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The Country

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ"s biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, iHeartCountry NZ, Hokonui & iHeartRadio.

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7:13

The Country 14/08/24: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2024/08/14

The PM ponders the OCR announcement this afternoon from the Reserve Bank and we ask if it's realistic, or too ambitious, for the Government to double export earnings in the next decade. He then answers a farmer's question on our "pathetic communication network" when it comes to rural mobile reception and broadband coverage. And finally, are there any risks in overturning the nearly 30-year ban on gene tech outside the lab?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:18

The Country 14/08/24: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2024/08/14

The President of Federated Farmers says yesterday’s gene tech announcement, overturning a 30-year ban, was a positive step forward for NZ, and the Feds have been encouraging a national conversation about technologies such as gene editing for a long time now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:24

The Country 14/08/24: Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie...

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2024/08/14

We catch up with a couple of well-known Central Otago farmers who moonlight as a celebrity chef and a Nuffield Scholar, respectively. We look back on the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of Season 2 of Nadia's Farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:23

The Country 14/08/24: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to...

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2024/08/14

One of NZ's leading primary sector academics, and director of DairyNZ standing for re-election, takes media giant Reuters to task over the headline, "New Zealand scraps clean, green policies to boost economy". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:20

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

The Country ·

2024/08/13

Jamie Mackay talks to Jamie Strang, Sir David Carter, Todd McClay, Jane Smith, and Cameron Bagrie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:54

The Country 13/08/24: Jamie Strang talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/13

The 76 year old Wairarapa farmer who rowed across Cook Strait to raise money for Farmstrong, joined us in the studio. He's also a long-time judge of the BFEAs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:56

The Country 13/08/24: Sir David Carter talks to...

The Country ·

2024/08/13

The former Minister of Agriculture and former Speaker has a new job - Chair of the Canterbury A&P Association - and he's tasked with getting the country's largest show back and running after the November event was initially cancelled by the now-former board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:22

The Country 13/08/24: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay

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2024/08/13

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade, live in Delhi, as we attempt to strengthen our trade ties with India - the world's most populous nation. We also discuss the end of the 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:46

The Country 13/08/24: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2024/08/13

Is a North Otago farmer, award-winning environmentalist and now the proud Aunt of an Olympian. While we're very competitive on the global sporting stage, are we as competitive when it comes to primary production? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:49

The Country 13/08/24: Cameron Bagrie talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2024/08/13

Is an independent economist who casts a wary eye over tomorrow's OCR announcement from the Reserve Bank plus he questions whether it's realistic, or too ambitious, for the Government to double exports earnings in the next decade?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:31

The Country Full Show: Monday, August 12, 2024

The Country ·

2024/08/12

Jamie Mackay talks to David Seymour, Simon Walker, Emma Higgins, Al Moorhead, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:47

The Country 12/08/24: David Seymour talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2024/08/12

We ask the Act Party leader if the Olympics have been a welcome distraction for politicians and All Blacks coaches alike. Should he step aside and let Winston be the Deputy PM for the entirety of the three-year term? Are we running out of energy? And why is the Act Party no longer the "Party" Party?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:46

The Country 12/08/24: Simon Walker talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2024/08/12

This Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer has just returned from the Paris Olympics where he was a rowing official/umpire. He became an umpire after getting sick of sitting on the bank watching his son row, got involved, and became an international umpire. He is one of only three Kiwis who have their ticket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:38

The Country 12/08/24: Emma Higgins talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2024/08/12

Rabobank's Senior Ag Analyst reviews the bank's August Agribusiness Outlook Report and she has some positive news for sheep farmers and those of us with a mortgage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:53

The Country 12/08/24: Al Moorhead talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2024/08/12

The Olympic theme continues with one-half of the dynamic podcast duo from Agricom. Somehow we tie in the Evers-Swindell sisters with pet lambs and high endophyte ryegrasses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:27

The Country 12/08/24: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2024/08/12

We ask Monday's weather expert how long before drier becomes dire in Canterbury? And when will our hydro lakes fill up?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:44

Rabobank Best of The Country: August 9, 2024

The Country ·

2024/08/09

Jamie Mackay talks to Matt Chisholm, Doug Avery and Shane McManaway, Miles Hurrell, and Shane Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:41

The Country Full Show: Friday, August 9, 2024

The Country ·

2024/08/09

Jamie Mackay talks to Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, Claire Taylor, Mike Casey, and Vanessa Winning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:46

The Country 09/08/24: Kevin "Smiley" Barrett talks to...

The Country ·

2024/08/09

We kick off the show today by heading to the coal face where a Coastal Taranaki Cow Cocky (and All Blacks sire) is going to take a break from calving to watch his boys play a test match in Wellington tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:54

The Country 09/08/24: Claire Taylor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2024/08/09

We catch up with our favourite, globe-trotting, Scottish Nuffield Scholar in Adelaide where she's attending LambEx - the world's largest sheep and wool conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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