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A new three year project led by New Zealand Cashmere is working to give the G.O.A.T of fibre a new lease on life, and is calling on farmers keen to explore the potential of the two-billion dollar global cashmere industry. We spoke to NZ Cashmere business development manager Olivia Sanders to hear more!

We catch up with Wayne Langford to hear all about Meat The Need's next rural telethon for 2023, why Fonterra didn't need to make headlines this week with bobby calves, what's making him nervous this year and why farmers should keep a bit of cash in their pockets with a bumpy year ahead.

Thousands of sunflowers are preparing to start their beautiful bloom at Mangamaire Sunflower Field near Pahiatua. What started as a bid to slow traffic down on their busy rural road to help their farming business, is now another blooming business! We caught up with owner Abbe Hoare to hear more about the sunflowers and their farm.

'The Tattooed Butcher' AKA James Smith and Hamish McKay see in the weekend with Dom George on REX Today.

Nicky & Jamie Gaddum from Matangi Station and Shane Bird, the Former Farmer turned Lifecoach join Dom on REX Today.

Weatherwatch NZ's Phil Duncan and Leaderbrand CEO Richard Burke join Dom on REX Today.

On today's show, A New Zealand company that makes fence posts out of soft plastic will soon be manufacturing its products in the South Island. The company started making fence posts nearly five years ago in Auckland, using soft plastic waste. Jerome Wenzlic, Future Post Managing Director tells us more. With workers shortages gripping the country... one Southland meatworks is recruiting 200 migrant workers in a bid to make up for the staffing shortage. The workers have already started arriving from the Philippines and Indonesia. Alliance Group Manufacturing General Manager Willie Wiese joins us now to discuss And it's all going down this week in Gore with the NZ Pony Club Assn South Island Champs, to tell us more, the events commentator and organising committee member for the event.

Its all going down this week in Gore with the NZ Pony Club Assn South Island Champs, to tell us more, the events commentator and organising committee member for the event.

With workers shortages gripping the country... one Southland meatworks is recruiting 200 migrant workers in a bid to make up for the staffing shortage. The workers have already started arriving from the Philippines and Indonesia. Alliance Group Manufacturing General Manager Willie Wiese joins us now to discuss

A New Zealand company that makes fence posts out of soft plastic will soon be manufacturing its products in the South Island. That means collection points for the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme are expected to be re-established across Nelson and Marlborough. The company started making fence posts nearly five years ago in Auckland, using soft plastic waste. Jerome Wenzlic, Future Post Managing Director tells us more.

Fruit and veggie prices across the country are rising. Stats NZ Food Price Index (FPI) shows food prices increased 11.3% for December 2022 compared to a year ago, the biggest annual increase since April 1990. John Murphy from Vegetables NZ joins the show. With more urban dwellers making the move to the country, a new handbook has been developed to help lifestyle block owners prepare for and get through an emergency. It's been developed by Auckland Council’s Emergency Management, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries, and FMG. Auckland Emergency Management General Manager Paul Amaral join us now to tell us more And General manager of Rokit Apples, Julian Smith joins Dom to unveil their new Athlete Ambassador, 14-year-old Skateboarding Superstar, Sky Brown.

With more urban dwellers making the move to the country, a new handbook has been developed to help lifestyle block owners prepare for and get through an emergency. It's been developed by Auckland Council’s Emergency Management, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries, and FMG. Auckland Emergency Management General Manager Paul Amaral join us now to tell us more

General manager of Rokit Apples, Julian Smith joins Dom to unveil their new Athlete Ambassador, 14-year-old Skateboarding Superstar, Sky Brown.

Fruit and veggie prices across the country are rising. Stats NZ Food Price Index (FPI) shows food prices increased 11.3% for December 2022 compared to a year ago, the biggest annual increase since April 1990. John Murphy from Vegetables NZ joins the show.

Kieran McAnulty Wairarapa MP joins Hamish and Rebecca after his Boss, Jacinda Ardern announced her retirement from Politics this week, Tony Leggett, NZ Farm Life Media Managing Editor joins the team in studio for a look ahead to 2023, and researcher Dr Bruce Campbell reflects on his honour of Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to plant and food research, Dr Bruce Campbell, joins REX to share his views after receiving his award.

The news of the day is obviously Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stepping down. We thought we'd catch up with Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard to get his reaction,

This is The Rural Exchange Podcast for Saturday the 21st of January, with Hamish McKay & Rebecca Greaves... Back for 2023. On today's episode, NIWAs new Drought Index, A look into the East Coast Floods, and the biggest story of this week: Jacinda Arderns Resignation.