This episode features Libby Price, Australian Rural Correspondent discussing the Australian Budget and what it means for farmers, inflation, trade and the wider rural economy.
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Council reform: What happens to regional New Zealand? // Kate Taylor, Central Hawke’s Bay district councillor and rural journalist
16:00

Wrapping this week's Waikato Pasture Summit event // Robbie Ferris, Pasture Summit Chairperson and Director, GM of Piriaka Farms
13:10

Entrants to Fieldays 2026 Innovation Awards revealed // Steve Chappell, Programme Manager, New Zealand National Fieldays Society
12:40