On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Jeff Grant from Thriving Southland about the province experiencing its wettest winter since 1980, the resurrection of the Falls Dam Project on the Manuherikia River in Central Otago and his thoughts on the performance of Alliance Group one year on from selling a majority stake to Irish processor Dawn Meats... He talks with Kelly Walsh, Headwaters Canterbury and North Otago Territory Manager, about seeking South Island farmers with finishing and grazing capacity to feed into its premium Lumina Lamb programme, the specifications needed and remuneration options... And he talks with Angus Simms, co-founder of Wonky Box, about the challenge of matching seasonal supply of imperfect fruit and vegetables with demand, the role alternative routes to market can play in getting more NZ-grown produce onto Kiwi tables and the introduction a one-off seasonal rescue campaign with a cooperative group of smaller cherry growers.
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Solving summer supply chain waste; cherries arrive at Wonky Box - Angus Simms
08:54

From chicory to cash; S. Island farmers needed for Lumina finishing- Kelly Walsh
07:37

Soaking Southland, Falls Dam & Alliance performance - Jeff Grant
26:19