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For an update in the communications world, we go to Stan Rivett, Netspeed's Managing Director, for a chat about the Wanaka A&P show and some deals for you to get amongst.

Pascale and Simon Carthew run Tumeke Farming with farms across the Manawatu and have again been hit by stock rustlers stealing 180 Lambs from their farm at Rangiwahia. This is the third time they have had stock stolen from them and are now fed up. Pascale joined Dom to share more about the thefts, and how some members of her community are supporting the farm's efforts to get justice.

French wine producer Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines are coming over to visit their recently acquired Central Otago vineyard, Bannockburn, To tell us more, Dom is joined by French winemaker Ann Escalle. And we cross to Sydney now for a yarn with Shane Bird, the former NZ farmer turned life coach.

We cross to Sydney now for a yarn with Shane Bird, the former NZ farmer turned life coach.

French wine producer Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines are coming over to visit their recently acquired Central Otago vineyard, Bannockburn, To tell us more, Dom is joined by French winemaker Ann Escalle.

On today’s episode; We catch up with Silver Fern Farms CEO Simon Limmer… We talk to Tutira farmer Max Tweedie… And we profile author and farmer Loshni Manikam.

Dom George was at the Wanaka A&P Show on Friday and caught up with AFFCO National Livestock Manager Tom Young.

Dom George was at the Wanaka A&P Show on Friday and caught up with the former Wanaka A&P Show past President Mike Scurr.

This week saw the celebration of International Women’s Day, and one of the things that can sometimes be overlooked in the rural mental health discussion is women’s well-being… It tends to be a male-focussed discussion… But for our next guest, that’s something she’s keen to address… Southland farmer and author Loshni Manikam, the 2018 Dairy Woman of the Year, joins us now.

We go back to the Wanaka A&P show to look back at the week that was with REX Today Host Dominic George.

Time now for this week’s View From the Top Paddock, and it’s over to the West Coast we go, to catch up with the Vice-President of the World Farmers’ Organisation, Katie Milne.

Thursday night saw another instalment of the annual Findex Wanaka Agribusiness Dinner… As always, the REX team was proud to be a part of it… And to that end, we thought we’d have a chat with a local member of the team, Findex Agribusiness Partner, Alistair King, who specialises in viticulture and horticulture…

New research has found feeding cows the leafy herb plantain can reduce nitrogen leaching from dairy farms by up to 60%, and may help improve the quality of the country’s waterways… The research was led by DairyNZ and carried out at Massey University, and more recently Lincoln… To tell us more, we’re joined by Professor Peter Kemp from Massey University.

Let’s head back to the Wanaka A&P Show now, where we find the Carter’s Ambassador, Richard Loe…

We head down to Otago University for a chat with Professor Hugh Campbell, who was on our first show of the year back in January… And at the time we all decided there were a lot more topics we could all discuss using Professor Campbell’s expertise… Of course, Cyclone Gabrielle has dominated discussions over the last few weeks and it’s our pleasure to welcome Hugh back onto the show for his perspective.

You may remember Craigmore Farms took out last year’s Fonterra Responsible dairying Award at the NZ Dairy Industry Awards… One of their key philosophies is that there is no single perfect system… They adapt the farm system on each of their 22 farms to suit the environment and the people… With entries closing for this year’s Responsible Dairying Award at the end of the month, we’ve decided to touch base with Stuart Taylor, General Manager of farming at Craigmore to see where things are at.

Cyclone Gabrielle is shaping up to be NZ’s most expensive weather event in terms o spread and scale, and may even be worse than the Christchurch earthquake… That’s the assessment of Federated Farmers, and to tell us more, we’re joined now by CEO Terry Copeland.

Time now for this weekend’s edition of Yes Minister, and we’re the ACT Party’s Agriculture Spokesperson, Mark Cameron.

Let’s head back to the Wanaka A&P Show, where we’re joined now by the CEO of Silver Fern Farms, Simon Limmer.

The farming district of Tutira was slammed by Cyclone Gabrielle, including the property of sheep and beef farmer Max Tweedie. Max also runs Hallmark Angus Stud, and has one of the largest recorded Angus herds in New Zealand. He joins us now to tell us how they are faring, almost a month on from the catastrophic event.

We head down south to the Wanaka A&P Show where a few of our guests have been hanging out… We find out whether we can look to NZ rural history to better understand the current problems besetting the East Coast… And this week’s View From Top Paddock features the Vice=President of the World Farmers’ Organisation, Katie Milne.

Did you know your posts and comments about your food online can have an impact on kiwi food production? AgResearch's Senior Scientist Scott Hutchings joins Dom to tell us more. And a campaign launched by Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been created to raise New Zealanders’ awareness of what they term “crippling Government policies”. The CEO Sam McIvor is back on REX Today with Dom to tell us more.

A new campaign launched by Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been created to raise New Zealanders’ awareness of what they term “crippling Government policies”. The CEO Sam McIvor is back on REX Today with Dom to tell us more.

Did you know your posts and comments about your food online can have an impact on kiwi food production? AgResearch's Senior Scientist Scott Hutchings joins Dom to tell us more.

As it is International Women's Day, Julia Jones joins Dom to talk about women in the sector, We get our regular GDT Market update from Amy Castleton Economist at NZX, and passionfruit Crops in Northland and Gisborne have by and large remarkably survived the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. New Zealand Passionfruit Growers Association President Debbie Baxter joins Dom to talk about the processes of growing Passionfruit.

Passionfruit Crops in Northland and Gisborne have by and large remarkably survived the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. New Zealand Passionfruit Growers Association President Debbie Baxter joins Dom to talk about the processes of growing Passionfruit.

We get our regular GDT Market update from Amy Castleton Economist at NZX.

As it is International Women's Day, Julia Jones joins Dom to talk about women in the sector.

Beef + Lamb CEO Sam McIvor says cyclone-ravaged roads, particularly to remote properties and farms in affected areas must be top of the list for Government support, he joins Dom to tell him more about the situation. And Emma Poole took out the Waikato/BOP Regional FMG Young Farmer of the Year over the weekend. Emma joined Dom to talk about her deep family connection to the awards and her hopes to be the first woman to take out the National award.

Emma Poole took out the Waikato/BOP Regional FMG Young Farmer of the Year over the weekend. Emma joined Dom to talk about her deep family connection to the awards and her hopes to be the first woman to take out the National award.

Beef + Lamb CEO Sam McIvor says cyclone-ravaged roads, particularly to remote properties and farms in affected areas must be top of the list for Government support, he joins Dom to tell him more about the situation.

The Buzz Club is rolling back the years by making the medieval honey-based drink Mead. The business was founded by Christchurch entrepreneurs Wilbur Morrison & Edward Eaton, and Edward joins Dom to explain why they're making Mead in 2023, and how they make it. And the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has been popping up in regions across the country recently, recognising the best of the best in the industry. Robin Congdon is the GM of the Awards and joins Dom to talk about the recent award nights and the upcoming Nationals in May.

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has been popping up in regions across the country recently, recognising the best of the best in the industry. Robin Congdon is the GM of the Awards and joins Dom to talk about the recent award nights and the upcoming Nationals in May.

The Buzz Club is rolling back the years with by making the medieval honey-based drink Mead. The business was founded by Christchurch entrepreneurs Wilbur Morrison & Edward Eaton, and Edward joins Dom to explain why they're making Mead in 2023, and how they make it.

Doug Laing speaks to Hamish McKay about the Golden Shears in Masterton.

On today’s episode; We bring you more action form the 61st Golden Shears in Masterton… We put the spotlight on the Paradise Valley Berry Farm in Taranaki… And we catch up with Waikato MO and former Young Farmer of the Year, Tim van de Molen.

From the REX Golden Shears Special comes Rebecca Greaves chatting with Rowland Smith as he made the top 30 on Friday night.

On this episode, we profile some of the characters involved in this year’s Golden Shears in Masterton… We find out whether we can look to NZ rural history to better understand the current problems besetting the East Coast… And this week’s View From Top Paddock features the Chair of the Meat Industry Association and Apiculture NZ, Nathan Guy…

Northland shearer and recent winner of the Otago Shears open Toa Henderson chats with Hamish live from Golden Shears in Masterton.

Well it’s not just farms, orchards and vineyards that have been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle - carpet maker Bremworth had its Napier facility hit by the flooding, and it remains off-line… The company’s also released its half-year financial results, which reveal profit is down on last year but revenue in Australia is up by 8%… To shed some more light on this, we’re joined now by Bremworth CEO Greg Smith…

Alright, time for this week’s Yes Minister, and we’re joined now by the Member of Parliament for Waikato, a former Young Farmer of the Year, National’s Tim van de Molen.

The Government is backing a research project on regenerative farming practices of arable and vegetable crops in Hawke’s Bay… $2 million will be spent over six years on the New Zealand-first project, which is being led by Hawke’s Bay Future Farming Charitable Trust in partnership with LandWISE… It’s called the “Carbon Positive - Regenerating soil carbon” project, and to tell us more about it, we’re joined now by LandWISE Manager Dan Bloomer.

Farmers in the Hawke’s Bay farming regions of Rissington, Patoka and Puketitiri remain cut off after Cyclone Gabrielle wiped out vital bridges connecting the district with the rest of Hawke’s Bay. With winter fast approaching, farmers are desperate to de-stock and are taking matters into their own hands. Patoka farmer Isabelle Crawshaw joins us now.

Well, here’s a great success story for you… Steve and Kathleen Smith have been running Paradise Valley Berry Farm in Taranaki for the best part of the last two decades… There’s often a line of people waiting outside the gate on summer mornings, waiting to pick and devour some of the spoils… Steve Smith joins us now to tell us more about the berry farm.

For a look back at the last week, and the well-deserved announcement of a new appointment for the charitable supply chain Meat the Need NZ, REX Today's Dom George calls into REX for "A week of it".

Alright, time for this week’s View From the Top Paddock, and it’s a very good morning to Nathan Guy, Chair of the Meat Industry Association and ApiNZ.

Farmers are being encouraged to get involved with the national Open Farm Day, which is set to be held next Sunday, the 12th of March… Now in its third year, Open Farms is designed to provide a platform for farmers to connect with urban Kiwis… Open Farms founder Daniel Eb joins us now to tell us more…

Live from Masterton ahead of the Golden Shears comes former sports broadcasting and REX host Hamish McKay And as we enter week 3 of Cyclone Gabrielle's recovery, farmers are being told to look out for everyone's well-being as affected regions turn from shock to reality of the events that took so much away three weeks ago.

As we enter week 3 of Cyclone Gabrielle's recovery, farmers are being told to look out for everyone's well-being as affected regions turn from shock to reality of the events that took so much away three weeks ago.