Farmingshow Archives
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Michael Harvey
Listen to Michael Harvey01/02/12 - We talk to the author of Rabobank’s Global Dairy Outlook.
Chris Kelly
Listen to Chris Kelly31/01/12 - The Chief Executive of Landcorp explains how the SOE is going to manage the Crafar Farms for the Chinese.
Professor Jane Kelsey
Listen to Professor Jane Kelsey30/01/12 - Is an Associate Dean at the School of Law at Auckland University who says China could have sued under the FTA agreement if the Crafar Farm sale was declined.
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell26/01/12 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand previews the prospects for the 2012 farming year.
David Carter
Listen to David Carter25/01/12 - The Minister of Agriculture denies Fonterra’s claim that changes to raw milk regulations will see profits head overseas and further hinder access to affordable milk on the domestic market.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Sir Henry van der Heyden25/01/12 - The Chairman of Fonterra responds to the Minister of Agriculture, with interest.
Tony Alexander
Listen to Tony Alexander25/01/12 - The chief economist of the BNZ says China is heading back to its rightful place in the pecking order of the world economy.
Sid Plant
Listen to Sid Plant25/01/12 - An Aussie farmer warns his Southland counterparts of the perils of open cast mining, as the prospect of large scale lignite mining looms in the deep south.
Will Grayling
Listen to Will Grayling24/01/12 - The 2011 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year looks back on his first six months in the job and offers some sage advice to aspiring 2012 grand finalists.
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair23/01/12 - We head to Melbourne to catch up with the former chief executive of Federated Farmers on this side of the ditch.
Andrew Hore
Listen to Andrew Hore20/01/12 - We ask a Maniototo farmer what he’s doing in Auckland and why he’s heading to Wedderburn next Friday night.
Richard Fitzgerald and Nicola Henderson
Listen to Richard Fitzgerald and Nicola Henderson20/01/12 - The CEO of the National Bank Young Farmer Contest launches the 2012 competition.
Brian Turner
Listen to Brian Turner20/01/12 - We talk to a well known Central Otago poet about putting a $9 million spanner in the Meridian wind farm works!
Show Intro / The Two Farmer Js
Listen to Show Intro / The Two Farmer Js19/01/12 - In the absence of John Key this week, we introduce a new segment pitting two one-eyed Canterbury cockies against one another! One is a cocky import, the other a Canterbury blue blood!
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring18/01/12 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon puts the boot into fellow forecasters and offers his thoughts for the prospects for the rest of summer.
David Shearer
Listen to David Shearer18/01/12 - The new Labour leader makes his Farming Show debut and we challenge his assertion that New Zealand is too dependent on agriculture.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore17/01/12 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador talks about farming, footy and protestors!
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Sir Henry van der Heyden21/12/11 - The chairman of Fonterra talks about “milk in schools” and a good year for the dairy industry.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth20/12/11 - We look at the state of the farming nation through the eyes of a professor of pastoral agriculture at Massey University.
Bill English
Listen to Bill English19/12/11 - The Minister of Finance ponders the big event of 2011, the Christchurch earthquake, and how to pay for it.
Don Nicolson
Listen to Don Nicolson15/12/11 - The former president of Federated Farmers comments on milk in schools, the new Labour leader and the new super ministry for primary industries.
Michael Harvey
Listen to Michael Harvey15/12/11 - Is a Rabobank Senior Dairy Analyst who comments on the bank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report and the prospects for 2012.
Graeme Williams
Listen to Graeme Williams14/12/11 - Is an East Coast farmer, poet and raconteur who casts a humorous eye back over 2011.
Damien O’Connor
Listen to Damien O’Connor14/12/11 - We welcome the new West Coast Tasman MP back to the Farming Show and ask him if he’s going to retain shadow agriculture portfolio.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore13/12/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador comments on one of the best farming seasons in living memory.
Conor English
Listen to Conor English13/12/11 - The chief executive of Federated Farmers comments on the political maneuverings in Wellington in recent days and hours.
Phil Keinzley
Listen to Phil Keinzley08/12/11 - Is a local Wairarapa legend who excels in agri-business and in sport!
Tony Alexander
Listen to Tony Alexander07/12/11 - The chief economist of the BNZ previews tomorrow’s OCR announcement and looks forward to a summer researching China!
Steve Maharey
Listen to Steve Maharey06/12/11 - We ask a former Cabinet Minister for his opinion on the Labour leadership scrap and what (if any) country New Zealand should model itself on.
Sir Henry van der Heyden - Part Two
Listen to Sir Henry van der Heyden06/12/11 - We fondly remember Sir Peter Blake and catch up with Sir Henry van der Heyden.
Henry van der Heyden - Part One (Part Two tomorrow)
Listen to Henry van der Heyden05/12/11 - The chairman of Fonterra talks about life after Fonterra, getting his hands dirty and keeping our streams clean!
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair28/11/11 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant (and former CEO of Federated Farmers) who comments on the New Zealand election result from afar.
Rob Davison
Listen to Rob Davison24/11/11 - The Executive Director of Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service talks about second smallest lamb crop since 1956.
Tony Hammington
Listen to Tony Hammington24/11/11 - Rabobank’s Succession Planning Facilitator explains the process for applying for his bank’s Business Management programs – the Executive Development and Farm Manager programs.
Warwick Catto
Listen to Warwick Catto23/11/11 - We find the Head of Research and Environment for Ballance Agri-Nutrients in south west China where he’s on the lookout for high quality phosphate reserves.
Keith Cooper
Listen to Keith Cooper22/11/11 - The chief executive of Silver Ferns Farms comments on a “remarkable turnaround in fortunes” for the meat processing and marketing cooperative.
Mike Petersen
Listen to Mike Petersen21/11/11 - We catch up with the chairman of Beef and Lamb New Zealand following a ten day trip to troubled Europe.
Grant Cuff
Listen to Grant Cuff18/11/11 - The chief executive of the Alliance Group looks back on the cooperative’s annual result and forward to the prospects for lamb for the coming season.
Doug Edmeades
Listen to Doug Edmeades18/11/11 - We track down a Hamilton-based soil scientist in Northern Southland to talk about the merits of biological farming.
Justin Sherrard
Listen to Justin Sherrard17/11/11 - The GM of Food and Agri-business Research for Rabobank says the world needs to produce twice as much food with half the effective resources within the next 50 years.
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser17/11/11 - There is no sugar-coating it, the kiwifruit industry is in disarray. Today we update the numbers and they don’t make good reading.
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell10/11/11 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand comments on the European financial crisis and Psa disease disaster decimating the Kiwifruit industry.
Stuart Orme
Listen to Stuart Orme09/11/11 - Is a Wairarapa forestry consultant who warns farmers of the looming November 30 deadline for claiming the unallocated carbon credits available for compensation to owners of pre-1990 forest land.
Show Intro/Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Show Intro/Sir Brian lochore08/11/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador reflects on the day farming changed forever and on one of the greatest sporting meltdowns of all time!
Keith Cooper
Listen to Keith Cooper08/11/11 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms outlines an innovative new collaboration between the country’s biggest meat marketer and New Zealand’s leading celebrity cook.
Larry Bilodeau
Listen to Larry Bilodeau08/11/11 - The chief executive of Ballance Agri-Nutrients comments on the Rena oil spill, the environment and how it pertains to the fertilizer industry and the future prospects for pricing.
Nerida Sweetapple
Listen to Nerida Sweetapple04/11/11 - We chat to Rabobank’s Sydney-based Business Programs Manager about her upcoming tour of New Zealand to promote the bank’s Executive Development Program and the Farm Manager’s Program.
Steve Gordon
Listen to Steve Gordon03/11/11 - We talk to a former All Black about Friesians and we confuse Sonny Bill Williams and Stephen Donald.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring02/11/11 - The man who predicts the weather gives us his take on November and December’s long range forecast.
Damien O’Connor
Listen to Damien O’Connor01/11/11 - The Labour spokesperson for Agriculture denies his party does not support farming and farmers.
Dr Ken Moller and Dr Ken Smythe - aka the Topp Twins
Listen to Dr Ken Moller and Dr Ken Smythe - aka the Topp Twins01/11/11 - Two iconic New Zealanders promote Movember and men’s health.
Shane McManaway
Listen to Shane McManaway28/10/11 - We talk to the Rural Ambassador for Movember www.nz.movember.com
Owen Buckingham
Listen to Owen Buckingham27/10/11 - Our Alliance Group Focus Farmer is a Southland sheep farmer, stepping down after more than 30 years sterling service to agricultural politics and governance.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Sir Henry van der Heyden20/10/11 - The chairman of Fonterra reviews the latest Global Dairy Trade Event and previews the mega-cooperative’s 10th birthday celebrations.
Dr Doug Edmeades
Listen to Dr Doug Edmeades19/10/11 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who opens up about his personal battle with depression, as the Farming Show raises awareness about men’s health for “Movember”.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to the Jacqueline Rowarth19/10/11 - We find out what a Massey University professor of pastoral agriculture said to the gathered Rugby world Cup masses at the “Cloud” in Auckland yesterday.
Ben Glover
Listen to Ben Glover18/10/11 - The chief winemaker for Wither Hills looks at the 2011 vintage and says the Rugby World Cup has been very good for the New Zealand wine industry.
Earle Kirton
Listen to Earle Kirton14/10/11 - We talk to a former All Black about why rugby in the rural heartland is so important to the country.
Andrew Hore
Listen to the Andrew Hore14/10/11 - We head into the All Blacks camp to yarn about a slow horse and a fast prop.
Andy Thompson
Listen to Andy Thompson12/10/11 - Is a West Coast cow cocky who bravely volunteers to “take one for the team” to promote men’s health.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore11/10/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador offers some soothing words to the nation ahead of Sunday’s trans-Tasman war.
Graeme Williams
Listen to Graeme Williams07/10/11 - An East Coast farmer and poet pays tribute to a Kiwi icon.
Tracey Allen
Listen to Tracey Allen06/10/11 - Rabobank’s analyst for mega-trends looks at the weather patterns likely to affect New Zealand farming for spring and summer.
Terry Richards
Listen to Terry Richards06/10/11 - The acting GM of KVH (Kiwifruit Vine Health) updates the latest numbers surrounding the kiwifruit crisis in the Bay of Plenty.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring05/10/11 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon offers his spring forecast for October and November.
Chris Garland
Listen to Chris Garland05/10/11 - Is a Wairarapa farm consultant who has just returned from a fact-finding mission in China.
John McBeth
Listen to the John McBeth04/10/11 - A high-profile rugby commentator encourages farmers, young and old, to grow a moustache for men’s health http://nz.movember.com
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth04/10/11 - We talk to a Massey University Professor of Pastoral Agriculture who has just returned from presenting a paper in China on sustainable agriculture.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair03/10/11 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who tells us the supermarket milk war has now moved to meat.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell30/09/11 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand comments on New Zealand’s credit downgrade and the bright future for agriculture despite extreme volatility.
Central Otago Rail Trail Winner – Garth Finney
Listen to Central Otago Rail Trail Winner – Garth Finney26/09/11 - Shayne O’Connor from Trail Journeys and Shane McManaway from Allflex join us as we announce the Big Winner!
Sir Henry Van der Heyden
Listen to Sir Henry Van der Heyden23/09/11 - The chairman of Fonterra comments on the dairy cooperative’s annual result and the prospects for the coming season.
Sir Colin Meads
Listen to the Sir Colin Meads21/09/11 - The country’s most famous farmer has his say on the big issues of the day.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth20/09/11 - We catch up with a Massey University Professor of Pastoral Agriculture who is heading to China to speak at a conference on sustainable agriculture.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore20/09/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador explains his juggling act between farming and the Rugby World Cup (RWC).
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser20/09/11 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance warns of the unfolding crisis in the Kiwifruit industry.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper19/09/11 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms explains how and why the meat processing cooperative is “Flying the Flag” during the RWC.
Rebecca Redmond
Listen to Rebecca Redmond15/09/11 - Rabobank’s red meat analyst asks will the fairytale end for the New Zealand sheep farmers?
Philip Ropiha
Listen to Philip Ropiha12/09/11 - We head to Hamilton to give away a fantastic 36 volt lithium ion cordless Stihl chainsaw and Stihl line trimmer www.stihl.co.nz
Owen Poole
Listen to Owen Poole08/09/11 - The chairman of the Alliance Group looks at the prospect for a $100 lamb for the coming season.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth07/09/11 - Is a professor of pastoral agriculture who says organic farming can be bad for the economy and for consumers.
Braeden Whitelock
Listen to the Braeden Whitelock06/09/11 - Is a high-profile Manawatu dairy farmer and horse breeder who has had more than his share of success on the breeding front, with two of his four rugby-playing sons already having donned the All Blacks jersey.
Blair McLean / Tim Turvey
Listen to Blair McLean / Tim Turvey30/08/11 - This week’s feature vineyard is the award-winning Clearview Estate Winery, a coastal vineyard on the coast between Napier and Hastings.
Ross Colbert
Listen to Ross Colbert25/08/11 - We talk to a man with a dream job - Rabobank’s global expert on beverages.
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser25/08/11 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance has a sobering message for the kiwifruit industry.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore16/08/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador says in 70 years of living and farming in the Wairarapa he has never seen such a thick blanket of snow.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Sir Henry van der Heyden16/08/11 - The chairman of Fonterra says he’s glad the Global Dairy Trade Event is this week not last week, when the world financial markets were in turmoil.
Dr Don Elder
Listen to Dr Don Elder16/08/11 - With the dark clouds of the weather and the world financial markets hovering overhead, we go looking for a pick-me-up in the form of the supremely positive Chief Executive of Solid Energy, who paints a rosy picture for New Zealand’s future.
Mark Townshend
Listen to Mark Townshend10/08/11 - When doom and gloom prevail it’s great to talk to an optimist and today it’s the turn of one of the country’s leading dairy farmers to shed some positive light on New Zealand’s future.
Dick Tayler and Colin Meads
Listen to the Dick Tayler and Colin Meads09/08/11 - Two sporting legends talk about a legendary way farmers can raise money for the IHC Calf Scheme. For further information visit www.ihc.org.nz
Don Brash and Don Nicolson
Listen to Don Brash and Don Nicolson04/08/11 - We’re joined in the studio by the two Dons, a former National Party leader and a former President of Federated Farmers.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring03/08/11 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon gives us his forecast for August and September, arguably the two most important months on the farming calendar.
Dan Gaddum
Listen to Dan Gaddum02/08/11 - We tell farmers and foresters why the ETS can be an opportunity rather than just a threat. To find out more go to www.woodbank.co.nz
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell02/08/11 - We ask the GM of Rabobank New Zealand whether those of us with a mortgage should be on floating or fixed rates?
Andrew Hore
Listen to Andrew Hore29/07/11 - We catch up with our official Rugby World Cup Ambassador (and Maniototo farmer) on the eve of the first Tri-Nations test of the year.
Andy Thompson
Listen to Andy Thompson29/07/11 - We track down a West Coast cow cocky in Western Australia and find out how a tractor’s exhaust fumes can be used as fertilizer!
Lyn Jaffray
Listen to Lyn Jaffray27/07/11 - We ask the head of beef for Silver Fern Farms if there’s any truth to the rumours there’s not enough domestically-produced steak in New Zealand to feed the Rugby World Cup visitors.
Dr William Rolleston
Listen to Dr William Rolleston21/07/11 - We catch up with the newly-elected vice president of Federated Farmers and ask him if a changing of the guard will result in a change of style from the farmers’ watchdog.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth21/07/11 - Is a Professor of Pastoral Agriculture at Massey University who says older farmers will readily take up new technology, with the proviso it adds to the bottom line.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Sir Henry van der Heyden19/07/11 - We ask the chairman of Fonterra about his new CEO designate, Theo Spierings.
Andrew Hore
Listen to Andrew Hore15/07/11 - The Farming Show’s Rugby World Cup correspondent says he won’t be doing much farming in the next few months but he’s looking forward to getting back to the Maniototo farm after the RWC and playing in a green jersey next year!
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell14/07/11 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand has a sobering message for farmers.
Pat Baucke
Listen to Pat Baucke14/07/11 - We head to the Eketahuna Rugby Club in the Wairarapa, to present $5000 to the third of three winners in the “Stafix - Take a Stand” promotion.
Craig Dickson
Listen to Craig Dickson13/07/11 - We head to the Pioneer Rugby Club in Gore, to present $5000 to the second of three winners in the “Stafix - Take a Stand” promotion.
Emma Kerton
Listen to Emma Kerton12/07/11 - We journey to the Mid Western Rugby Club, 20 minutes west of Whangarei, to present $5000 to the first of three winners in the “Stafix - Take a Stand” promotion.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring13/07/11 - We ask the man who predicts the weather by the moon for his forecast for the rest of winter and whether he thought he got a fair hearing on Close Up last night.
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser12/07/11 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance says farmers can expect the cost of their borrowing to increase unless their balance sheets are in very good order.
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair11/07/11 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant who updates the ETS and the live cattle export controversies.
Mark Watson
Listen to Mark Watson08/07/11 - We catch up the winner of Rabobank’s prestigious 2011 Farm Manager’s Program business development award.
Keith Cooper
Listen to Keith Cooper06/07/11 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms dismisses the prospect of a grand coalition with Fonterra, despite the two cooperatives forming a freight partnership.
Will Grayling
Listen to Will Grayling05/07/11 - We catch up with the 2011 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year.
Bruce Wills
Listen to Bruce Wills05/07/11 - The new-elected president of Federated Farmers says he intends to take a more collaborative approach to advocacy.
Don Nicolson
Listen to Don Nicolson29/06/11 - The retiring president of Federated Farmers bids farewell to a role that has been his life and passion for the past three years.
Jacqueline Rowarth
Listen to Jacqueline Rowarth28/06/11 - We talk to a Professor of Pastoral Agriculture who’s on a mission to make agriculture “sexy”.
Grant & Bernie Weller
Listen to Grant & Bernie Weller27/06/11 - We catch up with the inaugural winners of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy from the grand final of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards held in Hastings on Saturday night.
Andrew Hore
Listen to Andrew Hore24/06/11 - We ask our Rugby World Cup correspondent (and Maniototo farmer) if we will see him in the garish green of the Highlanders in 2012.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to Hayley Moynihan23/06/11 - Is a Rabobank Senior Analyst who review’s her bank’s latest Dairy Quarterly Report.
Graham Turley
Listen to the Graham Turley22/06/11 - We chew the farming fat with the Managing Director of Commercial and Agri for the ANZ Bank and he makes a very generous offer for the Farming Show celebrity calendar, a fundraiser for the Christchurch Earthquake.
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser22/06/11 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance reflects on his observations from five weeks spent travelling around the USA and also on some of the massive problems facing Christchurch and the Kiwifruit industry.
Fraser McKenzie
Listen to Fraser McKenzie21/06/11 - Our resident radio lawyer from AWS Legal reflects on 20 years of attending the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek promoting farming in Southland.
John Hartnell
Listen to the John Hartnell14/06/11 - Federated Farmers’ Earthquake spokesperson says it’s too early for the Farmy Army to march on Christchurch.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore14/06/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador comments on footy and farming.
Andrew Hore
Listen to Andrew Hore10/06/11 - We yarn to our new RWC correspondent, a Hurricanes hooker and Maniototo farmer who has been encouraged to go back farming by his coach.
John Turner
Listen to John Turner09/06/11 - Our Alliance Group Focus Farmer this week is a former chairman of the Alliance Group who was recognized in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
John Perriam
Listen to the John Perriam07/06/11 - We talk to the man who made the Central Otago wether, Shrek, world famous.
Shaun Owen
Listen to Shaun Owen07/06/11 - The Marketing Manager for Stafix gives rural rugby clubs the chance to win one of three $5000 prizes to spruce up their stand, clubrooms or changing sheds.
John Roadley
Listen to John Roadley07/06/11 - We catch up with an old Farming Show friend (and the first chairman of Fonterra) who was honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to agriculture.
Colin Meads
Listen to Colin Meads03/06/11 - We catch up with the most iconic living Kiwi who blows out 75 candles today.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring02/06/11 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is forecasting a slow start to winter but warns of a polar sting in it’s tail.
Rebecca Redmond
Listen to Rebecca Redmond02/06/11 - Is a Rabobank research analyst who looks at the billion dollar contribution to the New Zealand Sheep and Beef Sectors made by the “fifth quarter”.
Rob Davison
Listen to Rob Davison01/06/11 - The Executive Director of Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service reviews on-farm inflation for the year ended March 31, 2011.
Sir Peter Leitch
Listen to Sir Peter Leitch31/05/11 - We ask the country’s best-known butcher if the rationing of meat is back on the table for kiwi families?
Lisa Harper
Listen to Lisa Harper27/05/11 - We hear the fascinating story of the winner of the 2011 Enterprising Rural Woman Award.
Nerida Sweetapple
Listen to Nerida Sweetapple26/05/11 - Rabobank’s Business Programs Manager makes the last call for applications for the 2011 Rabobank Executive Development Program.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter25/05/11 - The Minister of Agriculture applauds the contribution of farmers to the New Zealand economy, welcomes the Fonterra payout announcement and says Labour’s plan to bring agriculture into the ETS in 2013 will increase the cost of milk to domestic consumers.
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair24/05/11 - The former chief executive of Federated Farmers, these days a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant, says farmers on this side of the Tasman should be getting more for their lambs.
Brent and Ann-Maree Robinson
Listen to Brent and Ann-Maree Robinson24/05/11 - We finally track down the winners of the Coopers Animal Health 1956 Ford Pick Up Truck and find they have some special plans for their $60,000 prize.
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell19/05/11 - The GM of Rabobank shares his disappointment over the Dom Post dairy story and his prediction for the opening 2011-2012 forecast dairy payout.
Phil Hoskin
Listen to Phil Hoskin18/05/11 - We track down the very entertaining Steak of Origin winner who, last night, was honoured for producing the most tasty and tender sirloin steak in the land.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Sir Henry van der Heyden17/05/11 - We ask the Fonterra chairman when the dairy giant will fire its opening shot at the forecast payout for the 2011-12 season.
Rod Slater
Listen to Rod Slater17/05/11 - The chief executive of Beef and Lamb New Zealand previews tonight’s Steak of Origin contest in Fielding, the beef industry’s “Oscars”.
Jason Suisted
Listen to Jason Suisted16/05/11 - We catch up with one half of a dynamic duo who took out the Sharemilker of the Year title at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Queenstown on Saturday night.
Philip Ropiha
Listen to Philip Ropiha16/05/11 - We find a new home for a Stihl MS 311 Farmboss chainsaw valued at $1545.
Keith Cooper
Listen to Keith Cooper13/05/11 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms tells dairy farmers why they should process their bobby calves through the country’s biggest meat processing cooperative.
Graeme Smith & Ross Hyland
Listen to Graeme Smith & Ross Hyland13/05/11 - We announce the launch of an exciting new corporate agricultural partnership!
Owen Poole
Listen to Owen Poole12/05/11 - The Chairman of the Alliance Group comments on the positives to come out of the Red Meat Sector Strategy, launched last week in Wellington.
David Anderson
Listen to David Anderson11/05/11 - Is a rural blogger who muses over the identity of Don Brash’s alleged love child!
Tony Alexander
Listen to Tony Alexander11/05/11 - The chief economist of the BNZ says agriculture cannot be the sole saviour for our beleaguered economy.
Shane McManaway
Listen to Shane McManaway10/05/11 - The chief executive of Allflex Australasia offers an opinion on the state of the improving fortunes of sheep and beef farmers.
Philip Ropiha
Listen to Philip Ropiha09/05/11 - We give the listeners the chance to win a Stihl MS311 Farmboss chainsaw valued at $1545.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen05/05/11 - The chairman of Beef and Lamb New Zealand reviews last night’s black tie launch of the Red Meat Sector Strategy in Wellington.
Adrian Foster
Listen to Adrian Foster05/05/11 - Rabobank’s Head of Financial Markets Research for Asia Pacific on the merits of common currency for new Zealand and Australia.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring04/05/11 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon defends his record against those of more traditional forecasters.
Phil Robertson Part 2
Listen to Phil Robertson04/05/11 - In part two of a two-part interview we head to the bayous of Louisiana in search of the world’s leading duck caller.
Phil Robertson
Listen to Phil Robertson02/05/11 - In part one of a two-part interview we head to the bayous of Louisiana in search of the world’s leading duck caller (part two will feature on tomorrow’s show).
Hamish Midgely
Listen to Hamish Midgely27/04/11 - We ask Rabobank’s National Manager Food and Agribusiness Banking why land prices aren’t moving up with commodity prices.
Brent Marris
Listen to Brent Marris26/04/11 - We talk to a legend of the New Zealand wine industry.
Brent Irving
Listen to Brent Irving21/04/11 - Rabobank’s National Equity Partnership Manager reviews his bank’s latest farmer confidence survey, which sees sheep and beef farmer confidence at ten year highs.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore19/04/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador reflects on life and farming in Central Otago, a bountiful autumn in his home province of Wairarapa and the prospects for a backup number 10 for Dan Carter.
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair19/04/11 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant who says things have never been better for Aussie farmers.
David Scott
Listen to David Scott13/04/11 - We catch up with one of the Ranfurly farmers who bid $3,300 for the Farming Show’s Hills Golf Prize, the proceeds of which went to the Canterbury Earthquake fund.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter13/04/11 - We get the Minister of Agriculture’s thoughts on the controversy surrounding the price of milk.
Grant Cuff
Listen to Grant Cuff12/04/11 - The chief executive of the Alliance Group reports on the prospects for red meat following his recent European client visit.
Mike Petersen
Listen to Mike Petersen11/04/11 - The chairman of Beef and Lamb New Zealand heaps praise upon his own opening address at his organization’s annual meeting.
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell07/04/11 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks at dairy farming in South America, where he recently spent two weeks visiting Brazil and Chile.
Desiree Reid
Listen to Desiree Reid05/04/11 - We head to Rotorua, venue of the New Zealand Dairy Business Conference, to yarn to a Nuffield Scholar about why farmers should fight to retain absolute ownership of Fonterra.
Brendan O’Donovan
Listen to Brendan O’Donovan30/03/11 - We farewell a long-time Farming Show correspondent, the Westpac chief economist, who is taking a sabbatical to spend some time with his kids.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Sir Henry van der Heyden29/03/11 - We ask the chairman of Fonterra if dairy prices have peaked and if he’s keen to move to the chief executive’s office?
Brent Love
Listen to Brent Love24/03/11 - We get the latest from the International Farm Management Congress being held staged at Methven.
Doug Edmeades
Listen to Doug Edmeades23/03/11 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who is off to visit the farmer who was the inspiration behind the famous Footrot Flats character Wal.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper22/03/11 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms analyzes the positive and negative outcomes from the Japan earthquake disaster and the political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East.
Nerida Sweetapple
Listen to Nerida Sweetapple17/03/11 - Rabobank’s Business Management Programs manager encourages farmers to take part in either the Executive Development Program or the Farm Managers Program.
Tony Alexander
Listen to Tony Alexander16/03/11 - We catch up with the chief economist of the BNZ and ask him if the woes in Japan will throw the global economy back into recession.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring16/03/11 - We ask the man who predicts the weather by the moon whether he regrets getting into the earthquake prediction game.
Colin Meads
Listen to the Colin Meads09/03/11 - An iconic New Zealander offers one of his most prized possessions for auction on the Farming Show for the Canterbury earthquake fund. It’s a rarity, the No. 8 All Blacks jersey he wore when Canterbury defeated the All Blacks 11-9 at Lancaster Park in 1957..
Rod Slater
Listen to Rod Slater08/03/11 - The chief executive of Beef and Lamb New Zealand previews Friday’s Glammies – the lamb meat industry’s equivalent to the Oscars.
Johnny Kirkpatrick
Listen to Johnny Kirkpatrick07/03/11 - We catch up with the Golden Shears Open winner, the raging hot favourite, who repeated his 2002 and 2008 effort when taking out shearing’s most prestigious title.
Kieran McAnulty
Listen to Kieran McAnulty04/03/11 - Is a TAB bookie who takes a look at the odds for the open final at the Golden Shears in Masterton and we place a Farming Show wager on David Fagan on behalf of the earthquake fund.
Wayne Gordon
Listen to Wayne Gordon03/03/11 - Is an Australian-based Rabobank senior analyst who has just finished a speaking tour of New Zealand examining the prospects for our economy.
Fiona Smith
Listen to Fiona Smith02/03/11 - We talk with one of the judges at the “Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards” held last night in Auckland.
Chris Garland
Listen to Chris Garland01/03/11 - Is a Wairarapa-based farm consultant who found himself in right in the middle of the Christchurch earthquake!
John Hartnell
Listen to the John Hartnell28/02/11 - We talk to the leader of the “Farmy Army” as Federated Farmers and the rural community do their bit for the people of Christchurch.
Tony Alexander
Listen to Tony Alexander23/02/11 - The chief economist of the Bank of New Zealand looks at some of economic ramifications of the big shake.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Henry van der Heyden23/02/11 - The Chairman of Fonterra updates the situation on the ground in Canterbury and comments on yesterday’s 60 cent lift in the forecast payout.
Shane McManaway
Listen to Shane McManaway22/02/11 - The chief executive of Allflex Australasia reflects on his Aussie mate (see above) and he kick starts his “every townie needs a farmer” campaign.
Zanda McDonald
Listen to Zanda McDonald22/02/11 - Is a dinkum Aussie cocky in north-west Queensland. His 12 farms total eight and half million acres, that’s 1% of Queensland’s total area, which makes him the fifth largest land owner in the world. He runs 175,000 cattle of which about 300 are lost annually to crocodiles and he uses a helicopter for his farm ute.
Jeff Grant
Listen to Jeff Grant18/02/11 - We ask the chairman of Wool Partners Cooperative “where to from here” after the proposed co-op structure for the strong wool industry failed to get sufficient farmer investment to go ahead.
Paul Lamont
Listen to Paul Lamont17/02/11 - Rabobank’s regional manager for Waikato and King Country reviews the World Jersey Conference in Hamilton and his bank’s Agribusiness Review for New Zealand and Australia.
Blair McLean
Listen to Blair McLean15/02/11 - We start a new fortnightly horticulture segment on the Farming Show featuring Fruitfed’s Blenheim-based technical field representative alongside some very popular wine giveaways.
Dave Hadfield
Listen to Dave Hadfield14/02/11 - A former farmer turned mental skills and coaching consultant.
Ian Cooper
Listen to Ian Cooper10/02/11 - We ask Rabobank’s Taranaki-Manawatu regional manager whether the grass is greener on the other side of the ditch.
Cameron Bagrie
Listen to Cameron Bagrie09/02/11 - We catch up with the chief economist of the National Bank in Sydney where he’s at a gathering of economists from Asia and Australasia and we ask him about the outlook for New Zealand Inc. as a food producing country.
Grahame Thorne
Listen to Grahame Thorne07/02/11 - We ask an infamous former All Black and MP about hair, wine and cooking!
Iain Abercrombie
Listen to Iain Abercrombie07/02/11 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International explains why carpets made from strong New Zealand wools are on the cusp of a great environmentally-friendly leap forward.
Grant Cuff
Listen to Grant Cuff04/02/11 - The Chief Executive of the Alliance Group looks at the good news story of good returns for meat growers.
John Key
Listen to the John Key03/02/11 - The PM thinks Liz Hurley is hot but does he think likewise about Winston Peters?
Don Fraser
Listen to Don Fraser03/02/11 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance says as the farming phoenix rises, he’s seen more farm financing enquiries in past week than for all of 2010.
Sir Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Sir Henry van der Heyden02/02/11 - The chairman of Fonterra says last night’s 7.2% lift in the Global Dairy Trade Event is great news for dairy farmers but volatility in international commodity markets is still a key issue.
Todd Clark
Listen to Todd Clark01/02/11 - Is a Kentucky tobacco and beef farmer who recently visited our shores with a tour group of American farmers.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore01/02/11 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador discusses weather, wool and the World Cup.
Leandra Lambie-Shaw
Listen to Leandra Lambie-Shaw31/01/11 - We discuss the Family Protection Act (FPA) with an expert from AWS Legal.
Ian Kirkpatrick
Listen to Ian Kirkpatrick28/01/11 - We catch up with a former All Black great and yarn about farming, footy and vintage machinery.
Howie Gardner
Listen to Howie Gardner27/01/11 - We head to Las Vegas, the City of Sin, where we catch up with a South Otago sheep farmer who’s been promoting New Zealand wool to a bloggers conference!
Justin Harrison
Listen to Justin Harrison20/01/11 - We discuss the devastating flooding across the ditch with Rabobank’s regional manager of Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Ali Shanks
Listen to Ali Shanks20/01/11 - The Commonwealth Games Golden Girl and Beef and Lamb New Zealand Iron Maiden looks forward to tasting the best lamb in the land when she judges this year’s “Glammies”.
Ben Russell
Listen to Ben Russell23/12/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand says the word that best describes the farming year is “rollercoaster”.
Owen Poole
Listen to Owen Poole23/12/10 - The chairman of the Alliance Group reviews a challenging year for the meat industry but is very positive about the prospects for 2011.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring22/12/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon gives us a fine forecast for Christmas day and a dry one for 2011.
Matt Dicey
Listen to Matt Dicey21/12/10 - The GM of Mount Difficulty Wine looks back on a challenging year for the viticulture industry.
Dick Tayler & Colin Meads
Listen to the Dick Tayler & Colin Meads21/12/10 - We review 2010 with two New Zealand sporting icons with farming backgrounds.
Tony Leggett
Listen to Tony Leggett17/12/10 -The managing editor of the New Zealand Farmers Weekly summarizes the big farming stories that dominated the pages of the country’s leading weekly rural publication.
Tony St Clair
Listen to Tony St Clair17/12/10 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant who reviews the farming year across the ditch and he looks forward with much anticipation to the fourth Ashes test at the MCG.
John Key
Listen to John Key16/12/10 - The PM looks back on a challenging 2010 and forward to a 2011 which will include a general election and the Rugby World cup.
Tony Hammington
Listen to Tony Hammington16/12/10 - We discuss the age-old subject of farm succession with Rabobank’s resident expert.
Jeff Grant
Listen to Jeff Grant15/12/10 - The chairman of Wool Partners Cooperative makes a last plea for strong wool growers to head down the cooperative track.
Shane McManaway
Listen to Shane McManaway14/12/10 - The chief executive of Allflex Australasia examines, amongst other things, the need to foster leadership in the farming community.
David Fagan
Listen to David Fagan13/12/10 - We talk to a champion shearer about raising funds for a champion cause!
Jason Uden and Henry van der Heyden
Listen to Jason Uden and Henry van der Heyden10/12/10 - We yarn to a Waikato sharemilker who is about to tackle the Taupo Half Ironman to raise awareness for autism and in between times talk to the chairman of Fonterra about the 30 cents increase in the forecast payout.
Pita Alexander
Listen to Pita Alexander - Part 1 Listen to Pita Alexander - Part 208/12/10 - Is a Christchurch-based farm accountant who casts his eye back on the financial and farming highs and lows of 2010.
Brian Lochore
Listen to Brian Lochore07/12/10 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador talks about weather, wool and a rugby Knight-in-waiting.
Georgina Griffiths
Listen to Georgina Griffiths07/12/10 - As the Farming Show rain dance continues, we seek the opinion of a NIWA climate scientist in an effort to bring some festive meteorological fare to farmers.
Ross Hyland
Listen to Ross Hyland01/12/10 - We track down our North Island Dairy correspondent in Cambodia where he’s about to deliver a presentation at the Global Large Scale Farm Forum.
Tony Haisman
Listen to Tony Haisman01/12/10 - Our resident farm accountant explains the taxation implications of playing Santa Claus as farmers look to reward their workers during the festive season.
Ken Ring
Listen to Ken Ring30/11/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon, is forecasting the drought to break for some farmers before Christmas.
Hamish Midgely
Listen to Hamish Midgely25/11/10 - We talk aquaculture with Rabobank’s manager of food and agri-business banking.
Rob Davison
Listen to Rob Davison24/11/10 - The Executive Director of Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service reviews the annual Lamb Crop Survey which resulted in the national lambing percentage dropping from 121.5% to 109.6%.
Colin Brown
Listen to Colin Brown23/11/10 - We catch up with the 1982 New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year, who these days runs one of New Zealand’s fastest growing companies, TracMap, which specializes in agricultural GPS.
Andrew Fenton
Listen to Andrew Fenton22/11/10 - The President of Horticulture New Zealand, himself a Te Puke kiwifruit grower, updates the latest on the psa disease outbreak.
Doug Edmeades
Listen to Doug Edmeades17/11/10 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who continues his attack on organic farming and a “plague of questionable new fertilizer products”.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to Hayley Moynihan17/11/10 - Is a senior analyst with Rabobank who reviews the World Dairy Summit, held recently in Auckland and looks at her banks just-released Annual Global Dairy Outlook.
Rich Vetter
Listen to Rich Vetter16/11/10 - Our US correspondent goes in to bat for Sarah Palin and we compare the price of farm land in our respective countries.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to Sir Brian Lochore11/11/10 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador encourages strong wool growers to put their money where their mouth is.
Carol Ward
Listen to Carol Ward09/11/10 - We update the latest on the Kiwifruit industry crisis with Zespiri’s Director of Corporate and Grower Services.
Mark Verboorgen
Listen to the Mark Verboorgen Interview05/11/10 - We talk to Rabobank’s Associate Director Dairy who is based in the Netherlands and we discuss the European Dairy scene and the on-going financing of cooperative dairy structures.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview03/11/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon defends his Labour Weekend forecast and stands by his forecast for a cold November.
Brian Turner
Listen to the Brian Turner Interview02/11/10 - Today we talk to an iconic New Zealander as we’re again on the trail of Murray the merino wether, who’s on the loose somewhere between Clyde and Middlemarch on the stunning Central Otago rail trail. If you can identify where Murray’s meandering, then you’re in the draw for a $3000 holiday package for four, cycling the rail trail courtesy of Allflex, the experts in the animal identification game.
Shayne O’Connor
Listen to the Shayne O’Connor Interview01/11/10 - Today we’re on the trail of Murray the merino wether, who’s on the loose somewhere between Clyde and Middlemarch on the stunning Central Otago rail trail. If you can identify where Murray’s meandering, then you’re in the draw for a $3000 holiday package for four, cycling the rail trail courtesy of Allflex, the experts in the animal identification game.
Sally Shanks and Bernadette Casey
Listen to the Sally Shanks and Bernadette Casey Interview29/10/10 - We talk to the two innovative and entrepreneurial Kiwis behind blending New Zealand wool with recycled jute coffee sacks to create furniture fabric worldwide for Starbucks.
Eoin Garden
Listen to the Eoin Garden Interview29/10/10 - The chairman of Silver Fern Farms explains why he thinks Alliance Group shareholders should consider a merger proposal from his cooperative.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole Interview28/10/10 - The chairman of the Alliance Group explains why a merger with fellow meat cooperative Silver Fern Farms is not an option.
Wendy Voss
Listen to the Wendy Voss Interview21/10/10 - Rabobank’s senior analyst talks about “Feeding the Dragon” – opportunities for New Zealand meat in China.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview20/10/10 - The chairman of Fonterra shares his strong views on foreign farm ownership plus he looks at what effects the strong dollar and an awful September are having on dairy farmers.
Ali Shanks
Listen to the Ali Shanks Interview20/10/10 - We catch up with Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Iron Maiden and Commonwealth Games Golden Girl, Alison Shanks.
Murray Rowland
Listen to the Murray Rowland Interview19/10/10 - We catch up with the Federated Farmers’ Grain and Seed North Canterbury chairman, six weeks on from the big Canterbury earthquake.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview14/10/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand reviews his bank’s latest Agribusiness Review which contains some good long term prospects for farming.
Shane McManaway
Listen to the Shane McManaway Interview13/10/10 - We’re green with envy, as we track down the chief executive of Allflex Australasia on the Central Otago Rail Trail.
Iain Abercrombie
Listen to the Iain Abercrombie Interview12/10/10 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International talks about an exciting new collaboration between New Zealand wool growers and international coffee giant, Starbucks.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen Interview11/10/10 - The chairman of Beef and Lamb New Zealand extols the virtues of the Mad Butcher and encourages farmer levy-payers to have their say in an on-line survey.
Wendy Voss
Listen to the Wendy Voss Interview07/10/10 - We talk to a Rabobank senior analyst about the prospects for beef on the world market.
Don Fraser
Listen to the Don Fraser Interview06/10/10 - One of the country’s leading rural financial commentators shares his thoughts on the controversial question of foreign ownership of New Zealand farm land.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview05/10/10 - We catch up with our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador as he returns to his Wairarapa farm from a Canterbury earthquake fundraiser in Auckland!
Dr Steve Saunders
Listen to the Dr Steve Saunders Interview05/10/10 - We talk to a trained psychologist who these days travels the country as a motivational speaker and business consultant about why he’s heading to Southland to cheer up weather-beaten farmers.
Sir Murray Halberg
Listen to the Sir Murray Halberg Interview05/10/10 - The Farming Show diverts somewhat off topic to talk to a New Zealand sporting legend.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview04/10/10 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant and a former chief executive of Federated Farmers, who says the prospects for lamb have never been better.
Tony Alexander
Listen to the Tony Alexander Interview29/09/10 - The chief economist of the Bank of New Zealand looks at the reasons the New Zealand dollar is appreciating against the Greenback.
Leon Black
Listen to the Leon Black Interview28/09/10 - We hear from a Southern South Island director on the board of Beef and Lamb New Zealand and a Southland sheep farmer who was hammered by worst spring storm in living memory.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview28/09/10 - The Chairman of Fonterra defends his position on the induction of cows after being ambushed by One News last night.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview22/09/10 - Not satisfied with claiming to have forecast September’s snow event, the man who predicts the weather by the moon is now predicting earthquakes!
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview16/09/10 - Rabobank’s senior analyst for animal protein reviews her bank’s Dairy Quarterly Report.
Todd Clark
Listen to the Todd Clark Interview14/09/10 - We head to Lexington Kentucky, venue of 2010 World Equestrian Games, where we discuss the Sport of Kings, tobacco growing and life in America post 9/11.
Don Fraser
Listen to the Don Fraser Interview14/09/10 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance takes time out from picking avocados to assess the financial state of the farming nation.
Lyn Jaffray
Listen to the Lyn Jaffray Interview08/09/10 - We talk to the Silver Fern Farms’ beef boss (and former All Black) about how his company’s Canterbury plants stood up to the earthquake, the prospects for beef and a bit about rugby.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview07/09/10 - We talk to our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador about lambing, floods, earthquakes and a jovial Graham Henry.
Brendan O’Donovan
Listen to the Brendan O’Donovan Interview07/09/10 - The chief economist of the Westpac Bank tells us about the real cost to the economy of the Canterbury Quake.
Dick Tayler
Listen to the Dick Tayler Interview06/09/10 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador shares his frightening experiences from the Saturday’s Big Shake.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview06/09/10 - The Minister of Agriculture says the Canterbury earthquake is one of the biggest natural disasters to have ever faced New Zealand!
Mark Soccio
Listen to the Mark Soccio Interview02/09/10 - Rabobank’s Senior Analyst for food, retail and horticulture adds some culture to the show by talking about one of his great passions, wine.
Tim Bennett
Listen to the Tim Bennett Interview01/09/10 - Our UK correspondent talks about lambing indoors and why it is so politically palatable for “townies” concerned about animal welfare.
Georgina Griffiths
Listen to the Georgina Griffiths Interview01/09/10 - Is a climate scientist with NIWA who, in stark contrast to Ken Ring, says New Zealand farmers can expect a warmer September and spring than normal.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview31/08/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon, has a dire September forecast for farmers.
Billy Joe Miles
Listen to the Billy Joe Miles Part 1 Listen to the Billy Joe Miles Part 226/08/10 - We chat to a fascinating American with extensive farming interests around the world about topics as diverse as grain growing in Bolivia, the dangers of farming in Romania, his role in pioneering tractor pull competitions, his passion for new technology and medicine and why he built a golf course specifically for farmers.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole Interview26/08/10 - The Chairman of the Alliance Group says the sheep meat industry has a future but will need a helping hand from wool and ovine milk.
Cameron Bagrie, Tim Miles & John Luxton
Listen to the Cameron Bagrie, Tim Miles & John Luxton Interview25/08/10 - We catch up with the chief economist of the National Bank in Shanghai where he’s part of a high-powered trade delegation including the CEO of PGG Wrightson and a former Minister of Agriculture.
Neal Wallace
Listen to the Neal Wallace Interview25/08/10 - In part two of a two-part interview, the agribusiness editor of the Otago Daily Times suggests “10 steps to prosperity” for the sheep farming industry.
Neal Wallace
Listen to the Neal Wallace Interview24/08/10 - In part one of a two-part interview, the agribusiness editor of the Otago Daily Times suggests “10 steps to prosperity” for the sheep farming industry.
Shane McManaway and Ross Hyland
Listen to the Shane McManaway and Ross Hyland Interview24/08/10 - Two agribusiness high-flyers, the CEO of Allflex Australasia and the GM of Seales Stockfood, take a look at the state of health of agriculture in New Zealand.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview23/08/10 - The chairman of Fonterra explains the rationale behind the good news story of leaving the forecast payout for the 2010/11 season at $6-90 to $7-10.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview19/08/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand examines some of the volatility facing the dairy industry and comments on some of the new strategizing taking place in the meat industry.
Mike Mitchell
Listen to the Mike Mitchell Interview18/08/10 - Is an independent forestry consultant who’s encouraging farmers to take up the allocation of carbon credits for pre-1990 plantations or they could be liable for a deforestation liability if they were to harvest and clear the land for another use.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview18/08/10 - The Minister of Agriculture trumpets a multi-million dollar funding boost from the Government’s ‘Primary Growth Partnership’, which will chip in $144 million of a total $321 million investment in the dairy and red meat industries.
Show Intro/Keith Cooper
Listen to the Show Intro/Keith Cooper17/08/10 - In a day of good news stories for the farming industry, the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms announces a $151 million joint venture investment in the red meat industry.
Dr Tim Mackle
Listen to the Dr Tim Mackle Interview17/08/10 - The chief executive of DairyNZ talks about the organization’s latest “Go Dairy” campaign and the launch of a $170 million research programme to drive transformational change in the dairy industry.
Neal Wallace
Listen to the Neal Wallace Interview16/08/10 - In the part one of a two-part investigative report, the Otago Daily Times’ Agribusiness editor examines whether sheep farming has a viable future.
Chris Kelly
Listen to the Chris Kelly12/08/10 - Landcorp’s chief executive comments on the Listener article on dairying, the future of the industry and why the nation’s biggest corporate farmer did not progress with its bid for the Crafar farms.
Pita Alexander
Listen to the Pita Alexander Interview10/08/10 - Is a highly entertaining farm accountant with a penchant for quirky one-liners and salient observations!
Warwick Catto
Listen to the Warwick Catto Interview10/08/10 - The Head of Research and Environment for Ballance Agri-Nutrients makes some telling comments on the state of the dairy industry, the environment and the role the fertilizer industry has to play in both.
Blue Read
Listen to the Blue Read Interview10/08/10 - The recently-retired chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council has his say on his relationship with Henry van der Heyden, capital restructuring and the payout prospects for 2010-11.
Jamie Mackintosh
Listen to the Jamie Mackintosh Interview09/08/10 - We talk to a Southland farmer about farming, forestry and a very important piece of wood.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Show Intro/Sir Brian Lochore05/08/10 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador previews a book celebrating 50 years of the Golden Shears, he tells us why the ETS is a bigger threat to sheep farming than dairying and we naturally talk a bit of rugby.
Phil Goff
Listen to the Phil Goff Interview03/08/2010 - We congratulate the Labour leader for washing his hands of Chris Carter and we ask him to clarify his situation on the trading of annual leave for cash.
David Fagan
Listen to the David Fagan Interview02/08/2010 - We talk to New Zealand’s greatest ever shearer, following his return from the World Shearing Champs in Wales.
Te Radar
Listen to the Te Radar Interview30/07/2010 - One of New Zealand’s leading satirists and raconteurs tells us why he’s taking his “Eating the Dog” show to the provinces.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview29/07/10 - Rabobank’s senior analyst for Dairy and Animal Proteins comments on her bank’s Global Focus report on New Zealand meat and its prospects after the financial crisis.
Rudi Bauer
Listen to the Rudi Bauer Interview28/07/10 - We head to Bendigo in Central Otago to talk to the 2010 Winemaker of the Year.
Jim Anderton
Listen to the Jim Anderton Interview28/07/10 - We farewell a Farming Show regular, the former Minister of Agriculture, who is stepping aside from national politics to have a crack at the Christchurch mayoralty.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview27/07/10 - We catch up with the chairman of Fonterra following his recent offshore sojourn and ask him if he regrets mentioning the possibility of an $8 payout.
Bruce Cameron
Listen to the Bruce Cameron Interview27/07/10 - We talk to a high-profile Bay of Plenty farmer and former Junior All Black who is standing for the board of Zespri, the world’s leading marketer of kiwifruit.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen Interview27/07/10 - We head to Hawkes Bay where the Chairman of Beef and Lamb New Zealand is about to kick off the first of 100 woolshed meetings in effort to improve the production and profitability of sheep and beef farmers.
Doug Laing
Listen to the Doug Laing Interview22/07/10 - We head to Wales where Kiwi Cam Ferguson has just been crowned the world shearing champion.
Tony Alexander
Listen to the Tony Alexander Interview21/07/10 - The BNZ chief economist comments on the best place to invest your money.
John Penno
Listen to the John Penno Interview20/07/10 - The chief executive of Canterbury-based dairy company Synlait explains the rationale behind his company’s sale of a 51% stake to Chinese-based Bright Dairy.
Ian Kirkpatrick
Listen to the Ian Kirkpatrick Interview16/07/10 - We talk to the farmer who scored the greatest-ever individual All Blacks test try.
Mark Townshend
Listen to the Mark Townshend Interview15/07/10 - We discuss the merits of dairy farming in South America with one of this country’s leading dairy farmers.
Grant Cuff
Listen to the Grant Cuff Interview15/07/10 - We catch up with the chief executive of the Alliance Group, the country’s second-largest meat company, following his recent fact-finding and marketing trip to North America, Germany and the UK.
Shane McManaway
Listen to the Shane McManaway Interview14/07/10 - We catch up with the CEO of Allflex Australasia in Victoria and we discuss, amongst other things, cattle-eating crocodiles in Queensland.
Mike Mitchell
Listen to the Mike Mitchell Interview01/07/10 - Like it or loathe it, the ETS is here to stay, so we take a look at some of the income opportunities it presents for farmers.
Andrew Ferrier
Listen to the Andrew Ferrier Interview01/07/10 - The chief executive of Fonterra says yesterday’s 90% vote in favour of share trading among farmers was a red-letter day for the dairy industry.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview30/06/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon has harsh words to say about winter’s forecast and the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Brian Lochore Interview29/06/10 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador discusses the ETS, mud and rugby!
Graeme Harrison
Listen to the Graeme Harrison Interview29/06/2010 - We discuss the state of the agricultural nation with Anzco’s founder and chairman who was last week named the Federated Farmers 2010 Agri-Business Person of the Year.
Roger Beattie
Listen to Roger Beattie - Part 1Listen to Roger Beattie - Part 228/06/10 - We catch up with a self-proclaimed eco-anarchist, a Banks Peninsula farmer and the Federated Farmers 2010 Agri-Personality of the Year.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview22/06/10 - The chairman of Fonterra looks at the cooperative’s June 30 vote on the third and final stage of capital restructuring.
Nick Torrens
Listen to the Nick Torrens Interview21/06/10 - We yarn to the very eligible 2010 Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview15/06/10 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms explains why further job losses were necessary for meat industry as it battles
Rob Davison
Listen to the Rob Davison Interview15/06/10 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service reports on the organization’s annual Farm Input Price Survey and he summarizes MAF’s just-released Situation Outlook for 2010.
Grant McMaster
Listen to the Grant McMaster Interview14/06/10 - We wrap the week-long New Zealand Dog Trial Championships, which culminated in Gore on Saturday.
Debbie Francis
Listen to the Debbie Francis Interview11/06/10 - We give away a Stafix M63R, the world’s most powerful electric fence energizer, to a worthy North Otago listener.
Justin Sherrard
Listen to the Justin Sherrard Interview10/06/10 - Rabobank’s GM Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory, explains why Australia has taken a different approach to the ETS than New Zealand.
Sir Peter Leitch/Dick Tayler
Listen to the Sir Peter Leitch/Dick Tayler Interview08/06/2010 - We chew the fat with New Zealand’s first knighted butcher and lament the lack of a “gong” for our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador.
Philip Ropiha
Listen to the Philip Ropiha Interview28/05/10 - We give away a Stihl Farm Boss chainsaw to Kathryn Tomsett, a West Otago dairy farmer.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview26/05/10 - The chairman of Fonterra expands on yesterday’s announcement of a 50 cent increase in the forecast payout for the 2010/2011 season.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview26/05/10 - The Minister of Agriculture ponders the floods, the payout and the ETS.
Wayne Gordon
Listen to the Wayne Gordon Interview20/05/10 - Is a Rabobank senior analyst who takes a look at how Europe’s financial woes are affecting New Zealand farmers.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen Interview19/05/10 - We chew the farming fat with the soon-to-be Chairman of Beef and Lamb Wool New Zealand.
Kathy Child
Listen to the Kathy Child Interview19/05/10 - We talk to the Steak of Origin Grand Champion and ask her how she grew the best beef in the land.
Bull Allen
Listen to the Bull Allen Interview14/05/10 - We talk to a former All Black front-rower who’s fronting the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Rotorua this weekend.
Grant Cuff
Listen to the Grant Cuff Interview13/05/10 - The chief executive of the Alliance Group responds to criticism that the meat industry has a “race to the bottom attitude” compared to “size and marketing ability” of the dairy industry.
Rob Wilson
Listen to the Rob Wilson Interview13/05/10 - We hear from a leading Hawkes Bay farmer who extols the virtues of Rabobank’s Executive Development Programme.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview11/05/10 - We catch up with our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador on QEII Trust work in Takaka, plus we take a look at the state of the health of our national game.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview11/05/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is predicting an end to the drought for some and a cold, late winter for others.
Tim O’Sullivan
Listen to the Tim O’Sullivan Interview11/05/10 - We catch up with the 2009 New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year two months out from relinquishing his crown at the 2010 Grand Final in Gore on July 7-10.
Rod Slater
Listen to the Rod Slater Interview07/05/10 - The chief executive of Beef and Lamb New Zealand previews the Steak of Origin contest to find the best steak in the land.
Alison Shanks
Listen to the Alison Shanks Interview06/05/10 - We talk to the latest recruit to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Iron Maidens.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview06/05/10 - Is a senior analyst with Rabobank who reviews yesterday’s session at the NZ Dairy Conference at Mystery Creek where the volatility and competitiveness of the dairy industry were key discussion topics.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Phil Duncan Interview04/05/10 - The Chairman of Fonterra previews tonight’s Global Dairy Trade Event and the prospect of another increase in the payout for dairy farmers.
Ross Hyland
Listen to the Ross Hyland Interview04/05/10 - Our North Island dairy correspondent relates a magnificent story about being strapped into the business class bar on his way home from a government sponsored trade mission to the Middle East.
Doug Edmeades
Listen to the Doug Edmeades Interview30/04/10 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who tackles the subject of sustainability.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview29/04/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand reviews his bank’s latest rural confidence which has been buoyed by increasingly optimistic sheep and beef farmers.
Steven Joyce
Listen to the Steven Joyce Interview29/04/10 - In the absence of his leader John Key, we chat to the “Minister of Everything” about his journey from Massey University student, to radio magnate, to parliament.
Andrew Ferrier
Listen to the Andrew Ferrier Interview27/04/10 - The chief executive of Fonterra announces a 40c per kgMS increase in the milk price forecast to $6-10.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview27/04/10 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who shares his thoughts on Anzac Day, the Melbourne Storm and the price of lamb.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview23/04/10 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms expands on the joint proposal to design a transformational model, in conjunction with PGG Wrightson and LIC, for the New Zealand red meat sector.
Dave Hadfield
Listen to the Dave Hadfield Interview22/04/10 - With the NZX Rural Agri-Business Conference coming up in Taupo on May 17-20, we catch up with one of the keynote speakers.
Wayne Gordon
Listen to the Wayne Gordon Interview22/04/10 - We chew the farming fat with a Sydney-based Rabobank senior analyst.
Bryan Thomson
Listen to the Bryan Thomson Interview21/04/10 - We talk to a former Northern Southland stock agent who has just been appointed to the new role of Head of Real Estate operations for Harcourts Australasia and ask him his thoughts on the volatile real estate market.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview20/04/10- We find our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador roaming in the South Island, where he’s looking at some particularly dry country.
Todd Clark
Listen to the Todd Clark Interview19/04/10 - We go back in time one year to revisit a Kentucky tobacco grower and hay contractor and reminisce on our visit to an Amish farming family.
Chris Garland
Listen to the Chris Garland Interview15/04/10 - Our Wairarapa correspondent says parts of New Zealand are in danger of becoming one big dairy farm as the sheep meat industry struggles for profitability and critical mass.
Ian Palmer
Listen to the Ian Palmer Interview13/04/10 - The Chairman of Pip Fruit New Zealand further comments on the war to get New Zealand apples into Australia.
Jacqui Cooper
Listen to the Jacqui Cooper Interview13/04/10 - We preview the Rural Bachelor of the Year and the Rural Good Keen Girl competitions being staged at the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek from June 16-19.
Graeme Williams
Listen to the Graeme Williams Interview09/04/10 - East Coast farmer and poet who ponders Tiger Woods.
Brent Irving
Listen to the Brent Irving Interview08/04/10 - We talk to Rabobank’s senior manager for equity partnerships about an increasingly popular form of farm ownership and succession planning.
Paul Grave
Listen to the Paul Grave Interview07/04/10 - Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade Manager reviews last night’s on-line auction which resulted in a 21% increase in the price of benchmark whole milk powder to $US 3,969 per tonne.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview06/04/10 - Fonterra’s chairman talks about the cooperative’s third-stage plan for capital restructuring and the continuing dry affecting farmers in the top third of the country.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview01/04/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon tells us why we should plant by the moon.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole Interview01/04/10 - We ask the Alliance Group Chairman why his cooperative pulled out of the Emerging Markets joint-venture and whether there will there be a procurement war as the season winds down.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview01/04/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks at the controversial issue of the Chinese investing in the New Zealand dairy industry.
Stefan and Annalize du Plessis
Listen to the Stefan and Annalize du Plessis Interview30/03/2010 - We catch up with the newly-crowned Southland Sharemilkers of the Year and track their journey from South Africa to Dipton.
Ross Hyland
Listen to the Ross Hyland Interview30/03/2010 - Our North Island dairy correspondent challenges the banks over the credit crunch and Fonterra over Chinese investment in the New Zealand dairy industry.
John Gregan
Listen to the John Gregan Interview25/03/2010 - We ask the former chairman of the Meat Industry Action Group if the meat industry is a distant second to dairy farming.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen Interview25/03/2010 - We talk to the chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand, who is about to become the chairman of the re-named Beef and Lamb New Zealand.
Brian Lochore
Listen to the Brian Lochore Interview24/03/2010 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador talks about climate, cull ewe lambs, Carl Hayman and great chokes he’s seen on the golf course!
Ken Ballantyne
Listen to the Ken Ballantyne Interview24/03/2010 - We talk to a very successful farmer about his long battle with mental illness and how he’s fought back from the brink of suicidal despair.
Anna Campbell
Listen to the Anna Campbell Interview18/03/10 - We check the results of a trial carried out for the Alliance Group on the difference in meat quality of ram lambs compared with other lamb groups such as castrated male lambs.
Wally Niederer
Listen to the Wally Niederer Interview15/03/10 - Leading New Zealand equestrian veterinarian.
Anton Oliver
Listen to the Anton Oliver Interview09/03/10 - We have an extended interview with a former All Black captain and get his learned thoughts on farming, the environment, politics, rugby and the front row!
Cam Ferguson
Listen to the Cam Ferguson Interview08/03/10 - We talk to the winner of the Open title at the 2010 Golden Shears and discover why rugby’s loss was shearing’s gain.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview04/03/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand comments on the farming economy and whether banks have been guilty of reckless lending.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview03/03/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon talks about his interesting and eclectic past and the prospect of rain for drought-ravaged Northland farmers.
Russell Smith
Listen to the Russell Smith Interview03/03/10 - We talk to the Master Judge at this year’s Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards, presented last night in Auckland, where the supreme prize was won by Mainland’s Special Reserve Creamy Blue cheese.
John Ashworth
Listen to the John Ashworth Interview02/03/10 - We add some culture to the Farming Show in the form of a former All Black hard man, these days a Central Hawkes Bay wine producer.
Mavis Mullens
Listen to the Mavis Mullens Interview01/03/10 - We chat to the president of the Golden Shears organizing committee ahead of this week’s 50th anniversary running of the country’s most prestigious shearing competition.
Brian Turner
Listen to the Brian Turner Interview01/03/10 - The Farming Show’s token ‘greenie’ illuminates us on life on the greens and the lack of green in some parts of Central Otago.
Grant Cuff
Listen to the Grant Cuff Interview25/02/10 - The Chief Executive of the Alliance Group says New Zealand farmers are being fairly rewarded for lamb and only the exchange rate is preventing better returns than last season.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview24/02/10 - The chairman of Fonterra goes into bat for his highly-paid chief executive Andre Ferrier.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview24/02/10 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who says New Zealand sheep farmers are not getting a fair suck of the sav.
Pita Alexander - Part 1
Listen to Part 1 of the Pita Alexander Interview22/02/10 - Is a leading New Zealand farm accountant who has some forthright views on the future of farming!
Pita Alexander - Part 2
Listen to Part 2 of the Pita Alexander Interview22/02/10 - The Pita Alexander interview continued.
Jamie Mackintosh
Listen to the Jamie Mackintosh Interview11/02/10 - Is a Highlander, a former All Black and a farmer in his spare time, who has big 2010 in front of him.
Bruce Wallis
Listen to the Bruce Wallis Interview02/02/10 - We talk to an innovative and daring Waikato cow cocky who has built his very own “Field of Dreams” in Cambridge.
Howie Gardner and Stu Chapman
Listen to the Howie Gardner and Stu Chapman Interview02/02/10 - From a Field of Dreams we head to the City of Sin, Las Vegas, where representatives of Elders Wool are attempting to gain a much-needed premium for New Zealand strong wool.
Colin Meads and Dick Tayler
Listen to the Colin Meads and Dick Tayler Interview01/02/10 - We kick off the show by journeying back in time to 1971 with two of New Zealand’s most iconic sportsmen.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole Interview29/01/10 - Following on from yesterday’s discussion with Eoin Garden, the chairman of Silver Fern Farms, today it is the turn of the chairman of the Alliance Group to discuss the state of play in the meat industry.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview28/01/10 - We ask the GM of Rabobank New Zealand whether farmers have regained their mojo?
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview26/01/10 - We chew the fat with our roving North Island Farming Ambassador, who’s enjoying a wet summer following three consecutive years of drought on his Wairarapa farm.
Gray Baldwin
Listen to the Gray Baldwin Interview26/01/10 - We hear from a high-profile farmer who has a real problem with the prospect of power pylons going through his Waikato property.
Ken Milne
Listen to the Ken Milne Interview26/01/10 - We journey back to 1974 and talk with a South Canterbury sporting legend who’s spent a lifetime in the wool industry.
Rod Slater
Listen to the Rod Slater interview25/01/10 - The CEO of Beef and Lamb New Zealand is encouraging sheep farmers to the enter the “Glammies” as the search begins for the best lamb in the land.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview20/01/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is sticking by his prediction of a colder summer for many.
Norman Moe
Listen to the Norman Moe Interview19/01/10 - We debate Federated Farmers’ call to the lift the ban on commercial trout farming with an industry expert on aquaculture.
Dick Tayler/Graeme Smith
Listen to the Dick Tayler/Graeme Smith Interview21/12/09 - We wrap the farming year with two regular contributors to 2009’s show.
Tony Leggett
Listen to the Tony Leggett interview21/12/09 - The managing editor of the New Zealand Farmers Weekly looks at the good, the bad and the ugly of 2009 and makes his predictions for 2010.
Jim Hopkins
Listen to the Jim Hopkins Interview21/12/09 - The voice behind the National Bank Young Farmer Contest comes up with some cracking country carols.
Graeme Williams
Listen to the Graeme Williams Interview18/12/09 - Is an East Coast farmer and poet who has a humorous crack at the “latte set”.
Keith Berry
Listen to the Keith Berry Interview18/12/09 - We announce the first of our winners in the Texel Lamb Yield Competition.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview17/12/09 - The chairman of Fonterra looks back on a yo-yo year for the dairy industry.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview17/12/09 - In the absence of Thursday regular John Key, who’s saving the planet in Copenhagen, we catch up with our man at the Climate Change Summit.
Don Fraser
Listen to the Don Fraser Interview17/12/09 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance reviews 2009 – a challenging year for farmers.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell InterviewThe GM of Rabobank New Zealand is another who casts his eye back over 2009.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview16/12/09 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador reviews the farming and footy year!
Alan Emerson
Listen to the Alan Emerson Interview15/12/09 - We are joined by the author of an excellent new farming book “Future Food Farming - New Zealand Inc. meeting tomorrow’s markets”
Doug Edmeades
Listen to the Doug Edmeades Interview10/12/09 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who’s hot under his sartorial collar about ‘factory farming’ dairy cows and climate change.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview09/12/09 - The Minister of Agriculture voices his displeasure at the prospect of “factory-farmed” cows.
Tony Alexander
Listen to the Tony Alexander Interview09/12/09 - The chief economist of the Bank of New Zealand looks back on one of the most tumultuous years in financial history.
Dr Russel Norman and Lachlan McKenzie
Listen to the Dr Russel Norman and Lachlan McKenzie Interview08/12/09 - The Greens co-leader and Federated Farmers’ Dairy chairman debate whether the so-called “factory farming” of dairy cows in the Mackenzie Basin should go ahead.
Rod Slater
Listen to the Rod Slater Interview08/12/09 - The Chief Executive of Beef and Lamb New Zealand denies Sir Paul McCartney’s claims that eating less meat will save the planet plus he extols the virtues of his stable of sponsored sporting stars in light of the Tiger Woods scandal.
Chris Kelly
Listen to the Chris Kelly Interview01/12/09 - We catch up with the most powerful and influential man in the New Zealand primary sector, according to the New Zealand Listener’s 2009 Power and Influence List.
David Hughes
Listen to the David Hughes Interview26/11/09 - We catch up with the Professor of Agribusiness and Food Marketing at the Imperial College of London who’s in the country on a lecture tour for Rabobank.
Nick Smith
Listen to the Nick Smith Interview26/11/09 - In the absence of his leader John Key, we talk with the Minister responsible for formulating, and driving through, the National government’s new Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Rob Davison
Listen to the Rob Davison Interview25/11/09 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service reviews his organization’s 2009 lamb crop report which resulted in a record average 124% lambing percentage across the country.
Chris Hodgkins
Listen to the Chris Hodgkins Interview20/11/09 - We yarn to the 2009 UK Sheep Farmer of the Year about how New Zealand genetics helped him win the title.
Tony Hammington
Listen to the Tony Hammington Interview18/11/09 - Rabobank’s ‘Succession Planning Facilitator’ talks us through some of the challenges, financial and emotional, of successfully passing the farm from one generation to another.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview17/10/09 - We find our roving North Island Farming Ambassador roaming in the South Island on QE II Trust conservation work.
David Fagan
Listen to the David Fagan Interview17/11/09 - We talk to an iconic Kiwi and the country’s greatest shearer about his attempt to win an unprecedented 17th open title at the 50th anniversary Golden Shears in Masterton in March 2010.
Rod Oram
Listen to the Rod Oram Interview16/11/09 - We ask one of New Zealand’s leading business analysts whether we are out of the recessionary woods and whether he reckons Fonterra farmers will buy into capital restructuring.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview13/11/09 - We also find the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms at the Christchurch Show where New Zealand’s biggest meat processing company has been launching its new export-quality supermarket brand of lamb cuts.
Andrew Fenton
Listen to the Andrew Fenton Interview10/11/09 - The president of Horticulture New Zealand looks at the positives and negatives facing fruit and vegetable growers.
Tim O’Sullivan
Listen to the Tim O’Sullivan Interview10/11/09 - We catch up with the 2009 New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year, four months into his reign.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview09/11/09 - In the big news story of the day, the chairman of Fonterra elaborates on the stunning lift in the forecast payout to $6-05 per kg MS.
Jim Findlay
Listen to the Jim Findlay Interview06/11/09 - We catch up with a West Coast stock agent who’s quickly making a name for himself as a rugby commentator.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview05/11/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the dairy industry.
Nigel Kuzemko
Listen to the Nigel Kuzemko Interview04/11/09 - We review last night’s Fonterra Global Dairy Trade Event which resulted in a 13.7% lift in the price of Whole Milk Powder to $US 3,437 per tonne.
Blue Read
Listen to the Blue Read interview03/11/09 - The Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council says the cooperative has performed well in the past year and is a good investment for farmers in the future.
Dick Tayler
Listen to the Dick Tayler Interview03/11/09 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador talks about the Melbourne Cup, Dubai and poor returns for grain farmers.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview29/10/09 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is sticking to his prediction of a colder summer followed by a colder winter for 2010.
Judith Collins
Listen to the Judith Collins Interview29/10/09 - In the absence of her leader John Key in Tokyo, we talk to a lady who is determined to “crush” crime!
Rob Davison
Listen to the Rob Davison Interview27/10/09 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service says the diminishing prospects for lamb are entirely dependent on the exchange rate as the market remains steady.
Jamie McIntosh
Listen to the Jamie McIntosh Interview23/10/09 - Farmer’s son and famous Southlander.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview20/10/09 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador looks back to 1987 and forward to a good summer on his Wairarapa farm.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden interview20/10/09 - We chew the farming fat with the Chairman of Fonterra.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview19/10/09 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who has just returned from India where he’s been promoting algae farming.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole interview13/10/09 - The chairman of the Alliance Group says the exchange rate is the dark cloud hovering above a sheep-meat industry with otherwise very sound fundamentals.
Philip Ropiha and Andrew Puddy
Listen to the Philip Ropiha and Andrew Puddy Interview09/10/09 - We find a winner for a fabulous Stihl Farm Boss chainsaw, valued at $1445.
Dick Tayler and Colin Meads
Listen to the Dick Tayler and Colin Meads Interview08/10/09 - We track down our (well-named) Roving South Island Farming Ambassador, and his famous sidekick, in Dubai.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview08/10/09 - Rabobank’s senior analyst summarizes her bank’s October Agribusiness Review.
Kelvin Wickham
Listen to the Kelvin Wickham Interview07/10/09 - The Managing Director of Fonterra Global Trade reviews last night’s monthly on-line auction which resulted in a 5.7% increase in the average price of whole milk powder.
Brian Turner
Listen to the Brian Turner Interview06/10/09 - After accusations of Green-bashing , the Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farming Show introduces some more balance with the introduction of our “token greenie”.
Peter McDougall
Listen to the Peter McDougall Interview01/10/09 - We yarn to an outspoken Central Otago cocky who has made a major contribution to the fertilizer industry over more than 30 years.
Tim Hunt
Listen to the Tim Hunt Interview01/10/09 - Is a Melbourne-based Senior Dairy Analyst with Rabobank who talks about his bank’s recently-released Global Dairy Quarterly Report and about life in a sports-mad city!
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview30/09/09 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon gives us a forecast for October, November and December.
Ian Kirkpatrick
Listen to the Ian Kirkpatrick interview29/09/09 - We chew the fat with a former rugby great who these days farms just out of Gisborne on a horticulture and finishing property.
Conor English
Listen to the Conor English Interview25/09/09 - The chief executive of Federated Farmers is ecstatic at the prospect of a billion dollar urea plant in Southland.
Tim Trewinnard and Jason Uden
Listen to the Tim Trewinnard and Jason Uden Interview25/09/09 - Thanks to Farmside we give away a year’s high speed broadband access (including installation) to the value of $1,500.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview24/09/09 - We always get our man on the Farming Show and after two days of trying we finally track down the chairman of Fonterra to talk about a good week for dairy farmers.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview24/09/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand takes some friendly ribbing about his Australian rugby side and he looks at improving farmer confidence. .
Mavis Mullens
Listen to the Mavis Mullens Interview24/09/09 - We preview the 50th Anniversary Golden Shears with the president of the organizing committee. .
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore interview22/09/09 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador offers his opinion on Michael Jones, Richie McCaw, the Fonterra payout announcement and lambing Romneys in the Wairarapa.
Tony St Clair
Listen to the Tony St Clair Interview21/09/09 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant (and former chief executive of Federated Farmers) who says drought is crippling Victoria.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview17/09/09 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms says the farmer cooperative is not thinking about selling its PGG Wrightson shares because it’s capital raising plan is failing to meet expectations.
Wendy Voss
Listen to the Wendy Voss Interview17/09/Is a Rabobank Senior Analyst (Animal Proteins) who updates us on a struggling beef industry and its prospects for improvement.
Alan Crafar
Listen to Alan Crafar – Part 1 Listen to Alan Crafar – Part 215/09/09 - Eighteen months ago, Alan Crafar, the country’s biggest private dairy farmer was worth $200 million. His family owned 22 farms, totaling 8000 hectares, milking 20,000 cows. Today all those farms are on the market and he will, in all probability, exit farming with only the gumboots he’s wearing. So how did it all that milk turn to custard... We tell you.
Sir Colin Meads
Listen to the Colin Meads Interview14/09/09 - Today we introduce a new program feature on retired farmers and we talk to a farmer who should maybe come out of retirement to help the All Blacks’ lineout.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview11/09/09 - Rabobank’s senior analyst looks at her bank’s September Food and Agribusiness Review.
Tony Baird
Listen to the Tony Baird Interview11/09/09 - As rural New Zealand battles slow internet connections, the GM of Farmside does his bit by giving away broadband access, including installation, to the value of $1,500 to South Otago farmer, poet and singer Ross Agnew.
Blue Read
Listen to the Blue Read Interview10/10/09 - The Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council dismisses, outright, rumours Fonterra shareholders will need to find another $300,000 of new share capital as a part of the new capital restructuring proposal.
Tony Alexander
Listen to the Tony Alexander Interview09/09/09 - The Chief Economist of the Bank of New Zealand says there will be no change to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) tomorrow despite a call from Federated Farmers for a 50 basis points cut to avoid a “dead cat bounce” out of the recession.
Dick Tayler
Listen to the Dick Tayler Interview08/09/09 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador looks at action on and off the paddock as he’s roams the highways and byways of the south.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview01/09/09 - We ask the Chairman of Fonterra about the prospects for the new-season payout and tonight’s Global Dairy Trade Event.
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview01/09/09 - We hear of the Minister of Agriculture’s disappointment on the “No” vote for wool levies and the possibility of a grand coalition between National and Labour to get an acceptable Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Tony Baird
Listen to the Tony Baird Interview31/08/09 - The Chief Executive of Farmside kicks off a promotion for farmers where the big prize is one year’s free broadband, with installation included, valued at close to $1500.
Ben Russell
Listen to the Ben Russell Interview27/08/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand takes a bit of Aussie-bashing like the good sport he is and he talks of some of the financial challenges facing farmers.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview26/08/09 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador reflects on a good spell of farming weather in the Wairarapa and a change of fortunes for the All Blacks.
Tony Alexander
Listen to the Tony Alexander Interview19/08/09 - The chief economist of the Bank of New Zealand tells us everything we ever wanted to know about exchange and interest rates, but were afraid to ask!
David Carter
Listen to the David Carter Interview18/08/09 - We ask the Minister of Agriculture about live sheep and dead dogs!
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview18/08/09 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms wants farmer shareholders to support his cooperative but not another farmer cooperative, CRT, which is planning to enter the livestock trading business.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview13/08/09 - Is a senior analyst for Rabobank who looks at her bank’s August Food and Agri-Business Review.
Dick Tayler
Listen to the Dick Tayler Interview11/08/09 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador shares thoughts from his travels around the Mainland.
Owen Poole
Listen to the Owen Poole Interview07/08/09 - We chat to the chairman of the Alliance Group and he is bullish about lamb.
Eoin Garden
Listen to the Eoin Garden Interview31/07/09 - The chairman of Silver Fern Farms reviews yesterday’s crucial vote in favour of the capital restructuring proposal for the cooperative.
Larry Bilodeau
Listen to the Larry Bilodeau Interview31/07/09 - The Chief Executive of Ballance Agri-Nutrients explains the rationale behind the fertilizer cooperative’s annual result - a $3.2 million loss after tax.
Wendy Voss
Listen to the Wendy Voss Interview30/07/09 - Is a Rabobank Food and Agri-business analyst specializing in animal proteins who takes a look at the state of the Australian sheep industry and what the ramifications are Kiwi cockies.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview28/07/09 - We hear from the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms ahead of this week’s big vote on the cooperative’s proposed capital restructuring.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview28/07/09 - The Farming Show welcomes on board its new Roving North Island Farming Ambassador.
Dr Steven Saunders
Listen to the Dr Steven Saunders Interview27/07/09 - Is a self-proclaimed farmers’ “shrink” who talks about stress and how it is affecting up to 20% of dairy farmers.
Mike Petersen
Listen to the Mike Petersen Interview23/07/09 - The Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand discusses and defends the finalized levy proposal for sheep and beef farmers.
Gray Baldwin
Listen to the Gray Baldwin Interview21/07/09 - In the first of a series of eight interviews, we talk to the Waikato regional winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
Sam Strahan
Listen to the Sam Strahan Interview21/07/09 - We chat to a Manawatu farmer and former All Black about, not surprisingly, farming and footy!
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview17/07/09 - Is a senior analyst with Rabobank who reviews her bank’s recently-released Global Focus report on the meat industry.
Graeme Williams
Listen to the Graeme Williams Interview17/07/09 - Is an entertaining East Coast farmer/poet who has a beef with the unproductive and unpleasant in our society.
Iain Abercrombie
Listen to the Iain Abercrombie Interview16/07/09 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International.
Dick Tayler
Listen to the Dick Tayler Interview14/07/09 - We yarn to the newly-appointed “Roving South Island Farming Ambassador” who was also a pretty useful athlete in his day!
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview14/07/09 - The chairman of Fonterra refutes criticism of the cooperative made on yesterday’s show by high-profile dairy farmer Grant Paterson.
Tim O’Sullivan
Listen to the Tim O’Sullivan Interview13/07/09 - We talk to the winner of the 2009 National Bank Young Farmer Contest, which culminated in Palmerston North on Saturday night.
John Clarke
Listen to the John Clarke Interview03/07/09 - We talk to a former Gisborne mayor about an impending crisis for grape growers in his region as a major player in the industry pulls the pin on buying from some local producers.
David Skiffington
Listen to the David Skiffington Interview01/07/09 - We catch up with the 2008 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year ahead of next week’s 2009 final in Palmerston North.
Jock Ross
Listen to the Jock Ross Interview29/06/09 - We yarn to a Mid Canterbury farmer, contractor, former All Black and father of new All Blacks star Isaac Ross.
Alison Holst
Listen to the Alison Holst Interview29/06/09 - We review “Marvelous Mince & Sensational Sausages” – the new offering from a New Zealand cooking icon.
Craig Norgate
Listen to the Craig Norgate Interview25/06/09 - The PGG Wrightson chairman comments on the woes of the dairy industry and warns that the current good returns for lamb could be short-lived.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen to the Hayley Moynihan Interview25/06/09 - Is a senior Rabobank analyst who reviews her recent talk on the state of the dairy industry at the South Island Dairy Event.
Ken Ring
Listen to the Ken Ring Interview24/06/09 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is predicting a cold winter for all.
Keith Cooper
Listen to the Keith Cooper Interview23/06/09 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms explains the benefits of his cooperative’s new X-ray grading system.
Jim Hopkins
Listen to the Jim Hopkins Interview22/06/09 - The voice behind the National Bank Young Farmer Contest.
Sir Brian Lochore
Listen to the Sir Brian Lochore Interview16/06/09 - An iconic New Zealand farmer and footy player joins us to sort out the woes of the wool industry and All Blacks’ loose forwards!
Rod Oram
Listen to the Rod Oram Interview16/06/09 - We catch up with the winner of the Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year Award to discuss water and the economy.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen to the Henry van der Heyden Interview09/06/09 - The Fonterra Chairman finds some good news amidst a backdrop of recent bad news for dairy farmers.
Michael Oliver
Listen with Windows Media Player08/06/09 - We chat to the co-author of I am a Working Dog – Natural Training for Sheepdogs about improving shepherding on farm.
Rob Davison
Listen with Windows Media Player08/06/09 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand’s Economic Service reviews the “Sheep and Beef Farm Input Inflation” report which came in at 7.6% for the year ended March 2009.
Tony Rogers
Listen with Windows Media Player05/06/09 - We talk to a former high-flying international businessman who has a dire warning for New Zealand and its dependence on oil.
Richie McCaw
Listen with Windows Media Player04/06/09 - The All Blacks captain makes a cameo appearance on the Farming Show to promote the Southern DC3 Trust’s trip to the Mystery Creek Fieldays.
Wendy Voss
Listen with Windows Media Player04/06/09 - Is a Rabobank senior analyst, specializing in animal proteins, who comments on the position of beef, lamb and mutton in the international commodity market.
Blue Read
Listen with Windows Media Player03/06/09 - The Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council reflects on the tough times facing dairy farmers.
Kelvin Wickham
Listen with Windows Media Player03/06/09 - The Managing Director of Fonterra Global Trade review’s last night’s dismal on-line auction that resulted in a 12% drop in the price milk powder in $US terms.
Graeme Williams
Listen with Windows Media Player29/05/09 - Is an East Coast farmer, poet and mountaineer who never ceases to amaze with his tall tales!
Hamish Midgely
Listen with Windows Media Player28/05/09 - We get a good news and a bad news story from Rabobank’s Executive Manager.
Dick Tayler
Listen with Windows Media Player26/05/09 - We go into bat for a former sporting icon with a farming connection and recognize his efforts with some new Skellerup Quatro gumboots.
Kate Steel
Listen with Windows Media Player21/05/09 - We talk to Rabobank’s business programmes manager about her bank’s Executive Development and Farm Manager’s programmes, the applications for which close on May 29.
Mike King
Listen with Windows Media Player20/05/09 - We talk to the disgruntled celebrity who has lifted the lid on some questionable pig farming practises.
Hans Kriek
Listen with Windows Media Player19/05/09 - We talk to the leading animal activist from SAFE about cruelty to pigs in a story that is putting the pork industry to the sword.
Ben Russell
Listen with Windows Media Player15/05/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand has some good and bad financial news for farmers.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player12/05/09 - The chairman of Fonterra talks about the payout, exchange rate, capital structure and rugby.
Brendon Fox
Listen with Windows Media Player12/05/09 - We talk to a Te Puke kiwifruit grower who was hit by yesterday’s freak hailstorm in the Bay of Plenty region.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player11/05/09 - We catch up with the Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand who’s on the road for the organization’s five-yearly rounds of consultation over the future of farmer-paid levies.
Rick Bettle
Listen with Windows Media Player06/05/09 - The former CEO of the Alliance Group comments on the new relationship between Silver Fern Farms and Rissington Breedline (of which he is chairman).
Hayley Moynihan
Listen with Windows Media Player05/05/09 - Is a senior analyst with Rabobank who looks at her bank’s latest farmer confidence survey which continues the recent downward trend.
Tony St Clair
Listen with Windows Media Player04/05/09 - We track down the former chief executive of Federated Farmers in London and ask him why the World Algae Conference was so important for the future of the world’s bio-fuel production.
Adam Morris
Listen with Windows Media Player29/04/09 - Is a Rabobank senior analyst for the Global Beverages team whose passion is wine!
Dr Sharleen Johnston
Listen with Windows Media Player28/04/09 - We talk to a medical expert who (all but) clears the Farming Show host of Swine Flu.
Jim Hopkins
Listen with Windows Media Player27/04/09 - The voice behind the National Bank Young Farmer Contest reviews yesterday’s Aorangi final, the final of seven regional contests as we look forward to the big national final in Palmerston North in July.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player27/04/09 - We hear comment from the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms on Friday’s settlement with PGG Wrightson (valued in excess of $40 million) over the failed joint venture.
Tim Hunt
Listen with Windows Media Player02/04/09 - We talk to Rabobank’s senior dairy analyst about a positive medium-term outlook for the industry beyond a challenging 2009.
Todd Clark
Listen with Windows Media Player01/04/09 -We track down a Kentucky tobacco grower on holiday in Florida and ask him if he has any ethical dilemmas growing such a controversial crop.
Tony Grindle
Listen with Windows Media Player01/04/09 - We head to Whangarei to give Northland some long overdue exposure on the Farming Show.
Marieke de Rijke
Listen with Windows Media Player25/03/09 - Is a Rabobank expert in her field of potatoes!
Iain Abercrombie
Listen with Windows Media Player25/03/09 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International (and former Baby All Black) talks farming and footy.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player18/03/09 - We ask the chairman of Fonterra whether he can, hand on heart, deliver on the promise of a $5-10 payout?
Ken Taylor
Listen with Windows Media Player17/03/09 - We journey to Western Southland to chat to the 2009 Glammies Grand Champion and ask the winner how he grows the best leg of lamb in the land.
Ben Russell
Listen with Windows Media Player12/03/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks for some positives for New Zealand farmers amongst the economic gloom.
Tim Boys
Listen with Windows Media Player12/03/09 - Is a Highlanders’ loose forward who talks about his early farming days in Richie McCaw country.
David Fagan
Listen with Windows Media Player09/03/09 - In one of the great sporting stories of the year, we chat to the man who won his 16th Open Title at the Golden Shears in Masterton on Saturday night.
Colin Meads
Listen with Windows Media Player09/03/09 - The Farming Show yarns to the greatest living New Zealander, Sir Colin Meads, following the National government’s reinstatement of knights and dames to our honours system.
Luke Chandler
Listen with Windows Media Player05/03/09 - Is a Senior Commodity Analyst with Rabobank and today he updates the international market for soft commodities.
Kelvin Wickham
Listen with Windows Media Player04/03/09 - Fonterra’s Managing Director of Global Trade reports on a 16.6% lift in prices for whole milk powder at the March Trading Event of Fonterra’s internet-based sales platform.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen with Windows Media Player26/02/09 - Rabobank’s Senior Analyst reviews her bank’s annual “New Zealand Agriculture in Focus” report which does contain some good news.
Peter McIntyre
Listen with Windows Media Player26/02/09 - Is an investment adviser with ABN Amro Craigs who reviews PGG Wrightson’s six month result (a $32 million accounting loss) released this morning.
Cameron Bagrie
Listen with Windows Media Player25/02/09 - The chief economist of the National Bank says the worst has yet to come and the road to recovery will be a long one.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player24/02/09 - The chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand reflects on 1967 and the benefits of a Free Trade Agreement with India.
Larry Bilodeau
Listen with Windows Media Player24/02/09 - The chief executive of Ballance Agri-Nutrients reckons fertilizer prices are as low as they’re going to get and farmers should take advantage of the very competitive market conditions that exist between the two major cooperatives.
Rod Oram
Listen with Windows Media Player23/02/09 - Is a leading business analyst who continues his excellent series on the state of our economy during these troubled times.
Tony Alexander
Listen with Windows Media Player19/02/09 - We catch up with the chief economist of the Bank of New Zealand following a three week sojourn to Europe for work and play.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player18/02/09 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms explains the breakdown in the relationship with PGG Wrightson and looks at lamb's bright prospects.
Rod Slater
Listen with Windows Media Player18/02/09 - The Chief Executive of Beef and Lamb New Zealand previews next month's "Glammies" and May's "Steak of Origin" as a nationwide search goes on for the best lamb and beef in the land.
Matt Dicey
Listen with Windows Media Player17/02/08 - We add some (some would say much-needed) culture to Farming Show by journeying to Bannockburn, Central Otago, to talk wine with the GM of Mt Difficulty wines.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player17/02/09 - The Chairman of Fonterra agrees that the payout has to begin with a '5' to keep faith with farmer shareholders.
Mark Bennett
Listen with Windows Media Player16/02/09 - The Victoria State Manager for Rabobank updates the tragic Australian bushfire situation, saying the cost to agriculture has yet to be counted.
Grant Cuff
Listen with Windows Media Player11/02/09 - We find out what's behind the resurgence of lamb with the Alliance Group's Chief Executive.
David Fagan
Listen with Windows Media Player10/02/09 - We ask an iconic New Zealander about his memories of milk in schools and whether he's still competing on the national shearing stage.
Rod Oram
Listen with Windows Media Player09/02/09 - Is a leading business analyst who says we are heading for a depression rather than a recession!
Phil Goff
Listen with Windows Media Player03/02/09 - The Labour leader reveals a surprising farming background!
Tony St Clair
Listen with Windows Media Player02/02/09 - Australian-based former chief executive of Federated Farmers.
Ben Russell
Listen with Windows Media Player30/01/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand is proud to say his bank was the first cab off the rank when it came to lowering mortgage interest rates for farmers.
Blue Read
Listen with Windows Media Player28/01/09 - The Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council passes comment on the cooperative's updated forecast payout of $5-10 per kg of milksolids for the 2008/09 season.
Professor Alan Robb
Listen with Windows Media Player28/01/09 - Is a retired accountancy lecturer who is, on occasions, an outspoken Fonterra critic and a leading commentator on cooperatives.
Chris Trengrove
Listen with Windows Media Player27/01/09 - The "most difficult of the last 30 years" is how the chairman of New Zealand Pork describes 2008. We ask if things will be any easier for pig farmers in 2009.
Craig Norgate
Listen with Windows Media Player26/01/09 - The Chairman of PGG Wrightson says 2008 was not his 'annis horribilis' despite a rather tough final quarter.
Keith Cooper
Keith Cooper Part 1 Keith Cooper Part 226/01/09 - In a two part interview, the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms explains the rationale behind the weekend's lift in the lamb schedule and the difficulties of doing business in a global environment with wildly fluctuating exchange rates.
Conor English
Listen with Windows Media Player23/01/09 - We chat to the younger brother of the Minister of Finance, who wears a very high-profile hat in New Zealand agriculture as the chief executive of Federated Farmers.
Dick Tayler
Listen with Windows Media Player23/01/09 - We venture back in time 35 years to remember a time when the nation stopped to applaud a 25 year old South Canterbury farmer.
PHOTO :: Graeme Smith
View his form by clicking herePhotos of the Ballance Agri-Nutrients' Sales and Marketing Manager in the Crowd Speed-Serving Contest at the Heinekin Tennis Open.
PHOTO :: Jamie Mackay Outed
View Jamie's form by clicking hereIn response to the criticism of his tennis serve (see above) Graeme Smith provides photgraphic evidence of a side of the Farmingshow host we wish he kept hidden.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player22/01/09 - The chairman of Fonterra defends the cooperative's decision not to bring forward its forecast payout announcement in light of falling global commodity prices and Westland Dairy's shock pre-Christmas move.
Ben Russell
Listen with Windows Media Player22/01/09 - Amidst the economic dire, the GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks at some of the positives for New Zealand agriculture in 2009.
Colin Riden
Listen with Windows Media Player21/01/09 - We yarn to an outspoken financial analyst who says the dairy industry is facing a debt tsunami.
Glenys Christian
Listen with Windows Media Player20/01/09 - The editor of the New Zealand Dairy Exporter ponders next week's announcement of the revised Fonterra forecast payout.
Philippa Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player19/01/09 - Is a freelance writer, editor, columnist, television host and blogger who has her say on the big farming issues of the day.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player16/01/09 - The Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand offers news of improved returns for sheep and beef farmers from his organisation's Economic Service's newly released Mid-Season Update.
Blair Fitzharris
Listen with Windows Media Player16/01/09 - Climatologist Blair Fitzharris was a leading member of the group which was awrded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Al Gore in 2007 for its work on Climate Change. These days the former Otago University Professor is semi-retired in Queenstown. He offers a pragmatic view on what climate change means for New Zealand farmers and how best to combat it.
Ingrid Baynes
Listen with Windows Media Player14/01/09 - We talk to the new female world eight-hour record-holder for lamb shearing who, alongside her mother Marg, jointly shore 903 lambs on a farm near Te Kuiti yesterday.
Keith Quinn
Listen with Windows Media Player14/01/09 - We find out what a legendary New Zealand sports broadcaster has in common with vintage farm machinery!
John Key
Listen with Windows Media Player18/12/08 - The PM paints a frightening picture of the economy and Lockwood Smith in speedos.
Jim Hopkins
Listen with Windows Media Player18/12/08 - We revisit 2008 with the voice of the Young Farmer Contest.
Clive Matthew-Wilson
Listen to Part 1 and Part 216/12/08 - Have you ever wondered what's the best and most reliable ute for your farm? Or what about the best cockie's car for getting to town? We yarn to Clive Matthew-Wilson, the author of the Dog and Lemon Guide, to answer all of the above.
Chris Russell and Rich Vetter
Listen with Windows Media Player12/12/08 - We head to Chicago where it's two for the price of one with our Australian and American correspondents.
Don Fraser
Listen with Windows Media Player11/12/08 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance encourages farmers to stay positive in a negative environment.
Patrick Clement
Listen with Windows Media Player08/12/08 - We are joined by the CEO of Nufarm - our new major co-sponsor on the Farming Show - and we discuss the world's most powerful agricultural brands.
Andrew Fenton
Listen with Windows Media Player08/12/08 - The President of Horticulture New Zealand updates the lot of the nation's fruit and vegetable growers.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player05/12/08 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms explains the reasons behind his company pulling out of some beef contracts, citing a 25% crash in international markets in the past six weeks.
Frank Brenmuhl
Listen with Windows Media Player04/12/08 - We track down the fourth most important man in New Zealand agriculture - the vice president of Federated Farmers.
Chris Kelly
Listen with Windows Media Player03/12/08 - We track down the most powerful man in New Zealand agriculture, if you're to believe the New Zealand Listener's Power List for 2008.
John Clarke
Listen with Windows Media Player02/12/08 - Is a former Gisborne mayor who illuminates us on the state of the wine industry during these tough economic times.
Aaron Hoyle
Listen with Windows Media Player01/12/08 - We ask McDonalds' Purchasing Manager for Australia and New Zealand why animal traceability is so important for the fast food giant.
Sam Lewis
Listen with Windows Media Player28/11/08 - We are joined by the chairman of Affco to discuss the company's good annual result, which resulted in an after-tax profit of $60 million.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player27/11/08 - The Chairman of Fonterra reflects on a surprisingly subdued AGM in Palmerston North yesterday, despite the falling payout and the San Lu scandal.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player25/11/08 - We find the Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand in Berlin where he's on his annual pilgrimage to promote New Zealand lamb and beef.
Rob Davison
Listen with Windows Media Player24/11/08 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand's Economic Service comments on a 15% drop in the 2008 lamb crop and a 23% drop in the number of lambs available for export in the 2008/09 killing season.
Dennis Lillee
Listen with Windows Media Player19/11/08 - In an extended interview we talk to an Aussie sporting great about Steel Blue boots for the farm, drinking beer fast and fast bowling!
Grant Cuff
Listen with Windows Media Player14/11/08 - The Chief Executive of meat processing cooperative, the Alliance Group, reports on a very strong annual result.
John Key
Listen with Windows Media Player13/11/08 - We welcome the Prime Minister-elect on to the Farming Show and ask about his aspirations for the next three years.
Blue Read
Listen with Windows Media Player11/11/08 - In its Annual Report to Fonterra Farmers 2007/08, the Fonterra Shareholders' Council Chairman says: "On one hand Fonterra delivered a record payout, achieved record revenues and exceeded its value add earnings' target. Yet the value of our shares fell significantly, the capital structure proposal was withdrawn and the season was latterly overshadowed by the experience in China."
Bill English
Listen with Windows Media Player10/11/08 - To the victor the spoils! We talk to the man who will very shortly take hold the nation's purse strings.
Hayley Moynihan
Listen with Windows Media Player06/11/08 - Is a senior analyst for Rabobank and the co-author of a newly-released industry report on the global dairy industry.
Ross Hyland
Listen with Windows Media Player06/11/08 - We head to China to catch up with our Waikato dairy farming correspondent.
Winston Peters
Listen with Windows Media Player05/11/08 - The most controversial politician in New Zealand is defiant until the very end!
Helen Clark
Listen with Windows Media Player04/11/08 - After eight and a half years, is a beautiful relationship about to end?
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player04/11/08 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms offers an open door to the Alliance Group after shutting the door on a deal with PGG Wrightson.
Grahame Thorne
Listen with Windows Media Player03/11/08 - We pick the brain of a former MP and All Black about politics and rugby, two subjects near and dear to this heart.
Eoin Garden
Listen with Windows Media Player31/10/08 - The Chairman of Silver Fern Farms announces a dramatic turnaround in profit for the country's biggest meat processing and marketing company.
Craig Norgate
Listen with Windows Media Player31/10/08 - The Chairman of PGG Wrightson reflects on the good news and the bad news from yesterday's AGM.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player29/10/08 - The Chairman of Fonterra says the $6-60 forecast payout for the 2008-09 season is safe, for the meantime.
Ben Russell
Listen with Windows Media Player29/10/08 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand previews the bank's global review of the dairy industry, due to be released next week.
Keith Cooper
Listen to Part 1 and Part 221/10/08 - In a two-part interview the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms updates progress in the proposed partnership with PGG Wrightson and says it business as usual despite the hold up in securing finance to progress the deal.
Joan Baker
Listen to Part 1 and Part 208/10/08 - In a two-part interview we catch up with the colourful author of "Your Last Fencepost - Succession and Retirement Planning for New Zealand Farmers".
Craig Norgate
Listen with Windows Media Player01/10/08 - The Chairman of PGG Wrightson relives a nightmare day when he tried to stitch together the finance for the Silver Fern Farms deal while world money markets imploded around him.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player30/09/08 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms takes a swipe at Federated Farmers' T150 campaign.
Bruce Wills
Listen with Windows Media Player29/09/08 - We head to Hastings where the Meat and Fibre Chairman of Federated Farmers launched the T150 campaign which sets a goal of a $150 return per lamb for the sheep meat industry to work towards over the next five years.
Fonterra Press Conference
Listen with Windows Media Player24/09/08 - We hear from chief executive Andrew Ferrier and chairman Henry van der Heyden as we take in a slice of the action from today's payout announcement.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player24/09/08 - The chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand says a Free Trade Agreement with the United States is especially good news for beef producers.
Philippa Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player23/09/08 - We hear from a leading rural blogger (www.ruralnetwork.co.nz)who's leading the charge on the Fonterra food contamination scandal in China, as the problem goes from bad to worse.
Frank Brenmuhl
Listen with Windows Media Player23/09/08 - The newly-elected vice president of Federated Farmers backgrounds his farming and political background and denies he's a cheerleader for Fonterra!
John Minto
Listen to Part 1 and Part 219/09/08 - In a two part interview, we catch up with a man whose name is synonymous with the protests surrounding the 1981 Springbok tour and find out his views on the Fonterra food scandal in China.
Andrew Ferrier
Listen with Windows Media Player18/09/08 - We take in action from Fonterra's media conference yesterday on the San Lu product contamination issue, where the chief executive defended the cooperative's response to a tragic situation.
Don Agnew
Listen with Windows Media Player18/09/08 - In light of Fonterra's difficulties in China, we ask a New Zealand businessman why it's such a challenging country in which to conduct commerce.
Andrew Ferrier
Listen with Windows Media Player16/09/08 - We take in action from Fonterra's media conference yesterday on the San Lu product contamination issue, where the chief executive explained the cooperative's response to a tragic situation.
Phillipa Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player16/09/08 - Is a leading rural blogger (www.ruralnetwork.co.nz) who takes a strong line on the San Lu scandal.
Phillipa Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player10/09/08 - Is a leading rural blogger for ruralnetwork.co.nz who shares her views on the meat industry, saying mergers are not the answer, marketing is!
Ian Corney
Listen with Windows Media Player10/09/08 - It's time to get the facts straight about the proposed National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) system, so says the independent chairman of the joint industry/government initiative.
Owen Poole
Listen with Windows Media Player09/09/08 - The Chairman of the Alliance Group passes cautious comment on yesterday's momentous meat industry vote.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player08/09/08 - We get the result of today's big farmer vote on meat industry reform, hot off the press, from the chief executive of Silver Fern Farms.
Bryan Hocken
Listen with Windows Media Player05/09/08 - The former president of Taranaki Federated Farmers adds some down-on-the-farm colour to the Farming Show!
Graeme Williams Poem
Listen with Windows Media Player02/09/08 - Due to popular demand we repeat last Friday's poem about Winston, Helen and the Olympics.
Kelvin Whall
Listen with Windows Media Player15/08/08 - Meat and Wool New Zealand's regional manager in North America tells us why a country in recession is eating more New Zealand beef than ever.
Bill Davey
Listen with Windows Media Player14/08/08 - Is a British arable farmer who saw the light and relocated to Raikaia, Mid Canterbury, where he's farming a 480 hectare mixed-cropping and lamb-finishing property.
Siu-Lin Shim
Listen with Windows Media Player14/08/08 - We ask the Beijing-based marketing manager for Meat and Wool New Zealand in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong what she's doing in Wellington while the Olympics are on.
Owen Poole
Listen to Part 1 and Part 213/08/08 - In a two-part interview the Chairman of the Alliance Group has his say on the meat industry impasse.
Rob Davison
Listen with Windows Media Player12/08/08 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand's Economic Service reports on the national flock number being its lowest since the 1950s.
Paul Holmes
Listen with Windows Media Player05/08/08 - Paul gives us the low down on his Hawks Bay olive empire.
James Parsons
Listen with Windows Media Player04/08/08 - Is a Northland Sheep farmer who has just completed 5 and a half Month world tour masquerading as a Nuffield scholarship.
Craig Norgate
Listen with Windows Media Player01/08/08 - We talk to the Chairman of PGG Wrightson, a man who is leading the charge to restructure the meat and wool industries.
David Graham
Listen by clicking here31/07/08 - The Chairman of Ballance Agri-Nutrients reviews his cooperative's outstanding annual result, the highlight of which was an average rebate and dividend of $36 per tonne of fertilizer purchased for shareholders.
Keith Woodford
Listen by clicking here30/07/08 - Is a Professor of Farm Management and Agribusiness at Lincoln University who looks at some of challenges facing the sheep meat industry.
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player29/07/08 - The Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand looks at the politics surrounding the restructuring of the wool industry.
David Wright
Listen with Windows Media Player25/07/08 - To A2 or not A2? We discuss the merits of A2 milk with the new owner of New Zealand's largest producer.
Henry van der Heyden
Listen with Windows Media Player24/07/08 - The Chairman of Fonterra lets us know if the mythical $10 payout is possible.
Kevin Eder
Listen with Windows Media Player24/07/08 - The Managing Director of Tradestaff, an industrial employment agency, talks us through some of the pitfalls of employing casual staff.
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player23/07/08 - The Chief Executive of Silver Farms talks about the Christchurch plant closure at the Belfast site and the time-frame for voting on the proposed PGG Wrightson purchase of 50% of the meat processing cooperative.
Theresa Gattung
Listen with Windows Media Player18/07/08 - The former Telecom Chief Executive has returned to the world of business after a year's sabbatical. Today we ask her why she has chosen the wool industry.
Philippa Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player16/07/08 - The lady behind ruralnetwork.co.nz offers a fascinating insight into a recent forum she attended on the rural/urban divide and gives her thoughts on the recent goings-on in the meat industry.
David Skiffington
Listen with Windows Media Player14/07/08 - The 2008 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year reflects on his victory in the country's most lucrative rural contest.
Stuart Weston
Listen with Windows Media Player14/07/08 - The CEO of AFFCO offers his view on the PGG-Wrightson/Silver Fern Farms proposal and paints his picture for the future structure of the New Zealand meat industry.
Eoin Garden
Listen with Windows Media Player10/07/08 - The Chairman of Silver Fern Farms disputes some of the views voiced this week on the Farmingshow around his company's proposed joint venture with PGG-Wrightson.
Graham Butcher
Listen with Windows Media Player09/07/08 - Is a farm consultant and member of the Meat Industry Action Group who warns Silver Fern Farms shareholders of the eligibility criteria for voting rights in upcoming vote to sell 50% of the meat processing cooperative to PGG Wrightson.
Alistair Polson
Listen with Windows Media Player08/07/08 - We track down a former president of Federated Farmers and former board member of PPCS - a man well qualified to comment on the merits, or otherwise, of the proposed new PGG Wrightson/Silver Ferns entity in the meat industry.
Rob Davison
Listen with Windows Media Player07/07/08 - The Executive Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand's Economic Service confirms farming's worst-kept secret - the cost of farm inputs is skyrocketing!
Don Fraser
Listen with Windows Media Player07/07/08 - We get some good old-fashioned, down-on-the-farm advice on how to avoid a heart attack from a man who's been there, done that and got the tee-shirt. This interview is a must-listen for all middle-aged men!
Peter Stevenson
Listen with Windows Media Player04/07/08 - We head to the coalface of a rural New Zealand transport company to discuss the ramifications of the Government's increase in road user charges.
Charlie Seymour
Listen with Windows Media Player02/07/08 - We catch up with a Gisborne farmer who was last night crowned the winner of the National Ewe Hogget Competition.
Owen Poole
Listen with Windows Media Player01/07/08 - The Chairman of the Alliance Group comments on the proposed new entity in the meat industry - a joint venture between PGG Wrightson and Silver Fern Farms (formerly PPCS).
Keith Cooper
Listen with Windows Media Player01/07/08 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms responds to some of Owen Poole's critical observations of the proposed new enity.
PGG Wrightson Press Conference
Listen to Part 1 and Part 230/06/08 - The full press conference announcing a proposed new meat industry entity with Silver Farms (formerly PPCS).
Mike Petersen
Listen with Windows Media Player27/06/08 - In today's big story, the Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand says he's bitterly disappointed with the disbanding of the Meat Industry Taskforce due to some companies not providing informed consent to enable PWC to develop the strategy.
