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On Rural Exchange for Saturday the 20th of May all thanks to Carter’s Tyres, We see what’s on the rather large plate of MPI Director Ray Smith… we get Nathan Guys View From the Top paddock… And we check in with the Carter’s Brand Ambassador Richard Loe.

Last week we recived the findings from a Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use triggered by the very visible damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. Professor Ilan Noy is Victoria University Chair in the Economics of Disaster and Climate Change joins us on REX.

The headwaters of the Manawatu River is where Blair and Penelope Drysdale farm 146 hectares. They're community leaders in improving water quality and join us now on REX.

High and hill country farms rely on the skills of shepherds and their dog. To build up their skills and experience, they often head to different parts of the country, to try their hand on different landscapes and different breeds of stock. Marlborough raised, Lincoln Uni graduate Ben Sattherwaite recently packed up his dogs and headed to Gisborne, and joins us on REX to tell us about what life is like on the East Coast.

Last weekend was the biggest razz-m-tazz on the calendar for the Dairy Industry. It was, of course, the annual Dairy Industry Awards, held in Auckland. Richard McIntyre is a dairy farmer and chair of the Awards Trust. He joins us now.

Ray Smith has the top job at the Ministry for Primary Industries - reporting to five Ministers - covering agriculture, biosecurity, forestry, rural communities, food safety, and oceans and fisheries. He joins us on REX.

Dom George caught up with the 2023 NZ Share Famers of the year Hayden and Bridget Goble, a few days after the big night.

Hamish was at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards and caught up with the winners of the Share Farmers of the Year, Hayden and Bridget Goble.

Andrew Holt thinks the best eating experience you will ever get is Wagyu steak. He works for Carrfields, and they’ve partnered with NZ Wagyu to help organise the breeding of Wagyu-cross calves, then rearing them up for grazers to take on. He’s the North Island Wagyu Co-ordinator and sees nothing but opportunities in this space for dairy farmers, rearers, and grazers...