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Innovative New Zealand apple brand, Rockit – famous for its snack-sized apples that pack a powerful punch of natural energy and nutrients – has struck a partnership with the local boxing academy, Hastings Giants, as both parties Ready. Set. Rockit. into their strongest year yet.

A research team whose work has significantly lifted the accuracy of measuring and reporting greenhouse gases, to better track progress and help find solutions, has won the Supreme Award at this year’s Science New Zealand Awards. Cecile de Klein: Ag Research Senior Scientist joins Dom to tell more.

For the final time this year, Former Agriculture Communicator of the year Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins joins Dom. and we get our GDT Market Update with Stu Davison from NZX

For the final time this year, Former Agriculture Communicator of the year Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins joins Dom.

In some of the best news to hit this year..... Whitebait could be available all year round. The first land-based commercial whitebait farm is launching in Bluff. Manāki Whitebair project manager Paul Decker joins us to tell more. And New Zealand’s first large-scale vertical farm will start production at Hamilton this month. It aims to produce about 4000 bags of leafy green vegetables a day, in about half the time it would take to grow them outdoors. Greengrocer chief executive Tom Schuyt is on the line

New Zealand’s first large-scale vertical farm will start production at Hamilton this month. It aims to produce about 4000 bags of leafy green vegetables a day, in about half the time it would take to grow them outdoors. Greengrower chief executive Tom Schuyt is on the line

In some of the best news to hit this year..... Whitebait could be available all year round. The first land-based commercial whitebait farm is launching in Bluff. Manāki Whitebair project manager Paul Decker joins us to tell more.

On today's show: Tom O'Sullivan: Campaign For Wool NZ Samantha Tennent: WelFarm General Manager

Farmlands is excited to announce that our brand-new flagship store in Ashburton is now open. This store will look a bit different to other Farmlands stores, as we’re trialling a range of new concepts to cater for our expanding customer base of both lifestylers and farmers.

Recorded Live from the Hynds tent at Mystery Creek, REX goes on tour as we press some flesh with some REX regulars and some standout Kiwis at Fieldays after it's much-anticipated return.

Recorded live at the Hynds tent, Hynds Ambassador & Shearing Legend Sir David Fagan joins Rebecca and Hamish at Fieldays.

Property Brokers GM of rural and my fierce competition in the woolshed this summer - We’ve got Conrad Wilkshire with us at the tent for a yarn.

Joining us from Mystery Creek with the Rural Support Trust is ambassador Matt Chisolm. We’ve wrangled him in for a yarn, Matt you’ve done some fantastic work for mental health around New Zealand!

Joining us at Mystery Creek, National party deputy leader Nicola Willis and Ag Spokesperson Todd Muller…

Joining us now is Mervyn Harvey, from Herdwatch… An Irish company who have created the new APP Flock-Watch… and we are all about helping farmers farm better… so what difference will this new App, launched here at Fieldays, make?

From the 'States to Eureka to Mystery Creek - Julia Jones, NZX head of analytics joins the REX team live from Fieldays

Last night we had a great function with our mates at Findex. Head of Agribusiness for Findex and managing partner Waikato Hayden Dillon joins us now to give us a Snapshot of Government inflation.

Recorded Live from the Hynds tent at Mystery Creek, REX goes on tour as we press some flesh with some REX regulars and some standout Kiwis at Fieldays after it's much-anticipated return.

The Government has backtracked on on-farm sequestration after well, let’s call it a bit of a backlash. At the Fieldays the Prime Minister announced a plan to enable farms to claim credit for carbon sequestration under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). So we’ve dragged in Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard to give us a bit of a debrief.

Well-known King Country Shearer Mickey Macdonald joins REX from Mystery Creek for the REX Fieldays Special.

Mystery Creek local Chele Clarkin has an eye for fine things, her bespoke jewellery range covers everything from polo to rugby and farming. This is her second year exhibiting at the Fieldays.

Back in July, he won the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest. So what has beef farmer Tim Dangen been up to since then? Let's find out with Rebecca and Hamish as they chat to Tim, in the flesh, from Mystery Creek.

Recorded from the Hynds tent at Mystery Creek, the gang were joined by Candace Moir, the Rural Project and Marketing coordinator for Hynds.

Dom, Rebecca, and Rebecca have a chat about the time they've spent at Fieldays so far, highlighting the stalls they've been surprised by, along with a few Polititans pressing the Flesh at Mystery Creek as well.

On today's Fieldays special: Ben Speedy, ASBs Head of Rural joins Dom in the flesh, Fully automated Drone technology has hit the main pavilion at this year's Fieldays, Scott Spooner, the CEO/CTO at SPS Automation Limited joins Dom to run him through the groundbreaking tech. And have you ever had a scoop of Cauliflower Ice Cream? well after a Massey Student unearthed that Cauliflower is a worthy alternative for dairy solids. Prof Chris Anderson Farmed Landscape Research Centre at Massey University talks through the Ice Cream with Dom and reveals when it will be available to the hungry public...

Fully automated Drone technology has hit the main pavilion at this year's Fieldays, Scott Spooner, the CEO/CTO at SPS Automation Limited joins Dom to run him through the groundbreaking tech.

Have you ever had a scoop of Cauliflower Ice Cream? well after a Massey Student unearthed that Cauliflower is a worthy alternative for dairy solids. Prof Chris Anderson Farmed Landscape Research Centre at Massey University talks through the Ice Cream with Dom and reveals when it will be available to the hungry public...

From Mystery Creek for day 2 of Fieldays, Dom was joined by Minister for Racing & Labour MP for Wairarapa Kieran McAnulty. Dom ran into Dr Charlene Mathern from Worksafe NZ to talk about the difference in fatigue vs. tiredness.

Dom ran into Dr Charlene Mathern from Worksafe NZ on Day 2 of Fieldays to talk about the difference in fatigue vs. tiredness.

From Mystery Creek for day 2 of Fieldays, Dom was joined by Minister for Racing & Labour MP for Wairarapa Kieran McAnulty.

The Prime Minister addressed media at the Fieldays after two major announcements in regards to including sequestration in the Ag emissions plan and the brand new Climate Change Action Centre.

The Fieldays are kicking off this week making a much-anticipated return stumbled by COVID. It was held online in 2020 and in person in 2021, then postponed earlier this year from June to November. The three-day farming extravaganza at Mystery Creek usually brings in over 300 thousand people to Hamilton. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate and CEO of Fieldays Peter Nation join us to express her delight at the event's return. And on-site at a wet day one of Fieldays, Dom chats to Tom Ruddenklau, the incoming CEO of Power Farming NZ ahead of his return to the sector.

On-site at a wet day one of Fieldays, Dom chats to Tom Ruddenklau, the incoming CEO of Power Farming NZ ahead of his return to the sector.

The Fieldays are kicking off this week making a much-anticipated return stumbled by COVID. It was held online in 2020 and in person in 2021, then postponed earlier this year from June to November. The three-day farming extravaganza at Mystery Creek usually brings in over 300 thousand people to Hamilton. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate joins us now to express her delight at the event's return.

After a few Covid interruptions, the iconic event at Mystery Creek returns today - Fieldays. Dom spoke with the CEO of the NZ National Fieldays Society, Peter Nation to hear his thoughts on the events return.

KPMG has released Chapter 2 of its Agribusiness Agenda, based on conversations with industry leaders to drive growth and enhance resilience in the sector. Head of global AgriBusiness Ian Proudfoot joined REX Today to discuss.

On today's show, Dom dips his toes into Aquaculture with Rebecca Barclay, Project Lead of GreenWaveNZ. More than 600 students from Schools from Christchurch and Auckland have been introduced to the ag sector in the last two months by way of The Inspiring Food and Fibre Futures in Schools programme. To tell us more, Trevor McIntyre, the Manager of Special Projects for New Zealand Young Farmers joins Dom to tell him about the impact of the programme. And Robert Peacock, Farm Manager at Orari Gorge Station talks to Dom about the station's recent low-input prodigy test of sheep funded by Beef+Lamb NZ and MPI.

Robert Peacock, Farm Manager at Orari Gorge Station talks to Dom about the station's recent low-input prodigy test of sheep funded by Beef+Lamb NZ and MPI.

More than 600 students from Schools from Christchurch and Auckland have been introduced to the ag sector in the last two months by way of The Inspiring Food and Fibre Futures in Schools programme. To tell us more, Trevor McIntyre, the Manager of Special Projects for New Zealand Young Farmers joins Dom to tell him about the impact of the programme.

Dom dips his toes into Aquaculture with Rebecca Barclay, Project Lead of GreenWaveNZ.

Cola bean farming... To make... That's right... You guessed it... Cola. Karma Drinks is the winner of the Supreme Transforming Aotearoa New Zealand Award for 2022 at the Sustainable Business Awards. To tell us more, Chris Morrison joins Dom. And Alan Gibson has just published a book For The Love of the Country, celebrating farming in New Zealand, and those who dedicate their lives to feeding the nation - He talks to Dom about his new book.

Alan has just published a book For The Love of the Country, celebrating farming in New Zealand, and those who dedicate their lives to feeding the nation. This gorgeous collection of photographs, accompanied by extended captions and insightful interviews, is a visual celebration of the New Zealand farmer and the landscape in which they live and work. It tells the stories of the people who are the backbone of farming in this country, helping to bridge the gap in understanding between the urban population and those who produce their food.

Cola bean farming... To make... That's right... You guessed it... Cola. Karma Drinks is the winner of the Supreme Transforming Aotearoa New Zealand Award for 2022 at the Sustainable Business Awards. To tell us more, Chris Morrison joins Dom.

On today’s episode; We discuss Beef & Lamb’s ag emissions pricing submission, we hear from the new CEO of Growing Future Farmers, we talk about the crazy North Island weather, Bitch’s Box and whether should we be feeding New Zealanders first as opposed to exporting a majority of our produce?

Connecting with our mates and loved ones has never been more important as we move through some rather stressful times in the ag sector… Last month we ran a competition supporting just that and one entry really caught our attention, about an app called “Cappucino”... It’s a fun way to have a coffee with your mates online and share audio stories, life updates, and jokes with voice memo’s ‘called beans’… LeAnne Blakelock, who sent in the entry in, joins us now…