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In today's episode, we talk about the recent Lamb theft in North Canterbury and wider stock rustling with Richard McIntyre, and is it time to drop the meal kits and make cooking simple again? Kiwi cookbook author Linda Duncan gives us some tips on why we should have more "trail and error" in the kitchen.

Kiwi accountant turned bestselling cookbook author Linda Duncan joined Dom George on REX Today to talk about the growing amount of food waste, Kiwis evolving relationship with food, and why she thinks we should drop the meal-kits, and get back in the kitchen for some "trial and error".

After the recent Lamb theft in North Canterbury, Dom George caught up Federated Farmers board member and rural policing spokesperson Richard McIntyre for an insight on stock rustling and how to prevent futher thefts.

On today's episode, Dom caught up with Prof Danny Donaghy from Massey University to look ahead to the most comprehensive pastural farming study in NZ history, and Dom welcomes in NZ Young Viticulturist of the Year Tarin Mason after his big win.

Dom George caught up with 2022 NZ Young Viticulturist of the Year Tahryn Mason after last weeks big win.

The newly announced, most comprehensive study into pastural farming ever undertaken in NZ was announced by Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor last week. To fnd out more Dom caught up with Prof Danny Donaghy from Massey University who is leading the reseatch.

A rural King Country builder and sheep farmer persuades his clients to use wool as much as possible during their builds and renos, so we caught up with him to discuss what he wants to see to make using wool easier.

There's a lot going on in the AgriTech sector right now, including Gallagher getting set to release its new virtual fencing system for beef farmers. We talked what's been happening in Hamilton with Lisbeth Jacobs, Global GM for Animal Management at Gallagher.

WeatherWatch is at war with Government funded forecasters MetService and NIWA. Founder Philip Duncan told REX the system is broken and accused them of blocking data that taxpayers have already paid for.

ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron graced REX with his presence for the regular "Yes Minister" segment, to discuss the world in politics.

On today’s episode; we catch up with ACT’s Ag spokesperson Mark Cameron… We look at the weather wars playing out in the NZ weather forecasting space with Phil Duncan from Weather Watch… And we put the spotlight on agritech with Lisbeth Jacobs from Gallagher…

Dom caught up with Sustainable Tarras about Christchurch Airports' plan to build a new airport in Central Otago - is it Greenwashing or Climate Positive?

As some countries face tougher effluent spreading controls, one Canterbury Irishman may have the answer. Central Injection Agri specialises in redistributing slurry in an environmentally friendly way. Owner Tom O’Keefe told us all about it.

Let's have a look into Local Body Elections, and to talk more about their recent drop in voter turnout, Dom caught up with Otago Federated Farmers President Mark Patterson.

RabobankNZ is trying to cut through the climate change noise and help farmers and growers understand the opportunities within the challenges. CEO Todd Charteris joined REX to discuss some key actions to help guide our food and fibre industry forward.

We’re all about helping farmers farm better here on REX - and one of the best ways to do that is through podcasts, featuring experts from the agri sector. This week we put the spotlight on NextGen Agri and their podcast 'The Head Shepherd'.

Robyn Mare won the 2022 West Coast Top of the South Dairy Manager of the Year title earlier this year. REX spoke to her about her recent move to the Waikato and how her first season contract milking was going.

We check out what's happening in the world of rural real estate, and talk the changing rural land use across the country with Property Brokers General Manager of Rural.

Dominic George hosted REX alone this weekend while co-host Hamish McKay relaxed in Hawaii. So Dom just had to interrupt his sunbathing, all-you-can eat buffets and check in with him to discuss food and produce from 'where you'd rather be'.

On this episode… cow’s milk vs plant-based alternatives; we look at a new study comparing the two… we look at the challenges and opportunities for the NZ ag sector with Rabobank NZ CEO Todd Charteris… And we get the View From the Top Paddock with World Farmers’ Organisation Vice President Katie Milne…

On the show today, we talk Tomatoes and the rising costs surrounding them with Barry O'Neil from Tomatoes NZ, Fonterra and the Rural Support Trusts' new partnership, and we look ahead to the Carters Tyres South Island Endurance series.

Given that Hamish McKay is sunning himself in Hawaii, we still needed some sports chat on a Friday! So to do so we caught up with Gary Carter from Carters Tyre Service and look ahead to the Carters Tyres South Island Endurance series.

With Fonterra and the Rural Support Trust partnering up to provide resilience and wellbeing services to farmers, Neil Bateup, Chair of the National Council of the Rural Support Trust, caught up with Dom to tell us more.

Tomatoes New Zealand hopes that feedback from growers about the issues they're facing will show both consumers and the Government how hard it has become to grow the fruit. To tell us more, Barry O'Neil, the Chair of Tomatoes NZ, caught up with Dom George to tell us more.

On todays show, we talk to Riddet Institutes Warren McNabb about their research into new plant based milk alternatives, Groundswell NZ's Bryce McKenzie on today's Harbour Bridge protests, and Apiculture CEO Karin Kos as we move into Bee-Awareness month.

Dom George caught up with Warren McNabb to discuss new research into Plant-Based Milk substitutes for Cows Milk on Tursdays edition of REX Today.

Bee Keepers are calling on Bee-Lovers to learn more about bees and what actions they can take to support the health and resiliance of Bee populations across Aotearoa. To find out more, Dom George caught up with Karin Kos, the CEO of Apiculture NZ.

Groundswell kicked off their "Say No" noncompliance campaign with a protest across Auckland's Harbour Bridge today, to find out more Dom George caught up with Bryce McKenzie to find out what the campaigns all about.

In today's episode, we talk about Local Body elections with Otago Federated Farmers President Mark Patterson, former farmer turned life coach Shane Bird, and we catch up with Donna Kennedy from Riding for the Disabled to mark their 60th birthday.

We talk 'Weather wars' with Phil Duncan on today's show, and we chat to Veronica Shale ahead of the Aotearoa Zero Food waste challenge.

On today's show, we chat with Sustainable Tarras about Christchurch Airports' plan to build a new airport in Central Otago - is it Greenwashing or Climate Positive? and Dom catches up with Ashley O' Connell from the newest young famers club in the country down in Te Anau All thanks to the team at Netspeed - They provide fast, reliable locally supported home phone and broadband packages available throughout New Zealand in rural and city areas, mobile homes, caravans, baches, and almost anywhere else you can think of!

On today’s episode; we catch up with NZ First Leader Winston Peters… We profile successful dairy enterprise Mosa Farming in Southland… And we take a look at a new podcast series covering everything from grazing to governance… And You can also listen to Rural Exchange on TodayFM Saturdays & Sundays 6 - 8am.

This month farmers have the opportunity to access the knowledge of some of the industry’s leading thinkers, in a new podcast series covering everything from grazing to governance… “The Tune Up” is produced by farm reporting software company, Trev… And we we’re joined by Treve CEO Scott Townshend to tell us a bit more on the Sunday edition of REX.

Annalize and Stefan Du Plessis came to Aotearoa from South Africa in 2001 with two thousand dollars to their name… They’re now successful, award winning dairy farmers and share milkers in Dipton, Southland, running two farms under their business Mosa Farming Ltd… Annalize joined us on the Sunday edition of REX to tell us more…

This week for Yes Minister we’ve managed to rein in the one and only Winston Peters… The NZ First leader joins us now for his debut on REX!

Manawatu farmer and author Tim Saunders has followed his first book, This Farming Life, with a new publication; Under A Big Sky… Dom caught up with him this week, right in the middle of lambing, to talk farming and writing…

This week’s spotlight on the Agritech sector, in association with AgriTechNZ, is focussing on Snap Information Technologies… They deal in a high definition image capturing, processing, transmission and analytics system… To tell us more, we we’re joined now by CEO Chris Rodley on tg=he Sunday edition of REX…

We took a look at what’s making headlines in the rural print media - Managing Editor of NZ Dairy Exporter and Country Wide Tony Leggett joined us on the Sunday edition of REX.

On this episode… we asses the damage for the top of the South Island following the recent deluge… We look ahead to the upcoming whitebait season which kicks off in a few days - we give you the lowdown on the new rule changes… And we talk to someone who works for one the world’s largest food growing businesses…

Agri Academy is changing the game when it comes to training people in the sector - you don’t even have to step foot into a classroom… Alister Shennan joined us on the Saturday edition or REX to tell us more.

For this week’s View From the Top Paddock, we bid a very warm REX welcome to Nathan Guy, a man whose hat stand is filling up fast, as he wears quite a few different ones these days...

A Northland plant nursery has left scientists scratching their heads, wondering how on earth their seedlings are growing so well… The Akerama Marae Nursery is cropping Totara seedlings out in weeks, instead of months, and support manager Thelma Horne reckons it all comes down to a bit of TLC, waiata and korero… She joined us on the Sunday edition of REX to tell us more.

A representative of one of the world’s largest food growing businesses, Western Growers, has been touring New Zealand orchards, farms and hortical operations this week… Vice President of Innovation at Western Growers, Walt Duflock, is over here as a guest of Callaghan Innovation, and keynote speaker at the apple and pears conference… He joined us on the Saturday edition of REX.

Well, the Whitebait season is upon us - it kicks off this week on the first of September… But this year there are a few changes, and to tell us all about them, we were joined by our resident whitebait expert, Richard Davidson from Davo’s Hunting & Fishing on the Saturday edition of REX.

We hear a lot about environmental sustainability in the agricultural sector, along with climate change and extreme weather events… But what does environmental sustainability actually look like on-farm?... To talk more about it, we we're joined now by Todd Halliday, who, together with his wife Renee, milk 520 cows at Reporoa.

Dom George and Hamish Mckay look back at the week that was, and look ahead to the All Blacks taking on the 'Argies under the floodlights in Christchurch..

Flood waters are beginning to recede on Tasman and Marlborough farms, giving farmers an idea of the amount of damage to their properties... Some farms were left completely underwater and cut off after torrential rain late last week… The Rai Valley in Marlborough was particularly hard hit when over 1 metre of rain fell in just four days... And that's where we head now; Dom caught up with Rai Valley farmer Justin Morrison to see how the locals are holding up…

Hosted by agricultural journalist Dominic George, REX Today focuses inside and outside the farm gate, featuring rural news, detailed weather reports and sport while covering hot on-farm topics as well as some off-farm too.