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    Te Radar

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    30/07/2010 - 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

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    29/07/10 - 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

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    28/07/10 - We head to Bendigo in Central Otago to talk to the 2010 Winemaker of the Year.

    Jim Anderton

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    28/07/10 - 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

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    27/07/10 - 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

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    27/07/10 - 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

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    27/07/10 - 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

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    22/07/10 - We head to Wales where Kiwi Cam Ferguson has just been crowned the world shearing champion.

    Tony Alexander

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    21/07/10 - The BNZ chief economist comments on the best place to invest your money.

    John Penno

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    20/07/10 - 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

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    16/07/10 - We talk to the farmer who scored the greatest-ever individual All Blacks test try.

    Mark Townshend

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    15/07/10 - We discuss the merits of dairy farming in South America with one of this country’s leading dairy farmers.

    Grant Cuff

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    15/07/10 - 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

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    14/07/10 - We catch up with the CEO of Allflex Australasia in Victoria and we discuss, amongst other things, cattle-eating crocodiles in Queensland.

    Mike Mitchell

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    01/07/10 - 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

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    01/07/10 - 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

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    30/06/10 - 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

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    29/06/10 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador discusses the ETS, mud and rugby!

    Graeme Harrison

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    29/06/2010 - 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

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    28/06/10 - 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

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    22/06/10 - The chairman of Fonterra looks at the cooperative’s June 30 vote on the third and final stage of capital restructuring.

    Nick Torrens

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    21/06/10 - We yarn to the very eligible 2010 Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year.

    Keith Cooper

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    15/06/10 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms explains why further job losses were necessary for meat industry as it battles

    Rob Davison

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    15/06/10 - 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

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    14/06/10 - We wrap the week-long New Zealand Dog Trial Championships, which culminated in Gore on Saturday.

    Debbie Francis

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    11/06/10 - We give away a Stafix M63R, the world’s most powerful electric fence energizer, to a worthy North Otago listener.

    Justin Sherrard

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    10/06/10 - 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

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    08/06/2010 - 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

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    28/05/10 - We give away a Stihl Farm Boss chainsaw to Kathryn Tomsett, a West Otago dairy farmer.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    26/05/10 - 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

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    26/05/10 - The Minister of Agriculture ponders the floods, the payout and the ETS.

    Wayne Gordon

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    20/05/10 - Is a Rabobank senior analyst who takes a look at how Europe’s financial woes are affecting New Zealand farmers.

    Mike Petersen

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    19/05/10 - We chew the farming fat with the soon-to-be Chairman of Beef and Lamb Wool New Zealand.

    Kathy Child

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    19/05/10 - We talk to the Steak of Origin Grand Champion and ask her how she grew the best beef in the land.

    Bull Allen

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    14/05/10 - We talk to a former All Black front-rower who’s fronting the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Rotorua this weekend.

    Grant Cuff

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    13/05/10 - 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

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    13/05/10 - We hear from a leading Hawkes Bay farmer who extols the virtues of Rabobank’s Executive Development Programme.

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    11/05/10 - 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

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    11/05/10 - 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

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    11/05/10 - 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

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    07/05/10 - 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

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    06/05/10 - We talk to the latest recruit to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Iron Maidens.

    Hayley Moynihan

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    06/05/10 - 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

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    04/05/10 - 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

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    04/05/10 - 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

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    30/04/10 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who tackles the subject of sustainability.

    Ben Russell

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    29/04/10 - 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

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    29/04/10 - 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

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    27/04/10 - The chief executive of Fonterra announces a 40c per kgMS increase in the milk price forecast to $6-10.

    Tony St Clair

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    27/04/10 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who shares his thoughts on Anzac Day, the Melbourne Storm and the price of lamb.

    Keith Cooper

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    23/04/10 - 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

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    22/04/10 - 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

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    22/04/10 - We chew the farming fat with a Sydney-based Rabobank senior analyst.

    Bryan Thomson

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    21/04/10 - 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

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    20/04/10- We find our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador roaming in the South Island, where he’s looking at some particularly dry country.

    Todd Clark

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    19/04/10 - 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

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    15/04/10 - 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

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    13/04/10 - The Chairman of Pip Fruit New Zealand further comments on the war to get New Zealand apples into Australia.

    Jacqui Cooper

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    13/04/10 - 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

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    09/04/10 - East Coast farmer and poet who ponders Tiger Woods.

    Brent Irving

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    08/04/10 - We talk to Rabobank’s senior manager for equity partnerships about an increasingly popular form of farm ownership and succession planning.

    Paul Grave

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    07/04/10 - 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

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    06/04/10 - 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

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    01/04/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon tells us why we should plant by the moon.

    Owen Poole

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    01/04/10 - 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

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    01/04/10 - 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

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    30/03/2010 - We catch up with the newly-crowned Southland Sharemilkers of the Year and track their journey from South Africa to Dipton.

    Ross Hyland

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    30/03/2010 - 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

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    25/03/2010 - We ask the former chairman of the Meat Industry Action Group if the meat industry is a distant second to dairy farming.

    Mike Petersen

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    25/03/2010 - 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

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    24/03/2010 - 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

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    24/03/2010 - 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

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    18/03/10 - 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

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    15/03/10 - Leading New Zealand equestrian veterinarian.

    Anton Oliver

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    09/03/10 - 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

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    08/03/10 - 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

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    04/03/10 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand comments on the farming economy and whether banks have been guilty of reckless lending.

    Ken Ring

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    03/03/10 - 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

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    03/03/10 - 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

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    02/03/10 - 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

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    01/03/10 - 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

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    01/03/10 - 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

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    25/02/10 - 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

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    24/02/10 - The chairman of Fonterra goes into bat for his highly-paid chief executive Andre Ferrier.

    Tony St Clair

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    24/02/10 - 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

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    22/02/10 - Is a leading New Zealand farm accountant who has some forthright views on the future of farming!

    Pita Alexander - Part 2

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    22/02/10 - The Pita Alexander interview continued.

    Jamie Mackintosh

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    11/02/10 - Is a Highlander, a former All Black and a farmer in his spare time, who has big 2010 in front of him.

    Bruce Wallis

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    02/02/10 - 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

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    02/02/10 - 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

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    01/02/10 - We kick off the show by journeying back in time to 1971 with two of New Zealand’s most iconic sportsmen.

    Owen Poole

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    29/01/10 - 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

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    28/01/10 - We ask the GM of Rabobank New Zealand whether farmers have regained their mojo?

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    26/01/10 - 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

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    26/01/10 - 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

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    26/01/10 - We journey back to 1974 and talk with a South Canterbury sporting legend who’s spent a lifetime in the wool industry.

    Rod Slater

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    25/01/10 - 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

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    20/01/10 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is sticking by his prediction of a colder summer for many.

    Norman Moe

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    19/01/10 - We debate Federated Farmers’ call to the lift the ban on commercial trout farming with an industry expert on aquaculture.

    Dick Tayler/Graeme Smith

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    21/12/09 - We wrap the farming year with two regular contributors to 2009’s show.

    Tony Leggett

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    21/12/09 - 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

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    21/12/09 - The voice behind the National Bank Young Farmer Contest comes up with some cracking country carols.

    Graeme Williams

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    18/12/09 - Is an East Coast farmer and poet who has a humorous crack at the “latte set”.

    Keith Berry

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    18/12/09 - We announce the first of our winners in the Texel Lamb Yield Competition.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    17/12/09 - The chairman of Fonterra looks back on a yo-yo year for the dairy industry.

    Tony St Clair

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    17/12/09 - 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

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    17/12/09 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance reviews 2009 – a challenging year for farmers.

    Ben Russell

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    The GM of Rabobank New Zealand is another who casts his eye back over 2009.

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    16/12/09 - Our roving North Island Farming Ambassador reviews the farming and footy year!

    Alan Emerson

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    15/12/09 - We are joined by the author of an excellent new farming book “Future Food Farming - New Zealand Inc. meeting tomorrow’s markets”

    Doug Edmeades

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    10/12/09 - Is a Hamilton-based soil scientist who’s hot under his sartorial collar about ‘factory farming’ dairy cows and climate change.

    David Carter

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    09/12/09 - The Minister of Agriculture voices his displeasure at the prospect of “factory-farmed” cows.

    Tony Alexander

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    09/12/09 - 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

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    08/12/09 - 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

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    08/12/09 - 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

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    01/12/09 - 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

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    26/11/09 - 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

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    26/11/09 - 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

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    25/11/09 - 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

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    20/11/09 - We yarn to the 2009 UK Sheep Farmer of the Year about how New Zealand genetics helped him win the title.

    Tony Hammington

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    18/11/09 - 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

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    17/10/09 - We find our roving North Island Farming Ambassador roaming in the South Island on QE II Trust conservation work.

    David Fagan

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    17/11/09 - 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

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    16/11/09 - 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

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    13/11/09 - 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

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    10/11/09 - The president of Horticulture New Zealand looks at the positives and negatives facing fruit and vegetable growers.

    Tim O’Sullivan

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    10/11/09 - We catch up with the 2009 New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year, four months into his reign.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    09/11/09 - 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

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    06/11/09 - We catch up with a West Coast stock agent who’s quickly making a name for himself as a rugby commentator.

    Ben Russell

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    05/11/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the dairy industry.

    Nigel Kuzemko

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    04/11/09 - 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

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    03/11/09 - 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

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    03/11/09 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador talks about the Melbourne Cup, Dubai and poor returns for grain farmers.

    Conor English

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    30/10/09 - Chief Executive - Federated Farmers.

    Ken Ring

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    29/10/09 - 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

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    29/10/09 - In the absence of her leader John Key in Tokyo, we talk to a lady who is determined to “crush” crime!

    Rob Davison

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    27/10/09 - 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

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    23/10/09 - Farmer’s son and famous Southlander.

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    20/10/09 - Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador looks back to 1987 and forward to a good summer on his Wairarapa farm.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    20/10/09 - We chew the farming fat with the Chairman of Fonterra.

    Tony St Clair

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    19/10/09 - Is a Melbourne-based agri-business consultant who has just returned from India where he’s been promoting algae farming.

    Owen Poole

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    13/10/09 - 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

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    09/10/09 - We find a winner for a fabulous Stihl Farm Boss chainsaw, valued at $1445.

    Dick Tayler and Colin Meads

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    08/10/09 - We track down our (well-named) Roving South Island Farming Ambassador, and his famous sidekick, in Dubai.

    Hayley Moynihan

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    08/10/09 - Rabobank’s senior analyst summarizes her bank’s October Agribusiness Review.

    Kelvin Wickham

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    07/10/09 - 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

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    06/10/09 - After accusations of Green-bashing , the Ballance Agri-Nutrients Farming Show introduces some more balance with the introduction of our “token greenie”.

    Peter McDougall

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    01/10/09 - 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

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    01/10/09 - 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

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    30/09/09 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon gives us a forecast for October, November and December.

    Ian Kirkpatrick

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    29/09/09 - 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

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    25/09/09 - The chief executive of Federated Farmers is ecstatic at the prospect of a billion dollar urea plant in Southland.

    Tim Trewinnard and Jason Uden

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    25/09/09 - 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

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    24/09/09 - 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

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    24/09/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand takes some friendly ribbing about his Australian rugby side and he looks at improving farmer confidence. .

    Mavis Mullens

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    24/09/09 - We preview the 50th Anniversary Golden Shears with the president of the organizing committee. .

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    22/09/09 - 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

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    21/09/09 - Is a Melbourne-based agribusiness consultant (and former chief executive of Federated Farmers) who says drought is crippling Victoria.

    Keith Cooper

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    17/09/09 - 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

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    17/09/Is a Rabobank Senior Analyst (Animal Proteins) who updates us on a struggling beef industry and its prospects for improvement.

    Alan Crafar

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    15/09/09 - 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

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    14/09/09 - 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

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    11/09/09 - Rabobank’s senior analyst looks at her bank’s September Food and Agribusiness Review.

    Tony Baird

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    11/09/09 - 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

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    10/10/09 - 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

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    09/09/09 - 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

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    08/09/09 - 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

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    01/09/09 - We ask the Chairman of Fonterra about the prospects for the new-season payout and tonight’s Global Dairy Trade Event.

    David Carter

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    01/09/09 - 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

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    31/08/09 - 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

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    27/08/09 - 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

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    26/08/09 - 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

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    19/08/09 - 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

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    18/08/09 - We ask the Minister of Agriculture about live sheep and dead dogs!

    Keith Cooper

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    18/08/09 - 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

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    13/08/09 - Is a senior analyst for Rabobank who looks at her bank’s August Food and Agri-Business Review.

    Dick Tayler

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    11/08/09 - Our Roving South Island Farming Ambassador shares thoughts from his travels around the Mainland.

    Owen Poole

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    07/08/09 - We chat to the chairman of the Alliance Group and he is bullish about lamb.

    Eoin Garden

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    31/07/09 - The chairman of Silver Fern Farms reviews yesterday’s crucial vote in favour of the capital restructuring proposal for the cooperative.

    Larry Bilodeau

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    31/07/09 - 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

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    30/07/09 - 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

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    28/07/09 - 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

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    28/07/09 - The Farming Show welcomes on board its new Roving North Island Farming Ambassador.

    Dr Steven Saunders

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    27/07/09 - Is a self-proclaimed farmers’ “shrink” who talks about stress and how it is affecting up to 20% of dairy farmers.

    Patrick Clement

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    24/07/09 - Nufarm chief executive.

    Mike Petersen

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    23/07/09 - The Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand discusses and defends the finalized levy proposal for sheep and beef farmers.

    Gray Baldwin

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    21/07/09 - 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

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    21/07/09 - We chat to a Manawatu farmer and former All Black about, not surprisingly, farming and footy!

    Hayley Moynihan

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    17/07/09 - Is a senior analyst with Rabobank who reviews her bank’s recently-released Global Focus report on the meat industry.

    Graeme Williams

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    17/07/09 - Is an entertaining East Coast farmer/poet who has a beef with the unproductive and unpleasant in our society.

    Iain Abercrombie

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    16/07/09 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International.

    Dick Tayler

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    14/07/09 - 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

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    14/07/09 - The chairman of Fonterra refutes criticism of the cooperative made on yesterday’s show by high-profile dairy farmer Grant Paterson.

    Tim O’Sullivan

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    13/07/09 - We talk to the winner of the 2009 National Bank Young Farmer Contest, which culminated in Palmerston North on Saturday night.

    Ben Russell

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    09/07/09 - Rabobank New Zealand General Manager.

    Grant Cuff

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    07/07/09 - Alliance Group Chief Executive

    John Clarke

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    03/07/09 - 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

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    01/07/09 - 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

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    29/06/09 - We yarn to a Mid Canterbury farmer, contractor, former All Black and father of new All Blacks star Isaac Ross.

    Alison Holst

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    29/06/09 - We review “Marvelous Mince & Sensational Sausages” – the new offering from a New Zealand cooking icon.

    Craig Norgate

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    25/06/09 - 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

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    25/06/09 - 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

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    24/06/09 - The man who predicts the weather by the moon is predicting a cold winter for all.

    Keith Cooper

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    23/06/09 - The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms explains the benefits of his cooperative’s new X-ray grading system.

    Jim Hopkins

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    22/06/09 - The voice behind the National Bank Young Farmer Contest.

    Sir Brian Lochore

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    16/06/09 - 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

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    16/06/09 - 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

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    09/06/09 - The Fonterra Chairman finds some good news amidst a backdrop of recent bad news for dairy farmers.

    Michael Oliver

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    08/06/09 - We chat to the co-author of I am a Working Dog – Natural Training for Sheepdogs about improving shepherding on farm.

    Rob Davison

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    08/06/09 - 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

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    05/06/09 - We talk to a former high-flying international businessman who has a dire warning for New Zealand and its dependence on oil.

    Richie McCaw

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    04/06/09 - 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

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    04/06/09 - 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

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    03/06/09 - The Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council reflects on the tough times facing dairy farmers.

    Kelvin Wickham

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    03/06/09 - 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

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    29/05/09 - Is an East Coast farmer, poet and mountaineer who never ceases to amaze with his tall tales!

    Hamish Midgely

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    28/05/09 - We get a good news and a bad news story from Rabobank’s Executive Manager.

    Dick Tayler

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    26/05/09 - 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

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    21/05/09 - 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

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    20/05/09 - We talk to the disgruntled celebrity who has lifted the lid on some questionable pig farming practises.

    Hans Kriek

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    19/05/09 - 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

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    15/05/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand has some good and bad financial news for farmers.

    Colin Meads

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    13/05/09 - Arise Sir Colin. We salute you!

    Henry van der Heyden

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    12/05/09 - The chairman of Fonterra talks about the payout, exchange rate, capital structure and rugby.

    Brendon Fox

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    12/05/09 - We talk to a Te Puke kiwifruit grower who was hit by yesterday’s freak hailstorm in the Bay of Plenty region.

    Mike Petersen

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    11/05/09 - 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

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    06/05/09 - 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

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    05/05/09 - 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

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    04/05/09 - 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

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    29/04/09 - Is a Rabobank senior analyst for the Global Beverages team whose passion is wine!

    Dr Sharleen Johnston

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    28/04/09 - We talk to a medical expert who (all but) clears the Farming Show host of Swine Flu.

    Jim Hopkins

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    27/04/09 - 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

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    27/04/09 - 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

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    02/04/09 - We talk to Rabobank’s senior dairy analyst about a positive medium-term outlook for the industry beyond a challenging 2009.

    Todd Clark

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    01/04/09 -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

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    01/04/09 - We head to Whangarei to give Northland some long overdue exposure on the Farming Show.

    Marieke de Rijke

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    25/03/09 - Is a Rabobank expert in her field of potatoes!

    Iain Abercrombie

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    25/03/09 - The chief executive of Wool Partners International (and former Baby All Black) talks farming and footy.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    18/03/09 - We ask the chairman of Fonterra whether he can, hand on heart, deliver on the promise of a $5-10 payout?

    Ken Taylor

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    17/03/09 - 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

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    12/03/09 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks for some positives for New Zealand farmers amongst the economic gloom.

    Tim Boys

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    12/03/09 - Is a Highlanders’ loose forward who talks about his early farming days in Richie McCaw country.

    David Fagan

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    09/03/09 - 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

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    09/03/09 - 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

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    05/03/09 - Is a Senior Commodity Analyst with Rabobank and today he updates the international market for soft commodities.

    Kelvin Wickham

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    04/03/09 - 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

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    26/02/09 - Rabobank’s Senior Analyst reviews her bank’s annual “New Zealand Agriculture in Focus” report which does contain some good news.

    Peter McIntyre

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    26/02/09 - 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

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    25/02/09 - 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

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    24/02/09 - The chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand reflects on 1967 and the benefits of a Free Trade Agreement with India.

    Larry Bilodeau

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    24/02/09 - 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

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    23/02/09 - Is a leading business analyst who continues his excellent series on the state of our economy during these troubled times.

    Tony Alexander

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    19/02/09 - 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

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    18/02/09 - 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

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    18/02/09 - 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

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    17/02/08 - 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

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    17/02/09 - The Chairman of Fonterra agrees that the payout has to begin with a '5' to keep faith with farmer shareholders.

    Mark Bennett

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    16/02/09 - The Victoria State Manager for Rabobank updates the tragic Australian bushfire situation, saying the cost to agriculture has yet to be counted.

    Grant Cuff

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    11/02/09 - We find out what's behind the resurgence of lamb with the Alliance Group's Chief Executive.

    David Fagan

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    10/02/09 - 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

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    09/02/09 - Is a leading business analyst who says we are heading for a depression rather than a recession!

    Phil Goff

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    03/02/09 - The Labour leader reveals a surprising farming background!

    Tony St Clair

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    02/02/09 - Australian-based former chief executive of Federated Farmers.

    Ben Russell

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    30/01/09 - 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.

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    28/01/09 - 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

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    28/01/09 - Is a retired accountancy lecturer who is, on occasions, an outspoken Fonterra critic and a leading commentator on cooperatives.

    Chris Trengrove

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    27/01/09 - 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

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    26/01/09 - The Chairman of PGG Wrightson says 2008 was not his 'annis horribilis' despite a rather tough final quarter.

    Keith Cooper

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    26/01/09 - 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

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    23/01/09 - 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

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    23/01/09 - We venture back in time 35 years to remember a time when the nation stopped to applaud a 25 year old South Canterbury farmer.

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    In 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

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    22/01/09 - 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

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    22/01/09 - Amidst the economic dire, the GM of Rabobank New Zealand looks at some of the positives for New Zealand agriculture in 2009.

    Colin Riden

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    21/01/09 - We yarn to an outspoken financial analyst who says the dairy industry is facing a debt tsunami.

    Glenys Christian

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    20/01/09 - The editor of the New Zealand Dairy Exporter ponders next week's announcement of the revised Fonterra forecast payout.

    Philippa Stevenson

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    19/01/09 - Is a freelance writer, editor, columnist, television host and blogger who has her say on the big farming issues of the day.

    Mike Petersen

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    16/01/09 - 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

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    16/01/09 - 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

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    14/01/09 - 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

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    14/01/09 - We find out what a legendary New Zealand sports broadcaster has in common with vintage farm machinery!

    John Key

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    18/12/08 - The PM paints a frightening picture of the economy and Lockwood Smith in speedos.

    Jim Hopkins

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    18/12/08 - We revisit 2008 with the voice of the Young Farmer Contest.

    Clive Matthew-Wilson

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    16/12/08 - 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

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    12/12/08 - We head to Chicago where it's two for the price of one with our Australian and American correspondents.

    Don Fraser

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    11/12/08 - The man behind Fraser Farm Finance encourages farmers to stay positive in a negative environment.

    Patrick Clement

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    08/12/08 - 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

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    08/12/08 - The President of Horticulture New Zealand updates the lot of the nation's fruit and vegetable growers.

    Keith Cooper

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    05/12/08 - 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

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    04/12/08 - We track down the fourth most important man in New Zealand agriculture - the vice president of Federated Farmers.

    Chris Kelly

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    03/12/08 - 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

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    02/12/08 - Is a former Gisborne mayor who illuminates us on the state of the wine industry during these tough economic times.

    Aaron Hoyle

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    01/12/08 - We ask McDonalds' Purchasing Manager for Australia and New Zealand why animal traceability is so important for the fast food giant.

    Sam Lewis

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    28/11/08 - 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

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    27/11/08 - 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

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    25/11/08 - 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

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    24/11/08 - 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

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    19/11/08 - 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

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    14/11/08 - The Chief Executive of meat processing cooperative, the Alliance Group, reports on a very strong annual result.

    John Key

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    13/11/08 - We welcome the Prime Minister-elect on to the Farming Show and ask about his aspirations for the next three years.

    Blue Read

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    11/11/08 - 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

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    10/11/08 - To the victor the spoils! We talk to the man who will very shortly take hold the nation's purse strings.

    Hayley Moynihan

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    06/11/08 - Is a senior analyst for Rabobank and the co-author of a newly-released industry report on the global dairy industry.

    Ross Hyland

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    06/11/08 - We head to China to catch up with our Waikato dairy farming correspondent.

    Winston Peters

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    05/11/08 - The most controversial politician in New Zealand is defiant until the very end!

    Helen Clark

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    04/11/08 - After eight and a half years, is a beautiful relationship about to end?

    Keith Cooper

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    04/11/08 - 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

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    03/11/08 - 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

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    31/10/08 - The Chairman of Silver Fern Farms announces a dramatic turnaround in profit for the country's biggest meat processing and marketing company.

    Craig Norgate

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    31/10/08 - The Chairman of PGG Wrightson reflects on the good news and the bad news from yesterday's AGM.

    Henry van der Heyden

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    29/10/08 - The Chairman of Fonterra says the $6-60 forecast payout for the 2008-09 season is safe, for the meantime.

    Ben Russell

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    29/10/08 - The GM of Rabobank New Zealand previews the bank's global review of the dairy industry, due to be released next week.

    Keith Cooper

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    21/10/08 - 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

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    08/10/08 - 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

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    01/10/08 - 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

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    30/09/08 - The Chief Executive of Silver Fern Farms takes a swipe at Federated Farmers' T150 campaign.

    Bruce Wills

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    29/09/08 - 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

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    24/09/08 - 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

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    24/09/08 - 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

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    23/09/08 - 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

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    23/09/08 - The newly-elected vice president of Federated Farmers backgrounds his farming and political background and denies he's a cheerleader for Fonterra!

    John Minto

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    19/09/08 - 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

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    18/09/08 - 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

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    18/09/08 - 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

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    16/09/08 - 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

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    16/09/08 - Is a leading rural blogger (www.ruralnetwork.co.nz) who takes a strong line on the San Lu scandal.

    Phillipa Stevenson

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    10/09/08 - 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

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    10/09/08 - 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

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    09/09/08 - The Chairman of the Alliance Group passes cautious comment on yesterday's momentous meat industry vote.

    Keith Cooper

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    08/09/08 - 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

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    05/09/08 - The former president of Taranaki Federated Farmers adds some down-on-the-farm colour to the Farming Show!

    Graeme Williams Poem

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    02/09/08 - Due to popular demand we repeat last Friday's poem about Winston, Helen and the Olympics.

    Kelvin Whall

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    15/08/08 - 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

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    14/08/08 - 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

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    14/08/08 - 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

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    13/08/08 - In a two-part interview the Chairman of the Alliance Group has his say on the meat industry impasse.

    Rob Davison

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    12/08/08 - 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

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    05/08/08 - Paul gives us the low down on his Hawks Bay olive empire.

    James Parsons

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    04/08/08 - Is a Northland Sheep farmer who has just completed 5 and a half Month world tour masquerading as a Nuffield scholarship.

    Craig Norgate

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    01/08/08 - We talk to the Chairman of PGG Wrightson, a man who is leading the charge to restructure the meat and wool industries.

    David Graham

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    31/07/08 - 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

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    30/07/08 - Is a Professor of Farm Management and Agribusiness at Lincoln University who looks at some of challenges facing the sheep meat industry.

    Mike Petersen

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    29/07/08 - The Chairman of Meat and Wool New Zealand looks at the politics surrounding the restructuring of the wool industry.

    David Wright

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    25/07/08 - 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

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    24/07/08 - The Chairman of Fonterra lets us know if the mythical $10 payout is possible.

    Kevin Eder

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    24/07/08 - The Managing Director of Tradestaff, an industrial employment agency, talks us through some of the pitfalls of employing casual staff.

    Keith Cooper

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    23/07/08 - 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

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    18/07/08 - 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

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    16/07/08 - 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

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    14/07/08 - The 2008 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year reflects on his victory in the country's most lucrative rural contest.

    Stuart Weston

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    14/07/08 - 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

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    10/07/08 - 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

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    09/07/08 - 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

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    08/07/08 - 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

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    07/07/08 - 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

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    07/07/08 - 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

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    04/07/08 - 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

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    02/07/08 - We catch up with a Gisborne farmer who was last night crowned the winner of the National Ewe Hogget Competition.

    Owen Poole

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    01/07/08 - 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

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    01/07/08 - 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

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    30/06/08 - The full press conference announcing a proposed new meat industry entity with Silver Farms (formerly PPCS).

    Mike Petersen

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    27/06/08 - 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.