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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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17:15

Feature | Making topsoil top of mind

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/08

A feature documentary film, Six Inches of Soil, has been screening in NZ cinemas recently. It follows three young British farmers through their first year of transitioning to regenerative practices.The film has been brought here by regenerative farmer network Quorum Sense and its chair Becks Smith talks with Bryan about the network, the film and why we’ve been talking about regen the wrong way.– Read the latest news and market analysis on Farmers Weekly.– Learn more about our In Focus Podcast

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6:17

News Wrap | Meat processors take stock as flock...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/08

Senior reporter Neal Wallace says there are big challenges ahead for the red meat sector as it grapples with lower stock numbers and over-capacity. One processor in Oamaru has already laid off staff and Neal says there may be more rationalisation to come. He also discusses the ongoing push to get more rural GPs trained and working in our communities.– Read the latest news and market analysis on Farmers Weekly.– Learn more about our In Focus Podcast sponsor Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

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5:53

Feds Focus: Federated Farmers get a win for migrant...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/08

Ongoing issues farmers have been having when trying to clear migrant workers through immigration appear to have been fixed, with a stopgap measure introduced to ensure calving is a bit easier.Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre updates Bryan about the changes and what he’s doing to make sure an enduring solution is found.– Read the latest news and market analysis on Farmers Weekly.– Learn more about our In Focus Podcast sponsor Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

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27:45

Full Show | 2 August

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/02

Bryan talks with JD Roussouw, head of vegetables research and development at Bayer Crop Science, in his only NZ interview, about how new genetic technologies are transforming seed production and how our strict regulations may hamper our ability to compete. Then, Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford outlines the results of the latest rural confidence survey, which paints a dismal picture of farmer sentiment. He says uncertainty over regulation, high interest rates and low farmgate returns are

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10:46

Feature | Genetic tech drives new vegetable seed...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/01

Bryan talks with JD Roussouw, head of vegetables research and development at Bayer Crop Science, in his only NZ interview, about how new genetic technologies are transforming seed production and how our strict regulations may hamper our ability to compete.

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9:33

News Wrap | Plantain efficacy as nitrate buster...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/01

Senior reporter Richard Rennie dials in to explain the fuss over plantain. A new scientific study suggests it’s not the nitrate busting weapon we thought it was. There are other species that could do the job for farmers here.

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7:59

Feds Focus | Farmer confidence still in the doldrums

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/08/01

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford outlines the results of the latest rural confidence survey, which paints a dismal picture of farmer sentiment. He says uncertainty over regulation, high interest rates and low farmgate returns are the cause.

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27:44

Full Show | 26 July

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/26

Bryan attended the Red Meat Sector Conference in Wellington and caught up with Meat Industry Association chair Nathan Guy, who outlined some of the structural shifts in the industry and gave his views on the big challenges sheep and beef farmers are facing at the moment.Immigration settings are still causing headaches for farmers as calving begins. Many are struggling to get migrant worker visas processed so they can begin work. Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre tells Bryan what he’s

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14:38

Feature | Red meat sector faces up to the challenge

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Bryan attended the Red Meat Sector Conference in Wellington and caught up with Meat Industry Association chair Nathan Guy, who outlined some of the structural shifts in the industry and gave his views on the big challenges sheep and beef farmers are facing at the moment.

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6:45

News Wrap | Tough going for sheep and beef sector

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Senior reporter Neal Wallace joins Bryan to wrap up the Red Meat Sector Conference, which brought together processors, industry groups, stakeholders and farmers.The sector is doing it tough right now and judging by the conference programme, there’s more uncertainty ahead.

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7:02

Feds Focus | Calving starts with many facing labour...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Immigration settings are still causing headaches for farmers as calving begins. Many are struggling to get migrant worker visas processed so they can begin work.Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre tells Bryan what he’s doing to help improve the process and gives some tips on how farmers can give themselves the best chance of clearing the hurdles.

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Full Show | 19 July

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/19

Bryan talks with Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey about how the government plans to tackle the mental health crisis in rural communities.Doocey says local organisations are best placed to meet the needs of their communities and he outlines a new decentralised approach.Bernadette Hunt from Federated Farmers in Southland also joins the studio, to discuss concerns about how sites and areas of significance to Māori are being categorised. She says farmers have no clue about how to identify specific

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11:11

Feature | A local approach to rural mental health

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/18

Bryan talks with Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey about how the Government plans to tackle the mental health crisis in rural communities.Doocey says local organisations are best placed to meet the needs of their communities and he outlines a new decentralised approach.

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6:54

News Wrap | Trade winds turn into headwinds as...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/18

Senior reporter Neal Wallace has been looking at the challenges exporters face as some of our biggest trade partners embrace a more protectionist approach to trade. And, recent sales may be signalling a lift in farmgate returns for sheep and beef farmers.

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9:12

Feds Focus | Southland Feds scratching heads on...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/18

Bernadette Hunt from Federated Farmers in Southland has some concerns about how sites and areas of significance to Māori are being categorised.She says farmers have no clue about how to identify specific sites on their land.

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38:10

Full Show | 12 July

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/12

Bryan catches up with senior reporter Richard Rennie who has just returned from a trip through Brazil, taking in its arable and beef farming systems. He visited the Mato Grosso state, which is Brazil’s third largest and most productive agricultural state, claiming the bulk of the country’s cattle, corn, cotton and soybean production. Its scale is eye-wateringly vast, accounting for a land area four times that of New Zealand, with half NZ’s population.Keep an eye out for a special feature on

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29:40

Feature | Journey through Brazil’s agricultural state

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/11

This week Bryan catches up with senior reporter Richard Rennie who has just returned from a trip through Brazil, taking in its arable and beef farming systems.He visited the Mato Grosso state, which is Brazil’s third largest and most productive agricultural state, claiming the bulk of the country’s cattle, corn, cotton and soybean production. Its scale is eye-wateringly vast, accounting for a land area four times that of New Zealand, with half NZ’s population.Keep an eye out for the special feature

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8:23

Feds Focus | Re-elected Feds president keen to get to...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/11

Bryan chats with newly re-elected Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford following last week’s successful Primary Industries Summit.Wayne talks about the federation’s priorities for the coming year.

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35:19

Full Show | 5 July

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/07/05

We have a different type of episode this week.Bryan moderated some of the panel discussions at the 2024 Primary Industries Summit in Wellington. One of them was on the future of wool and brought together some of the leaders in an industry that is struggling to return fair value to growers. How can we turn this around?Join Bryan as he discusses the way forward with Federated Farmers meat and wool chair Toby Williams, Minister for Rural Communities Mark Cameron, farmer and agri-advocate Heather

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Full Show | 27 June

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2024/06/27

With our regular host Bryan Gibson still laid low with covid this week, senior journalist Richard Rennie talks to Joanne Todd, director of the high value food and beverage National Science Challenge, talks about the Challenge's funding round coming to an end this week, with no prospect of any immediate funding to fill the gap. While a review is underway on the country's entire science funding programme, this will take months and leaves scientists and researchers without any grant income in the

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