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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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13:49

Feature | High Peak Brothers Explore Farming in...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/11/06

Bryan catches up with Simon and Hamish Guild of High Peak Station, who have just returned from a study tour of Argentina made possible by their win in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They say there’s a lot to admire about the way Argentinians grow and eat red meat.

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5:52

Market Insights | Navigating the Busy Cattle Market

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2025/11/06

AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie reports on the recent cattle sales at Matawhero, Stortford Lodge and Feilding, where large numbers of cattle have been sold as eastern regions dry out. Fiona says there’s more to come, and while prices have been back on recent months, there’s still good value for vendors.

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7:00

Feds Focus | Eradicating TB: Lessons from New...

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2025/11/06

Federated Farmers biosecurity spokesperson Karl Dean says the new plan to eradicate bovine TB is good in theory, but farmers have bad memories of previous attempts to stamp it out, and this time it needs to be enacted with care and communication.

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37:32

Full Show | October 31

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2025/10/31

In this episode, we dive into the latest developments across New Zealand’s agricultural sector.Alex Coddington from AgriHQ provides an update on the lamb and cattle markets, highlighting how weather conditions are affecting livestock prices and availability, while Farmlands chief executive Tanya Houghton discusses the co-operative’s turnaround, posting a net profit of $2.8 million for FY25 after a prior loss. Lincoln University’s Dr Nic Lees also joins the studio to explore the implications of

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11:28

Feature | Navigating Fonterra's $3.2 billion windfall

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2025/10/30

Lincoln University’s Dr Nic Lees unpacks Fonterra’s $3.2b windfall from the sale of its consumer brands, exploring how farmers can invest wisely for long-term resilience, efficiency, and sustainability in the dairy sector.He unpacks potential investment strategies for farmers, including the risks associated with increased production, and Fonterra's competitive advantages in the market.

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12:36

Feature | Farmlands: strategic improvements and...

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2025/10/30

Farmlands chief executive Tanya Houghton discusses the co-operative’s annual result, which saw it post a net profit after tax of $2.8 million for the 2025 financial year – up from a loss of $9.3m (restated) in FY24. She says a refreshed strategy and the acquisition of nutrition manufacturer Seales Winslow helped turn things around.

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5:56

Market Insights | Store stock demand top dollar at...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Alex Coddington from AgriHQ discusses the current state of the lamb and cattle markets, highlighting the impact of weather conditions on livestock pricing and availability. She talks us through the softer lamb market in Hawke's Bay, the effects of local buying power, and the strong demand in the cattle market, indicating a seller's market with high confidence in beef prices.

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6:48

Feds Focus | Survey shows consent process frustrating...

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2025/10/30

Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst discusses the complexities and costs associated with agricultural regulations. With the RMA currently being reformed by the government, Colin says all consents should be rolled over, rather than forcing farmers to renew them under the outgoing regulatory regime.

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34:51

Full Show | October 24

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2025/10/24

In this episode, Richard Rennie previews his trip to China’s markets, Professor Ralph Sims unpacks NZ’s methane targets, and Feds’ Sandra Faulkner marks a milestone in farmer representation.News Wrap | Meeting the Market: A return to China1:38 – Senior reporter Richard Rennie outlines his upcoming visit to China, where he will attend one of the world’s biggest food fairs in China, before heading east to the Sichuan province in Western China to see how Zespri is engaging with those growing its

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18:08

Feature | Weighing the impact NZ’s new methane targets

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2025/10/23

Bryan chats with Professor Emeritus Ralph Sims of Massey University about the recently reduced methane reduction targets announced by the government. Sims has helped produce a number of International Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and says the new targets will not go down well with the international community.

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7:57

Feds Focus | More farmers around the council table

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2025/10/23

Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Sandra Faulkner is celebrating news that 69 Feds members have been elected to local bodies around New Zealand. She says farmers and growers are well-suited to local governance as they bring experience from both rural communities and the business world.

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25:46

Full Show | October 17

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/17

(00:00:00) Full Show | October 17(00:01:33) Navigating the future of dairy in the Netherlands (00:09:39) Stortford Lodge welcomes new season lambs (00:15:32) Arable code of conduct on the way (00:23:14) The Final Word In this week's Farmers Weekly Podcast we discuss key issues in New Zealand's food and fibre sector. The episode features insights from Neal Wallace on dairy farming innovations in the Netherlands, challenges faced by Dutch farmers, and the impact of weight loss drugs on food

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9:47

News Wrap | Navigating the future of dairy in the...

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/16

Senior reporter Neal Wallace, who is on a Meeting the Market tour, shares insights from his recent visit to the Netherlands, focusing on dairy farming practices, the political landscape surrounding nutrition, and the challenges faced by farmers due to government policies and technological advancements. He tells Bryan about the impact of weight loss drugs on food consumption and the evolving preferences for high-quality protein in diets.

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6:41

Market Insights | Stortford Lodge welcomes new season...

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2025/10/16

AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner was at the big sale at Stortford, where the first crop of new season lambs hit the pens. She says vendors left very happy, with last season’s sky-high prices carrying over into this new season.

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8:32

Feds Focus | Arable code of conduct on the way

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2025/10/16

Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett updates Bryan on the new arable code of conduct, which has been developed to give growers and buyers more certainty around dispute resolution. David says the code will lay out who is responsible for each aspect of the process from planting, growing, and harvesting through to storage.

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33:47

Full Show | October 10

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/10

In this episode, Neal Wallace reports from Europe on trade tensions, regenerative farming and the Anuga Food Fair. Back home, AgriHQ’s Fiona Quarrie covers booming yearling sales, while Gallagher’s Mark Maitland discusses the surge in farmers adopting tech to boost efficiency and meet regulatory demands.News Wrap | Meeting the Market – Stockton to Cologne1:30 – Senior reporter Neal Wallace, who is on a Meeting the Market tour, checks in from Brussels, where he’s been meeting up with European Union

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13:36

Feature | NZ primed for a tech transformation

Farmers Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/09

Mark Maitland of Gallagher Animal Management joins the show to talk about the uptick in enquiries he’s seeing from farmers looking to utilise technology on-farm. He says high farmgate returns, regulatory requirements and farm diversification are all driving farmers to find out how technology can help them create more value and save time.

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7:51

News Wrap | Meeting the Market – Stockton to Cologne

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2025/10/09

Senior reporter Neal Wallace, who is on a Meeting the Market tour, checks in from Brussels, where he’s been meeting up with European Union officials to hear how they’re dealing with the challenges of war in Ukraine and the US trade war. He also talks about regenerative farming in Stockton, Illinois and the Anuga food Fair in Cologne, Germany.

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6:03

Market Insights | Young cattle fetching top dollar

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2025/10/09

AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie is in the South Island and the big news is the yearling cattle sales, which are going great guns as buyers vie for stock.

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5:44

Feds Focus | Boy racer legislation needs more grunt

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2025/10/09

Federated Farmers police spokesperson Karl Dean says while he’s behind the tougher stance on boy racers, he’s keen to see farmer interests protected, with issues like animal welfare on farm thefts included.

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