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On today's show: New research has confirmed the carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and lamb is amongst the lowest in the world, To find out more, Chief Insights Officer at Beef + Lamb, Julian Ashby joins Dom. After two years of absence, the Canterbury A&P Show has returned! To get a grasp of the return, and look into the "Clash of the Colleges", Tracy Ahern, Canterbury A&P Show GM joins Dom. And Shane Bird, Former NZ Farmer turned Lifecoach has his regular catchup on the programme.

Shane Bird, Former NZ Farmer turned Lifecoach has his regular catchup on the programme.

After two years of absence, the Canterbury A&P Show has returned! To get a grasp of the return, and look into the "Clash of the Colleges", Tracy Ahern, Canterbury A&P Show GM joins Dom.

New research has confirmed the carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and lamb is amongst the lowest in the world. The comprehensive study by AgResearch has found that a kilo of New Zealand sheepmeat has a carbon footprint of just under 15 kilograms (kgs) of CO2 equivalent emissions per kilo. To find out more, Chief Insights Officer at Beef + Lamb, Julian Ashby joins Dom.

On the show today, Richard Burke: Leaderbrand CEO and Patsy Bass & Angus Hay from Reefton Distilling Co.

On todays show: Jim Van de Poel - DairyNZ Chairman and Author of What Your Chickens Want You To Know, Dr Andrea Graves jouns Dom on REX Today.

Author of What Your Chickens Want You To Know, Dr Andrea Graves joins Dom on REX Today.

On today’s episode; We look at the storied history of NZ Wool Sheds with author and researcher Annette O’Sullivan… We get some great summer BBQ tips with Eat What You Kill founder Tim Kavermann… And we hear from new DairyNZ director and good friend of the show, Chris Lewis…

The sun’s starting to come out and the weather’s warming up, which means it’s also time to clean the barbie… The classic BBQ is a quintessential part of the kiwi summer and is great for our mental health... Hunting and gathering wild foods is also a fantastic way to look after our top two inches… So how can we combine the two? To help answer that we’re joined now by Eat What You Kill founder Tim Kavermann…

As some of the country’s earliest woolsheds are lost to changing land use and newer shearing sheds, one researcher is on a mission to document them forever… Dr. Annette O'Sullivan, from Massey University School of Design, is writing a book to record the impact the 180-year-old wool industry has had on New Zealand and celebrate its place in our farming and economic history…

Spring Sheep Milk Co. has announced its annual Farm Open Day will this year be held on Friday the 11th of November in Taranaki… Since the company’s last open day in 2020, the sheep dairy industry has seen significant growth, including the recent expansion into Taranaki and the announcement of the Scale Up programme… To tell us more, we’re joined now by Spring Sheep Chief Operating Officer Thomas Macdonald.

When the door slammed shut on New Zealand in March 2020 it also closed the gate on traditional stock auctions… It sent ripples through the livestock industry and ushered in an era of online livestock auctions… So, was it a flash in a pan, or the beginning of a new chapter? One man who’s well qualified to help answer this is the General Manager of NZ Farmers Livestock, Bill Sweeney… He joined us on REX.

time to catch up with the Managing Editor of NZ Dairy Exporter and Country Wide, to see what’s happening in the rural print media… Tony Leggett.

We’re heading to Pukeatua now to catch up with one of DairyNZ’s newest directors, Chris Lewis… He’s been elected to the DairyNZ board after spending 17 years at Federated Farmers, Chris Lewis

The first stop this morning was down in the Central Otago paradise of Wanaka… That’s where the Chair of Deer Industry NZ, among many other things, Mandy Bell from Criffel Station.

As some of the country’s earliest woolsheds are lost to changing land use and newer shearing sheds, researcher Annette O'Sullivan is on a mission to document them forever.

On this episode… We continue our exclusive and extensive coverage on the syndicate looking to purchase Mangaohane Station - today we talk to syndicate organiser Mike Barham… We discuss the state of the burgeoning sheep milk industry with Thomas Macdonald from Spring Sheep Milk… And we hear from the champion New Zealand axeman Jason Wynyard following his return to international competition…

We caught up with Mike Barham who has formed Forever Farming NZ in a bid to save the iconic Mangaohane Station from being planted into pine trees and is looking for investors to join the syndicate.

Time for this week’s View From the Top Paddock with the Chair of the Meat Industry Association and Apiculture NZ, Nathan Guy…

Beaming in from the Dunedin studios, Dom joins Hamish and Rebecca to discuss the last week of Rural affairs, including the Russia/Ukraine Grain Deal, and NZ Beef and lamb in LA!

As our listeners will know, at REX Rural Exchange this month we teamed up with Dairy Women’s Network and ASB to celebrate rural women, with a $5,000 travel voucher up for grabs… We highlighted the importance of connection and encouraged people to get together and celebrate each other - because after all, research says it’s important for our mental health, self-care, happiness and motivation… Firstly, we’d like to thank everyone who sent in an entry - there were some fantastic get togethers and we felt inspired to see them all! And without further ado, it’s time to announce the winner, judged by the lovely Bex and our friends at DWN and ASB… Drum roll please…. The winner of the REX rural women competition is… Angela Walker!!

REX catches up with Carter's Tyres Brand Ambassador Richard Loe as he tries to get maize in the ground while costs are through the roof.

Four farmers are hitting the handpieces this summer in a 24 shearing event to raise money for men’s mental health charity Hear 4 You, Rural Support Trust and Breast Cancer Society. We spoke to Shear4u organiser Dan Billing.

Alun Kilby - NZ Young Winemaker of 2022 and McKay on sport ahead of the RWC Semi final for the Blackferns.

On the show today, Jason Wynyard - Champion Woodchopper & Steve Cranston - Groundswell NZ

On today's show, we have Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch NZ for our regular catchup, The NZ Agriculture Show returns to Christchurch after a two-year hiatus. Tracy Ahern joins Dom to discuss its theme, its family-friendly approach to the event, and the overall anticipation of returning to the Garden City. As the cost of living and inflation rises, Kiwis are looking more and more to grow their own Vegetables at a lower cost - Lisa Lowe from Vegepod joins Dom to react to the increasing prices, and how Vegepod is here to help.

As the cost of living and inflation rises, Kiwis are looking more and more to grow their own Vegetables at a lower cost - Lisa Lowe from Vegepod joins Dom to react to the increasing prices, and how Vegepod is here to help.

The NZ Agriculture Show returns to Christchurch after a two-year hiatus. Tracy Ahern joins Dom to discuss its theme, its family-friendly approach to the event, and the overall anticipation of returning to the Garden City.

Time now for our weekly look ahead to the weather - and we do that with WeatherWatch NZ's Phil Duncan.

On today's show, Gordon McPhail from Gisborne’s LeaderBrand is just one of the Kiwi battlers featuring in the new collectable Countdown Bricks - He joins Dom to discuss his working partnership with the supermarket chain, and about a year ago, Hedley Edwards was injured in a freak accident after the father of three had a tree branch fall on his car. Now as we near a year on from his accident, Hedley has some celebrating to do after handing over a very unique tractor he sold just before his injury.

About a year ago, Hedley Edwards was injured in a freak accident after the father of three had a tree branch fall on his car. Now as we near a year on from his accident, Hedley has some celebrating to do after handing over a very unique tractor he sold just before his injury.

Gordon McPhail from Gisborne’s LeaderBrand is just one of the Kiwi battlers featuring in the new collectable Bricks. A family-owned business, LeaderBrand has been supplying Countdown for more than 30 years with spinach, lettuce, broccoli, corn, pumpkins, bagged salads and lots more. He’s a pretty straight-up bloke and reckons he’s going to get a lot of stick from his mates over the Bricks. He has an opinion on regen farming too, despite the critics.

On today’s episode; We continue to put the focus on Mangaohane Station with Rangitikei Mayor Andy Watson… We talk farmer behaviour and risks on-farm with Primary People founder Lynsey Stratford… And we find out if goats could potentially become a profitable part of your farming business…

Farmers care about people and each other, yet their workplaces kill or injure too many people. Nuffield rural leader Lynsey Stratford joined the show to talk about how the way farmers think about health and safety is a main cause of harm.

Sophie Stanley is a seasoned start-up tech leader and entrepreneur and has been leading the way in the NZ agri tech industry for years, so we thought it was high time to get her on the show and pick her brains.

A friend of REX, and the chairman of Green Fern Industries joins Hamish and Rebecca and provides an update for the NZX-listed, Taranaki-based business.

Most people view goats as pests… but they could actually become a profitable part of your farming business… And hill country farmers are being urged not to ignore the goat meat, milk and fibre international market opportunities… Goat farming expert and Caprinex Managing Director Garrick Batten joins us on REX to tell us more.

Well, seeing as REX is coming out of the mighty Manawatu, we thought we'd make the most of it and chat with some of the locals - Gary Nesdale is the Manawatu Rugby President.