Our UK farming correspondent comments on the bluetongue outbreak in East Anglia and Norfolk, why Sir Brian May is going in to bat for the Badgers in the battle against TB, how an arable farm is selling soil carbon credits to a Formula One team to offset their emissions, and how the autumn harvest is going.

Our UK farming correspondent comments on the bluetongue outbreak in East Anglia and Norfolk, why Sir Brian May is going in to bat for the Badgers in the battle against TB, how an arable farm is selling soil carbon credits to a Formula One team to offset their emissions, and how the autumn harvest is going.

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

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The Country 03/09/24: Farmer Tom Martin talks to Jamie Mackay

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Farmer Tom Martin, Dave Courtney, and John McOviney.

Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Farmer Tom Martin, Dave Courtney, and John McOviney.

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Surprise! Surprise! The Acting PM doesn't want to lift the age of eligibility for National Super to 67, nor does he want a Capital Gains Tax. But he does want to improve the nation's productivity and GDP by improving our roading infrastructure. 

Surprise! Surprise! The Acting PM doesn't want to lift the age of eligibility for National Super to 67, nor does he want a Capital Gains Tax. But he does want to improve the nation's productivity and GDP by improving our roading infrastructure.

The Country 03/09/24: Winston Peters talks to Jamie Mackay

Today we find Silver Fern Farms' Chief Customer Officer in Shanghai waiting to get on a bullet train to Beijing.  We discuss the state of the Chinese economy, the red meat market, and why the MIA is taking over the Taste Pure Nature marketing programme, originally set up by BLNZ . 

Today we find Silver Fern Farms' Chief Customer Officer in Shanghai waiting to get on a bullet train to Beijing.  We discuss the state of the Chinese economy, the red meat market, and why the MIA is taking over the Taste Pure Nature marketing programme, originally set up by BLNZ .

The Country 03/09/24: Farmer Tom Martin talks to Jamie Mackay

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