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Rabobank Agribusiness Manager Paul Brough joins the show to discuss his work in bringing a group of Mongolian Shearers to the country after seeing them 'shear' with scissors whilst on a trip to the East Asian country...

Hamish McKay is in the chair today, he gets a GDT update from NZX's Amy Castleton.

Lincoln Universities Prof. Derrick Moot is keen to squash out misinformation surrounding our food and is using Science to point to the truth. Dom picked his brain to find out how Derrick is looking to bring back some balance to the keyboard warriors. And popular Auckland Chef Brent Martin joins Dom to put a spotlight on the work of KiwiHarvest - an organisation that reduces the negative impacts of food waste on our environment by redistributing excess food; helping to create lasting positive social change by nourishing those in need.

Popular Auckland Chef Brent Martin joins Dom to put a spotlight on the work of KiwiHarvest - an organisation that reduces the negative impacts of food waste on our environment by redistributing excess food; helping to create lasting positive social change by nourishing those in need.

Lincoln University Prof. Derrick Moot is keen to squash out misinformation surrounding our food and is using Science to point to the truth. Dom picked his brain to find out how Derrick is looking to bring back some balance to the fold.

Is the NZ red meat industry under threat from the changes in meat consumption around the globe? To find out more we're joined by the CEO of MIA, Sirma Karapeeva. Over the weekend Peter O'Connor took out the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year award and heads to the Grand Finals in Timaru in July. He joins Dom after Pete's win locks in a Grand Final appearance against Nick O'Connor; Tasmans FMG Young Farmer of the Year and Pete's younger brother. And with the financial end-of-year approaching for many farm businesses, We thought it appropriate to have a charted accountant with a strong rural background to pass on some valuable insight and advice, So Dom had a chat with Accountant and Director at BDO, Alex Barton.

With the financial end-of-year approaching for many farm businesses, We thought it appropriate to have a charted accountant with a strong rural background to pass on some valuable insight and advice, So Dom had a chat with Accountant and Director at BDO, Alex Barton.

Over the weekend Peter O'Connor took out the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year award and heads to the Grand Finals in Timaru in July. He joins Dom after Pete's win locks in a Grand Final appearance against Nick O'Connor; Tasmans FMG Young Farmer of the Year and Pete's younger brother.

Is the NZ red meat industry under threat from the changes in meat consumption around the globe? To find out more we're joined by the CEO of MIA, Sirma Karapeeva.

On today’s episode We touch base with our good mate Professor Hugh Campbell from Otago University… This week’s Yes Minister features local government minister Kieran McAnulty… And we find out how wool carpet manufacturer Bremworth is navigating the aftermath of flood damage.

On today’s episode; It’s a bit of a REX OE! We catch up with the irrepressible Katie Milne following her latest Roman sojourn… We find out what a Kiwi cattle breeder discovered on a recent trip to visit Angus studs and cattle ranches in the United States… And we find out what a Central Otago farmer learned on a recent trip to a Hereford Conference in Europe.

It’s that time of the year when people start to think about Moving Day and taking up new contracts… One of the things you need to sort is power, and to tell us more about what you need to know, we’re joined now by Genesis Territory Business manager, Jadene Irvine.

Alright time to head over to the West Coast for this week’s View From the Top Paddock, where we’re joined by the jet-setting Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation, Katie Milne.

We head to the heart of the Maniototo now here on REX, where Simon Paterson runs merinos on the 2,000-hectare property, Armidale… The Paterson family run 1000 stud ewes, along with a commercial flock of Merinos as well; that makes him well placed to be the judge of other Merinos… And indeed, this was one of his more recent voluntary roles - heading up to Marlborough to judge their Two-tooth competition.

Bremworth’s Napier plant was closed as a result of the February cyclone… Since the catastrophic flood, the carpet maker has had to quickly make plans to keep production flowing… This includes outsourcing some carpet manufacturing - both in NZ and internationally… We caught up with CEO Greg Smith soon after the flood, and now he’s back on the show to give us an update

“I can guarantee that there'll be more mayors that support this proposal than supported the last one”. That’s the call from Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty following the announcement of changes to Three Waters… Among those changes, it’ll no longer be referred to as Three Waters… Kieran McAnulty joins us now to talk about this and other issues.

Well, he’s been such a hit with the fans on REX this year, we’ve decided to get him back for another chat! This time it’s to discuss whether farmers are the original environmentalists... Professor Hugh Campbell, Professor of Sociology at Otago University.

Darren Sutton is a Nelson-raised lad, who now works in the Waikato, as a Farmwise Consultant for LIC… He’s been thinking about the climate in the Waikato recently, and he’s noticed that total rainfall over the past years has been close to average, but the spread has changed… Extremely dry autumns and very wet winters means June can be the fastest growing month for pasture, in Waikato, even more than Feb to April combined… So, he reckons farmers need to adapt to what’s happening.

It’s that time of the year when the Rams go out, so we thought we’d go to one of the best in the business to pick his brains on teaser Rams and tipping. Pete Anderson is a Marlborough-based veterinarian who always wants to get to the bottom of any animal health problem. This has stood him in good stead when throwing off the green overalls and becoming an advisor for StockCare - a job that takes him around the country, usually in his plane, to help farmer clients get the best from their flock.

REX Today host Dom George calls in to REX to look back at the week that was.

Ollie Batelier-Belton founded Carbon Forest Services in 2013… The vision of the business, based in Wellington, is to be the leading advocate of forests as a force for good, and a fit-for-purpose emissions trading scheme. Ollie’s certainly been very busy over the years advising farmers, iwi groups and not-for-profit groups, on carbon forestry.

Gray and Robyn Pannett are Polled Hereford breeders at Limehills, a 4000-hectare property in Roxburgh, Central Otago. It runs up to 900 metres, so a fairly tough environment to farm. Gray is also the President of NZ Herefords and, in this role, travelled to Europe last year to judge and attend the European Hereford conference.

Ben Todhunter has quite a few pots on the boil - he and his wife Donna farm 1,900 hectares on the south side of the Rakaia River, including running a Cleardale SX Fine Wool stud and an Angus stud. Ben is a director of the NZ Merino Company and StockX Ltd… He’s been on a trip to the US recently, visiting Angus studs and cattle ranches, on the hunt for genetics suitable for use back in NZ.

Richard Dawkins is a farmer who is perhaps best known for developing an indoor-lambing system, at his home farm The Pyramid. When he’s not being a mid-wife to 100s of lambs going through the lambing shed, he grows out and leases Jersey bulls. He and his wife Jess, together with his parents Chris and Julia, won the Marlborough Sheep & Beef Farmer of the Year, back in 2021. He’s currently vice President of Marlborough Federated Farmers. You get the picture - he’s pretty motivated… He was also happy to put his hand up, to host the Waihopai Valley catchment group field day, this week, at The Pyramid Woolshed… He joins us on REX.

On the show today: Dr Tim Chambers: Department of Public Health, University of Otago Shane Bird: Former Farmer turned Lifecoach And Hamish McKay on the weekend of sport ahead.

David Burge, DairyNZ's Sustainable Dairy GM & Anna Fisher from Silverstream Farm are on REX Today with Dom George.

WeatherWatchNZ's Phil Duncan and Owner of Canterbury Woodchips Brad Coleman make up today's edition of REX Today.

On todays show: Craig Wiggy Wiggins and Dairy Women's Network CEO Jules Benton

Continuing with our Best Of from REX so far this year, and of course, there was some heavy lifting to be done in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle… Somebody who had the machinery to undertake that heavy lifting is Mark Law, who operates Whakatane-based Kahu helicopters, and flies the country's only Blackhawk helicopter… He was at the coalface in the wake of the devastation, and we caught up with him in late February.

For another Best Of segment on our Easter Sunday special, and one of the country’s most prominent artists has joined a battle to protect Central Otago from pine trees… Sir Grahame Sydney is one of 37 people or organisations who submitted against the proposal to plant 66 hectares of pine trees for carbon on Lammermoor Station… He joined us on REX to talk about his involvement back in early February.

For another Best Of segment on our Easter Sunday special, and one of the country’s most prominent artists has joined a battle to protect Central Otago from pine trees… Sir Grahame Sydney is one of 37 people or organisations who submitted against the proposal to plant 66 hectares of pine trees for carbon on Lammermoor Station… He joined us on REX to talk about his involvement back in early February.

Our final ‘Best Of’ interview for our Easter Sunday Special is Harriet Bremner; author, speaker, Southland farmer and advocate for health, safety and wellbeing in agriculture… She added to that list last month, winning the 2023 Zanda McDonald Award

For another Best Of segment on our Easter Sunday special, and one of the country’s most prominent artists has joined a battle to protect Central Otago from pine trees… Sir Grahame Sydney is one of 37 people or organisations who submitted against the proposal to plant 66 hectares of pine trees for carbon on Lammermoor Station… He joined us on REX to talk about his involvement back in early February

It’s on track to be a 20 billion dollar global industry, and this week it was on full display at Auckland’s Aotea Centre. The 10th World Avocado Congress saw industry leaders from 33 countries converge on NZ, the first time it’s been held in this country. To tell us all about it, we’re joined now by the CEO of NZ Avocado, Jen Scoular.

Kane Brisco is a Taranaki farmer and father of three… He started his farmer-support page, Farm Fit, to create awareness around the importance of talking about the daily pressures of farming… He’s a former rugby player, boxer and qualified personal trainer, he runs fitness boot camps and paddock sessions for his local community, and he has a book out! We had the pleasure of his company at Fieldays last year and thought we’d get him on to see how life is at the moment.

Time to talk competitive shearing and to give us the long blow on the NZ shearing champs, Sir David Fagan joins us on REX.

We’re joined by good friend of the show, Head of Analytics at NZX, Julia Jones.