CountryWide Connect – Show Summary

(Working backwards from 1pm to 11am)

We finish at 12:48 with Tony Trewinnard, BlueSkies Weather, as the season turns — heavy rain this week, then a cold snap and first real frost window mid-May, with dry risk building in eastern regions.

At 12:33, Colin Glass, Outgoing Chief Executive – Dairy Holdings, on a career at scale in dairy, the big shifts he’s seen, and where the sector — and Fonterra — are heading.

At 12:18, Alan Thomson, Chief Executive – Beef + Lamb New Zealand, lays out exactly what sheep and beef farmers want from the next government — fewer rules, lower costs, and certainty.

At 12:05, Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety, on the “Open Seat Rule” — fixing rural school transport inefficiency.

At 12:00 it’s Rural News with Farmlands.

At 11:48, Jon Pemberton, Nuffield Scholar and Environment Southland Councillor, challenges the clean green narrative — arguing the problem isn’t farmers, it’s the system.

At 11:33, Corina Jordan, Chief Executive – Fish and Game New Zealand, on freshwater, access, and the growing clash between environment and production.

At 11:18, Campbell Parker, Chief Executive – DairyNZ, on Foot and Mouth readiness — and new evidence showing good farming practices are delivering real water quality gains.

And we kick off at 11:05 with James Meager, Minister for the South Island and Minister of Hunting and Fishing, on opening weekend and the pressure points around access and environment.

CountryWide Connect &ndash; Show Summary
(Working backwards from 1pm to 11am)
We finish at 12:48 with Tony Trewinnard, BlueSkies Weather, as the season turns &mdash; heavy rain this week, then a cold snap and first real frost window mid-May, with dry risk building in eastern regions.
At 12:33, Colin Glass, Outgoing Chief Executive &ndash; Dairy Holdings, on a career at scale in dairy, the big shifts he&rsquo;s seen, and where the sector &mdash; and Fonterra &mdash; are heading.
At 12:18, Alan Thomson, Chief Executive &ndash; Beef + Lamb New Zealand, lays out exactly what sheep and beef farmers want from the next government &mdash; fewer rules, lower costs, and certainty.
At 12:05, Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety, on the &ldquo;Open Seat Rule&rdquo; &mdash; fixing rural school transport inefficiency.
At 12:00 it&rsquo;s Rural News with Farmlands.
At 11:48, Jon Pemberton, Nuffield Scholar and Environment Southland Councillor, challenges the clean green narrative &mdash; arguing the problem isn&rsquo;t farmers, it&rsquo;s the system.
At 11:33, Corina Jordan, Chief Executive &ndash; Fish and Game New Zealand, on freshwater, access, and the growing clash between environment and production.
At 11:18, Campbell Parker, Chief Executive &ndash; DairyNZ, on Foot and Mouth readiness &mdash; and new evidence showing good farming practices are delivering real water quality gains.
And we kick off at 11:05 with James Meager, Minister for the South Island and Minister of Hunting and Fishing, on opening weekend and the pressure points around access and environment.

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.


The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).


Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!

For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am &ndash; 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.
 The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah&rsquo;s Country &amp; Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).
 Over two hours, Sarah &amp; Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!
For more information &amp; to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz