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Farmers Weekly Podcast

The Farmers Weekly Podcast is a New Zealand-based rural news podcast covering agriculture, farming, agribusiness and food and fibre. Hosted by managing editor Bryan Gibson, it keeps it real each week with news highlights, expert guests, AgriHQ market insights and discussions on the farming advocacy shaping NZ’s primary sector.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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19:43

Water storage vital for farming’s future

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/09

Bryan is joined by Irrigation NZ chief executive Karen Williams and Federated Farmers board member Richard Dawkins to discuss how water security is the key to farming’s future. They say a long-term strategy to build the infrastructure to collect and store water will nurture our communities and economy.

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33:47

Full Show | October 2

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/02

This week, what comes next for growers and farmers on the Heretaunga Plains as wine tastes change and water determines their options?Featured guest, Farmers Weekly reporter Rebecca Greaves, explores the Hawke's Bay’s changing landscape.Farmers Weekly’s Richard Rennie also previews his visit to India’s biggest textile and carpet expo; AgriHQ’s Alex Coddington reports on strong Feilding store cattle prices; and Federated Farmers sharefarming chair Sam Ebbett explains why outdated laws need to catch up

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16:29

Feature | Rethinking farming on the Heretaunga Plains

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/01

Reporter Rebecca Greaves joins the show to discuss the special report on the changing landscape in the Bay. With consumer preferences reshaping viticulture, growers and farmers are looking for the next land use to adopt. But it all comes down to one variable – water.

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6:56

News Wrap | India’s textile trade examined

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/01

Senior reporter Richard Rennie previews his upcoming visit to India, where he’ll attend its biggest textile and carpet expo. New Zealand’s wool is in demand there, valued for its strength and length.

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5:23

AgriHQ Insight | Store cattle shine in Feilding

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/01

AgriHQ Insight | Store cattle shine in FeildingAgriHQ analyst Alex Coddington says store cattle values are holding up despite worries about El Niño. Feilding hosted a big yarding last week with prices pleasing vendors.

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5:05

Feds Focus | Sharemilking Act needs updating

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/10/01

Federated Farmers sharefarming chair Sam Ebbett says the new government needs to prioritise an update to the laws around sharefarming. The Act as it stands doesn’t account for contract milking, now the predominant path for young farmers to progress in dairy.

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37:20

Full Show | September 25

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/25

Where have half a million lambs gone, and what does their disappearance from the numbers mean for farmers? This week, AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad unpacks the mystery and the consequences for the red meat sector. Plus, Richard Rennie looks at the passing of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bills, Suz Bremner follows Chatham livestock back to market, and Federated Farmers Otago’s Logan Wallace tackles farm drainage regulations.

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14:17

Feature | The curious case of the missing lambs

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/24

AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad says updates to our national sheep population figures have wiped out half a million lambs the industry was previously accounting for. She says this has repercussions for farmers, processors and everyone in the red meat supply chain.

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9:18

News Wrap | New rules could open door to better pest...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/24

Senior reporter Richard Rennie says the passing of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill with broad support is giving industry leaders confidence that the door will reopen to new tools to combat pests and diseases.

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6:42

AgriHQ Insight | Chatham livestock gets moving again

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/24

AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner says Chatham Island farmers are celebrating the first load of stock sent to the yards at Strotford Lodge, with a temporary larger barge filling the gap while they wait for the new boat to be built in China.

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7:43

Feds Focus | Farm drainage regulations be damned

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/24

Federated Farmers Otago vice president Logan Wallace says the laws around managing farm drains need an overhaul, with restrictions and costs leaving the land degraded and unproductive.

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35:32

Full Show | September 18

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/18

(00:00:00) Full Show | September 18(00:01:24) Solar companies seek investment (00:09:00) Cattle hit the road in search of better money (00:16:46) Why everyone should be watching bond yields (00:28:07) Farmer confidence slides despite high returns This week, Farmers Weekly’s Richard Rennie looks at solar’s hunt for investment, AgriHQ’s Fiona Quarrie follows cattle travelling for better returns, economist Cameron Bagrie explains why rising bond yields matter, and Federated Farmers president Colin

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12:11

Feature | Why everyone should be watching bond yields

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/17

Economist Cameron Bagrie is here to explain why the 10-year bond yield is something everyone should have their eyes on. He says with inflation on the rise, governments will be quick to cool down financial markets which will lead to higher interest rates and borrowing costs.

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8:24

News Wrap | Solar companies seek investment

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/17

Senior reporter Richard Rennie takes a look at the growing solar energy market and notes that big player Lodestone is considering the stock market as a way to raise more capital.

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8:36

AgriHQ Insight | Cattle hit the road in search of...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/17

AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie rounds up the early cattle sales and says some vendors are heading further afield to find the highest returns. A Pleasant Point seller took 1500 dairy-beef cattle north to Fielding in search of value and was well rewarded.

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7:07

Feds Focus | Farmer confidence slides despite high...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/17

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25:12

Full Show | September 11

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/11

This week, Farmers Weekly’s Neal Wallace finds confidence returning to southern dairy country, AgriHQ’s Mel Croad weighs up easing red meat prices, Beef + Lamb NZ chair Kate Acland asks how farmers can turn another strong year into real gains, and Federated Farmers Waikato president Chris Woolerton looks at whether council reform will deliver a stronger rural voice.

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6:10

Feature | BLNZ forecasts another great year for farmers

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/10

Beef + Lamb NZ chair Kate Acland says forecasts point to another good year for farmers, even as farmgate returns ease slightly and the cost of production remains stubbornly high.

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4:56

News Wrap | Dairy industry roars into life down south

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/10

Senior reporter Neal Wallace reports that sales of dairy farms in Southland and Otago are increasing in number, with confidence returning to the regions and banks back in the lending game.

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9:53

AgriHQ Insight | Beef and lamb prices ease into the...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2026/09/10

AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad gives an update on our key markets for beef and sheepmeat, reporting that while prices are easing slightly, we’re still in great shape as the new season begins.

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