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On today's podcast, Dom talks to the owner of Blue Duck Station Dan Steele about the Roar, conservation and the station's history, and he has a chat with the winner of the Aorangi YFOTY Regional Final, Gareth McKerchar. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dan Steele owns and operates Blue Duck Station in Whanganui - he discusses the upcoming Roar, the station's history and his wildlife conservation efforts. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Gareth McKerchar is the winner of the Aorangi Young Farmer of the Year Regional title - he discusses winning on his first attempt, his road to the Grand Final and his job at Ravensdown. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to AgResearch scientist Alastair Ross about the science behind identifying and tracing meat products, and he talks to viticulture student Casey Mackintosh about winning a scholarship to work in a vineyard in Italy. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Casey Mackintosh is in her final year as a Viticulture & Wine Science student at EIT - she discusses being chosen as a recipient of the inaugural Wine-Searcher Bragato Exchange Scholarship, which will see her head to the Conegliano region in Italy to further her wine education. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Alastair Ross leads the Metabolomics team at AgResearch - he discusses why it's important to be able to identify and trace meat products, the use of REIMS technology and how it can be applied to other industry applications, such as Manuka honey. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to outgoing Deer Industry NZ CEO Innes Moffat, and he talks with the GM of Fruit and Vegetables at Woolworths NZ, Ryan McMullen. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Ryan McMullen is the GM of Fruit and Vegetables at Woolworths NZ - he discusses its new sponsorship of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest, the relationship with growers, and the outlook for 2024. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Innes Moffat is the CEO of Deer Industry NZ - he discusses his decision to step down from the role, the history of the fledgling industry in New Zealand, and the current state of the venison and velvet markets. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to The Rock Drive show hosts Jay & Dunc about National Lamb Day and their support for NZ agriculture, he talks with local farmer Brett Frew about his farming operation and Farm Jam, and he catches up with Carter's Brand Ambassador Richard Loe. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Jay Reeve and Duncan Heyde are the hosts of the The Rock Drive Show and the Not For Radio podcast - they discuss great yarns from the South, National Lamb Day and hosting their show from Southern Field Days in Waimumu. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Richard Loe is the Carter's Brand Ambassador - he discusses National Lamb Day, the European farmer protests and the tedium of watching England play rugby. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Brett Frew farms with his brother Dan at Otapiri Gorge in Southland - he discusses his love of farming and cooking, and the Farm Jam events they've held on their farm. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Live from the Southern Field Days event Dom George joins Beef + Lamb CEO Kit Arkwright, NZ Track Cyclist and Olympian Eddie Hawkins and Michelin Star Chef Ethan Flack. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Eddie Dawkins is most well-known for his stellar performances on the track at both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games where he has collected a number of medals throughout his established career. Dawkins joins the Beef + Lamb team at the Southern Field Days event and joins Dom George to talk about his involvement, what Southland means to him and more. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

As well as being Day two of the Southern Field Days event, Thursday, February 15 is also National Lamb Day. So, live at Waimumu are a number of professionals cooking up a storm with some of New Zealand's finest produce. One of these pros is Michelin star chef Ethan Flack who joins Dom George to discuss his cooking journey, National Lamb day and more. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Joining Dom George live at the Southern Field Days event, Beef + Lamb NZ CEO Kit Arkwright talks about what the event means, National Lamb Day and more. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Southern Field Days President Steve Henderson as the event gets underway today, he talks with FCANZ President Phil Cornelius ahead of the Great gate Giveaway and one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, and he chats with the winner of the FMG Otago/Southland Regional Final, Zac Thomas. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Zac Thomas is the winner of the 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Otago/Southland Regional Final - he discusses the event, working on the family farm and preparations for the Grand Final in July. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Phil Cornelius is the President of FCANZ (Fencing Contractors Association NZ) - he discusses how contractors and farmers are faring one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Great Gate Giveaway. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Steve Henderson is the President of Southern Field Days - he discusses preparation for the event, its four-year hiatus and what's new for 2024 at Waimumu near Gore. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Maximising chicory growth and pasture resilience during autumn droughts could be critical for many a farmer this upcoming season. Agronomy experts Josh Verhoek, from Ballance and Elton Mayo, from the Farmlands Agronomy team join REX host Dom George to offer their valuable insights into managing pastures in dry autumn conditions. Tune in to REX every day for the latest and greatest rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks with Professor Hugh Campbell from Otago University about National Lamb Day and its role in the formation of the New Zealand farming industry. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Hugh Campbell is a Professor of Sociology at Otago University and author of Farming Inside Invisible Worlds: Modernist Agriculture and its Consequences - he discusses the upcoming National Lamb Day and whether it's the most important date in New Zealand agriculture history. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Elizabeth Hayes from Nest Tree Houses in the Hakataramea Valley, and he also catches up with the founder and CEO of Agritourism NZ, Marijke Dunselman Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Marijke Dunselman is the founder and CEO of Agritourism NZ - she discusses the changing demographic of tourists coming into NZ, upcoming events in 2024 and the new Agritourism Academy & Community Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Elizabeth Hayes (with husband Andy) owns and operates Nest Tree Houses in the Hakataramea Valley - she discusses where the idea came from, the construction of the huts and switching from city life and the media to country living and farming Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to David Hart from Cordex in the UK about a new biodegradable plastic baler cord, and he talks with NZ Ag Aviation legend Bruce Petersen Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Bruce Peterson is the Chair of the NZ Ag Aviation Association, and the managing Director of Aerospread - he discusses his extraordinary career and his role in helping form the current agricultural aviation industry in New Zealand Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

David Hart is from Cordex in the UK - he discusses a new product from London-based technology company Polymateria; a self-destructing plastic baler cord Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Ben James is the Business Manager for Apples at Craigmore Sustainables - he discusses the new apple orchard, the innivations his team are working on and his passion for youth development in horticulture Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Jack Heinemann is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Canterbury University - he discusses what GMO's are and whether New Zealand will be left behind if it doesn't adopt gene technology in agriculture Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to former French farm consultant Claude Bourdin about the recent farmers protests in France, and he's joined by Libby McKinnel for this week's Soapbox Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Claude Bourdin is a former farm consultant based in France and is involved with the International Farmers' Dialogue - he discusses the recent French farmer protests and the plight of farmers internationally Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

This week's Soapbox question: What's been your favourite wine of the summer? Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Tammy Wilson from Hahana Premium Fruit about her Clyde orchard and what she grows there, and he talks with Top 50% dairy farmer Bart van de Ven Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Bart van de Ven is a Waikato dairy farmer - he discusses the positivity in the industry, the hopes (or otherwise) for farming under the coalition government an Monday drinks Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Tammy Wilson is the driving force behind Hahana Premium Fruit - she discusses establishing an orchard in Central Otago, the varieties of apricots they grow that were developed by Plant & Food Research and her background as a diary farmer and fitness instructor Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Stu Davison from HighGround Dairy about the latest GDT result (+4.2%), and he talks to Rabobank Senior Agricultural Analyst Emma Higgins about the bank's annual report, NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2024 Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Emma Higgins is a Senior Agricultural Analyst for Rabobank and co-author of the NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2024 - she discusses the report and the view that New Zealand agriculture will need to ride the wave of change in 2024 Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Stu Davison is a Senior Manager of Global Market Insights at HighGround Dairy - he discusses the latest GDT result, which saw a 4.2% increase following the latest auction Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to the new CEO of DairyNZ Campbell Parker, and he talks with Totara Estate Property Lead Jacqui Allison about the estate's role in the first successful shipment of frozen meat to Britain in 1882 Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Jacqui Allison is the Property Lead at Totara Estate in North Otago - she discusses the estate's role in NZ's first successful shipment of frozen meat to Britain in 1882, ahead of National Lamb Day (Feb 15) Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Campbell Parker is the CEO of DairyNZ - he discusses his first few months in the role, the outlook for 2024, and answers the REX Roundtable questions Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Rebecca Trotter from Red Bridge Berries in Wanaka about the success of their 'pick-your-won' strawberries, and he talks with Dr Helen Paterson about improving rural women's health in the South Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dr Helen Paterson is a gynaecologist and senior lecturer in Women's Health at the Dunedin School of Medicine - she discusses the Women's Health Bus initiative and improving rural health services for women in the South Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Rebecca Trotter owns and operates Red Bridge Berries in Wanaka with husband Ben - she discusses the origins of the business, the 'pick-your-own' ethos, and their plans for 2024 and beyond

On today's podcast, Dom talks to David Clouston ( Mr Rosé) from Two Rivers winery in Marlborough about the growing popularity of rosé and the cricket pitch and pavilion at his vineyard, and he talks to James Stewart from St John in Canterbury about the increasing demand for its ambulance services in rural NZ Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

James Stewart is St John Canterbury District Operations Manager - he discusses why St John is continuing to record an increase in demand for its ambulances in rural NZ Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

David Clouston is the man behind Two Rivers winery in Marlborough - he discusses the vineyard's origins, the popularity of Rosé, and the cricket pitch and pavilion in his vineyard Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.