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Farmers Weekly Podcast

The Farmers Weekly Podcast covers the big issues in the food and fibre sector.Each week managing editor Bryan Gibson presents a no-frills look at the news with the Farmers Weekly editorial team and the newsmakers they report on.It’s rich farming news for time-poor farmers.Follow the Farmers Weekly Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Send us your feedback or get in touch at farmers.weekly@agrihq.co.nz

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6:42

News Wrap | Bullish outlook for the red meat sector

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/11

Senior reporter Neal Wallace has been following trends in the red meat sector both at the farmgate and market level. He looks at Beef + Lamb forecasts for the upcoming season and finds a very bullish outlook for the red meat sector. He also unpacks prospects for a new exporting season, and what it means for farm incomes.

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6:44

Market Insights | Livestock EYE on high spring store...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/11

Winter’s cold grip may remain across much of the country in early September, but spring store cattle prices are running hot. AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie provides a run down on some of the notable prices being fetched through North Island saleyards. With prices passing the $5.50/kg mark, Fiona muses on the possibility sales with a “$6” could become a reality this spring.

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10:20

Feds Focus | Tackling New Zealand's pest problem

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/11

Richard Dawkins, Federated Farmers national chair for meat and wool, outlines why there is a need for an integrated pest management strategy in New Zealand.He says NZ’s growing pest burden has an increasingly high cost of control being imposed upon farmers and talks about how Feds would like to see greater co-ordination across all government departments and NGOs to better manage pest numbers and impact.

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29:42

Full Show | 5 September

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/05

In this episode: News Wrap | Growers face a variety of issues1: 29 – Senior reporter Richard Rennie outlines major concerns with our plant variety pipeline, saying growers face long waits and large bills when trying to import new plant variety types. He says Biosecurity NZ is aware of the issue and is reviewing regulations.Market Insights | Aus processors struggling to maintain margins7: 42 – AgriHQ analyst Alex Coddington provides an update on the Australian market, where processors are struggling

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10:21

Feature | Woolworths backing regenerative approach

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Bryan catches up with Woolworths NZ sustainability manager Catherine Langabeer about a regenerative management project run with partners Leaderbrand and Plant & Food Research. Growers found using cover crops and adding compost improved yields and soil health.

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6:59

News Wrap | Growers face a variety of issues

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Senior reporter Richard Rennie outlines major concerns with our plant variety pipeline, saying growers face long waits and large bills when trying to import new plant variety types. He says Biosecurity NZ is aware of the issue and is reviewing regulations.

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4:24

Market Insights | Aus processors struggling to...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/04

AgriHQ analyst Alex Coddington provides an update on the Australian market, where processors are struggling to maintain margins after paying top dollar for lambs. The Aussies are pumping out the beef, though and with the cattle population at high levels that will continue for a couple of years.

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7:12

Feds Focus | Contractors facing weighty issues

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Arable chair David Birkett says we need a stop-gap measure to ensure contractors don’t face being fined as they go about their work this season. Last year some were found to be overweight when moving around the country and David says this is down to larger machinery, not larger loads.

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33:10

Full Show | August 29

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/29

In this episode: News Wrap | Meeting the changing market in Japan1: 29 – Senior reporter Richard Rennie discusses his recent trip to Japan, which is faced with a population that’s increasingly dominated by older people. He says protein is the buzzword and NZ food producers are primed to meet that need.Feature | Fruits of resilience: horticulture profits and challenges12:16 – Bryan catches up with Horticulture NZ chief executive Kate Scott at the industry body conference in Wellington. She says while

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11:35

News wrap | Meeting the changing market in Japan

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Senior reporter Richard Rennie discusses his recent trip to Japan, which is faced with a population that’s increasingly dominated by older people. He says protein is the buzzword and NZ food producers are primed to meet that need.

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12:00

Feature | Fruits of resilience: horticulture profits...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Bryan catches up with Horticulture NZ chief executive Kate Scott at the industry body conference in Wellington. She says while returns have been positive, extreme weather over the past year have been challenging for growers in many regions.

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8:11

Feds Focus | Farmers to join emergency planning

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Sandra Faulkner from Federated Farmers is celebrating Cabinet signing off on a plan to give farmers a seat at the emergency management table. She says they’ll be involved in strategy and planning and also be an integral part of any major response.

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48:45

Full Show | 22 August

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/22

In this episode: Market Insights | Historic stock sale hits a high note1:34 – AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner discusses the recent Feilding-Marton hoggett fair, which has been a highlight of the calendar for almost a century. Regular buyers were back and paid top dollar for the stock on offer.Feature | How to tackle farm succession6:27 – Lawyer Andrew Clements of Grayson Clements joins the show to share his insights on how to tackle farm succession. He says there’s no one template that will work

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15:58

Feature | How to tackle farm succession

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Lawyer Andrew Clements of Grayson Clements joins the show to share his insights on how to tackle farm succession. He says there’s no one template that will work for everyone and suggests addressing the values of the people involved is more important than the value of the business.

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19:46

Feature | The evolving landscape of rural banking

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/21

ASB head of food and fibre Kristen Ashby joins the show to talk about rural banking, whether banks are turning woke, and just how they assess risk. She also reflects on how bankers are being asked to bring new expertise to farm businesses and how to approach succession planning.

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5:40

Market Insights | Historic stock sale hits a high note

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/21

AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner discusses the recent Feilding-Marton hoggett fair, which has been a highlight of the calendar for almost a century. Regular buyers were back and paid top dollar for the stock on offer.

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6:34

Feds Focus | Glyphosate claims out of order

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Federated Farmers arable chair David Burkitt takes Greenpeace to task over its recent claims about glyphosate. He says the public has been misled by the campaign, which claims glyphosate residue can be found in bread. In fact, grower contracts stipulate that glyphosate can’t be used on grain grown for human consumption.

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25:38

Full Show | 15 August

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/15

(00:00:00) Full Show | 15 August(00:01:25) Meeting Japan’s changing market (00:10:20) Understanding the impact of US tariffs on exports (00:16:51) Navigating New Zealand's ag visa system (00:23:30) The Final Word In this episode:News Wrap | Meeting Japan’s changing market1:26 – Senior reporter Richard Rennie discusses the gene technology legislation currently passing through parliament, and previews his upcoming trip to Japan, where he’ll report on the new trends emerging in one of our biggest

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19:55

Feature | The evolving landscape of rural banking

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/14

ASB head of food and fibre Kristen Ashby joins the show to talk about rural banking, whether banks are turning woke, and just how they assess risk. She also reflects on how bankers are being asked to bring new expertise to farm businesses and how to approach succession planning.

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9:42

News Wrap | Meeting Japan’s changing market

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/14

Senior reporter Richard Rennie discusses the gene technology legislation currently passing through parliament, and previews his upcoming trip to Japan, where he’ll report on the new trends emerging in one of our biggest export partners.

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