Ep.5 | Taking stock of NZ's emissions goals
Ep.4 | Celebrating the innovators
Ep.3 | Healing from a high country tsunami
Ep.2 | Key exports face price pain
Ep.1 | NZ's emerging protein sector