The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson's GM for Wool, Rachel Shearer, about the state of the market.

The Country's Rowena Duncum talks to PGG Wrightson's GM for Wool, Rachel Shearer, about the state of the market.

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: September Wool Report with PGG Wrightson's Rachel Shearer

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/bcd0d436-5938-478b-9a50-b1f80018b68e/transcript

The author of Woolsheds - The Historic Shearing Sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand reflects on “the story of the rise and rise and then regrettable fall of a once great industry - one that kept a small, far away colony with limited resources from insolvency and which, at its peak, made many families who ran stations fabulously wealthy”. [Wool 1860 - 90% of export income, 1920 - 26%, 2023 - 1.4%]

The author of Woolsheds - The Historic Shearing Sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand reflects on “the story of the rise and rise and then regrettable fall of a once great industry - one that kept a small, far away colony with limited resources from insolvency and which, at its peak, made many families who ran stations fabulously wealthy”. [Wool 1860 - 90% of export income, 1920 - 26%, 2023 - 1.4%]

The Country 06/11/24: Annette O'Sullivan talks to Jamie Mackay

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/8e2c8016-4112-4298-9ed5-b2200001a7cb/transcript

Jamie Mackay talks to Raymond Bowan, Todd Muller, Jason Herrick, Greg Menzies, Greg Millar, Farmer Tom Martin, and Rick Ladd.

Jamie Mackay talks to Raymond Bowan, Todd Muller, Jason Herrick, Greg Menzies, Greg Millar, Farmer Tom Martin, and Rick Ladd.

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/d552ea0f-9f96-4e12-b441-b21f00191660/transcript

This spud farmer in Winchester, South Canterbury, is also the founder of Heartland Chips. He talks about how he went from growing potatoes for others to make potato chips, to making his own. He also celebrates his collaboration with The Country, “The Farmers Cut”.

This spud farmer in Winchester, South Canterbury, is also the founder of Heartland Chips. He talks about how he went from growing potatoes for others to make potato chips, to making his own. He also celebrates his collaboration with The Country, “The Farmers Cut”.

The Country 05/11/24: Raymond Bowan talks to Jamie Mackay

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/3f469418-860b-45e4-86e4-b21f00185035/transcript

The Country: September Wool Report with PGG Wrightson's Rachel Shearer

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