Podcasts about fieldays

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Game Animal Council Chair Grant Dodson about the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation's submission to have the herd formally designated as a Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) in Fiordland National Park, why it's important for both conservation efforts and economic growth and why Forest & Bird are criticising the move... He talks with NZ National Fieldays Chair Jenni Vernon about her extraordinary and groundbreaking career in agriculture, including becoming the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship, her many and varied governance roles and preparations for this year's Fieldays at Mystery Creek (June 11-14)... He talks with Woolchemy co-founder and CEO Derelee Potroz-Smith about its recent win at the IDEA® 2025 event in Miami, the opportunities it presents for the company in the US$125b industry and how they developed the world’s first hygiene-grade wool capable of replacing petroleum-based plastics in disposable hygiene products... And he catches up with Netspeed Managing Director Stan Rivett about its Moving Day special offer, a recent study by the Commerce Commission which found about half of consumers trying to change mobile phone or broadband providers ran into difficulty switching and how Netspeed is bucking the trend. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with NZ National Fieldays Chair Jenni Vernon about her extraordinary and groundbreaking career in agriculture, including becoming the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship, her many and varied governance roles and preparations for this year's Fieldays at Mystery Creek (June 11-14). Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman on Paris, methane, carbon farming, and Fieldays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The President of Fieldays was the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship and to chair the Waikato Regional Council and NZ National Fieldays Trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new chief executive of Fieldays has embraced the ultimate “mullet strategy” – business in the front, party in the back – to bring together innovation, education and globalisation to this year’s event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dom talks with new NZ National Fieldays Society CEO Richard Lindroos about what attracted him to he job, his extensive career in sports event management and what he's hoping to achieve in his new role. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with new NZ National Fieldays Society CEO Richard Lindroos about what attracted him to he job, his extensive career in sports event management and what he's hoping to achieve in his new role... He talks with Pamu CEO Mark Leslie about today's tree planting and plaque unveiling for the late Dr Warren Parker, former Pāmu Farms of New Zealand chairman, the inaugural Dr Warren Parker and Pāmu Agricultural Scholarship at Massey University and Dr Parker's legacy and contribution to NZ agriculture... And he talks with Lincoln Young Farmers Club Chair Amelia Ridgen about being the largest club in the country, its upcoming trips and events and her pending study in the Netherlands. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Thousands are expected in Feilding for the central Fieldays.

The Country's former executive producer was in Mystery Creek last night at a function to farewell Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation after nearly 30 years of involvement with the iconic event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After nearly 30 years of involvement, the chief executive is stepping down from the helm of the New Zealand National Fieldays Society - the owner and operator of the 114 hectares of Mystery Creek Events Centre and the Fieldays event. He finishes up on December 20 this year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chief Executive of Fieldays wraps the 2024 event and his recent trip to the UK with the Royal Agricultural Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fieldays is the biggest agricultural get-together in New Zealand. Nate Donnay talks with Matt Manning who attended this year to launch a new financial tool aimed at New Zealand dairy farmers.

We missed the chief executive of Fonterra at Fieldays but we get him today!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We missed him at Fieldays, and yesterday, but we always get our man, and today it's National Fundraising Manager for the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the Minister of Agriculture and Trade live on the ground in Tokyo (when he eventually got there!) to talk about trade with Japan and last week's raft of announcements from the Government at Fieldays around the rural banking enquiry, HWEM and the ETS.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Farmer/Politician Panel talks planes, Fieldays and dress sense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Director and Chief Researcher of FleeceGrow - winner of the Innovations Award at Fieldays - a company using wool to help grow plants!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's poddy, join us as we record the Outro live from the Good George Bar & Eatery at Fieldays. Check out how it all went on our Insta @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enjoy some bonus Big Show bits from throughout the week as Mogey updates us on his lasered bolos, we discover a new potential Hauraki chairman, and talk turkey on all the gadgets at Fieldays. Check out more from us on Insta @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandt's senior vice president for Australia and New Zealand reflects on a successful Fieldays, with loads of visitors to the award-winning site.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's agriculture spokeswoman reveals she has been dubbed “The Princess of the Provinces” by Federated Farmers and has decided to own the title. She talks about her conversations with farmers at Fieldays and her constructive discussions with Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's leader has revealed the previous Government had a major relationship breakdown with the agriculture sector at the end of its term in Government.   Speaking to the Country from Fieldays, Chris Hipkins said he was at the event to listen to the concerns of farmers.  Senior Political Correspondent, Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan farmers are the economic backbone of this country.  Soper said “Farming exports way and above outweigh anything else in this country, so let's look after them.”  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Fieldays gives his impressions on how the big event is going so far, including a review of the impressive goings on at the Innovation Hub.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Labour leader says this year's Fieldays is an opportunity to spend time listening to farmers, instead of being “whisked around” doing “Prime Ministerial things”. He said it was also a time to amend the “strained relationships” between the agricultural sector and his previous government. Plus, he talks about the Coalition Government's decision to exclude agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme and the scrapping of He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This brother and sister duo are also the 2023 and 2022 Young Farmers of the Year. “The Dangen Zone” meets Jamie Mackay face-to-face for the first time at Fieldays.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Central Otago zero-carbon cherry grower is at Fieldays with his electric tractor, which he says is the perfect tool for what he needs, and is keen for others to find out whether it would work for them too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The president of Federated Farmers says he's cautiously welcoming the government's announcement of an independent inquiry into rural banking but still has a few questions about how “rural” it will be. He also talks about the Rural Advocacy Hub at Fieldays.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The co-founders of Groundswell join The Country at Fieldays to talk about how they got the farming advocacy group up and running, along with what they think about the rural banking inquiry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.    The Warriors: 8/10  Three on the bounce and looking better by the week. Melbourne at home this week. Come on! This is our year!    Farmers and the ETS: 8/10  Good, old fashion common sense.    Oil and gas: 7/10  Some more good, old fashioned common sense. Yes, we want to help the climate, but there's no point if the lights don't work.    Banks: 6/10  This is fertile ground and maybe the pollies go where the Commerce Commission won't, or hasn't. As it stands in the PR battle, I'm not sure the banks are currently on the right side of this.    Fieldays: 8/10  A reminder of what makes this country tick.    Tourism: 4/10  Someone high up needs to wake up to this. 73% of where we were five years ago is a straight up and down failure and we need to ask why.    120kmh: 7/10  The Government wants to hear from us on increasing the speed limit. I say yyyyeeeeaaaah baby!    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party leader joins The Country at Fieldays to announce a review of how new farming and horticulture products are approved. He then says he and Winston Peters are “getting on like a house on fire” and comments on MPI's latest Situation Outlook for Primary Industries report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmstrong's project manager says he's having great conversations with farmers at Fieldays, helping them deal with the challenges that come with the job. He also talks about the five ways to wellbeing and how he's heading to Scotland to help launch Farmstrong over there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Open Country Dairy celebrates 20 years in the business with cheese, wine and gin at his Fieldays site. He also comments on how Open Country Dairy's products, and their forecast opening price, compare with Fonterra's.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandt's field operation manager says a huge team effort to put together the site at this year's Fieldays has paid off - Brandt won the best outdoor site over 400m2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 The Finance Minister talks about interest rates, inflation and the inquiry into banks. She also comments on Budget 2024 and how she's getting a positive reception at Fieldays.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACC Head G Lane joins Manaia Stewart to recap their trip to the Fieldays (0:00) and discuss who the real victims are in Rory McIlroy's failed divorce (1:44) and what Carter Gordon's rugby league defection means for union (7:37). Then the fellas unleash a new segment looking back at the last time these Super Rugby teams faced each other in the Semi-Finals - Throwback Thursday (13:15). Finally, they get to your feedback on 'Yours Please' (22:50).Brought to you by Export Ultra - The Beer For Here!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of Fonterra's chief executive Miles Hurrell, The Country's previous executive producer steps up to give her impressions of the sights and sounds at Fieldays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consultancy firm KPMG released its report "Today's potential, tomorrow's possibilities" at Fieldays today. We catch up with its author, and KPMG global head of agribusiness, Ian Proudfoot, to find out what it's all about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister and chief executive of Fieldays kick off the show. Luxon comments on removing agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme, disbanding He Waka Eke Noa, and a call for an enquiry into rural banking. Nation says the “vibe" at Fielday is "pretty good” despite a few traffic issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crowds donning gumboots, swandries and even some camo gear are heading to Mystery Creek Wednesday morning for the iconic Fieldays event in Waikato. Rural journalist Monique Steele spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Emma Higgins and Jen Corkran chat about the highlights from the recent New Zealand agribusiness monthly, including some news and insights on beef, sheepmeat, and dairy commodities. On top of this, they discuss the national Fieldays event in New Zealand beginning on 12 June and the weather.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 12th of June, we talked to the farmers about the Government's choice to take agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme.  Bring on Fieldays 2024! Such a good event, so we needed to get down there for a talk about how it's going to go over the next three days.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell looked at the missing man and his kids, the investigation into the Te Kuiti baby death, and the housing supplement funds for MPs.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a fine start for the first day of Fieldays 2024 at Hamilton's Mystery Creek.  The agricultural event is the biggest in Australasia and more than 100,000 people are expected over the four days.   MetService is predicting fine weather for the event for the next two days, with possible showers on Friday and Saturday.  Fieldays CEO Peter Nation told Mike Hosking that this is one of the biggest international contingents he's seen.  He said that the exhibitors have really fronted up again this year, as they're only 1% empty.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today: How can we avoid getting absolutely trounced when we fill up our car, and what Kiwi company Waitomo are doing to stop the chokehold that big offshore fuel companies are having on us? Waitomo CEO Simon Parham joins us. The light at the end of a tragic tunnel for the construction industry's battle with mental health - Site manager Alan Farragher has helped create a hi-viz kit that will raise money for mental health charities and start the conversation on the worksite. Fieldays and are have the farmers received the world's biggest get out of jail free card from the coalition government? Dominic George from Rural Exchange dials in from Mystery Creek. Enjoy folks - We are live again tomorrow from 7.30am on YouTube, Twitch, and Tik Tok. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sets the scene from Fieldays on the eve of tomorrow's opening!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's Trade Spokesperson comments government's decision to keep agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and the official disestablishment of the He Waka Eke Noa Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership.  We also reflect on David Shearer, Fieldays, Shane Jones and the pros and cons of an FTA with India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's some good news for farmers on the eve of Fieldays - they will not have to pay for their emissions.The Government's announced it's taking agriculture back out of the ETS, which is where it's always been until the last Labour Government put it in there.And outside is where it should always be, because the idea of putting a climate tax on farmers who provide the food we need to survive is crazy. The idea is so crazy that, as far as I can tell, no other country in the world has done it.Now, Labour's threat to farmers was - you're in the ETS unless you find another way to pay for your emissions. So there will likely be an expectation that farmers will still have to find that other way. And frankly, I hope they don't have to. I hope we just give up on this, because making farmers pay to grow the food we need to survive is absolutely nuts. I'm not having an argument about whether climate change is real or not, because of course it's real. And I'm also not having an argument about whether we should make an effort to reduce emissions. If we can, of course we should, within reason. But I am prepared to argue about how far you take that idea. I think that idea was taken too far. When Labour put farmers in the ETS, it had gone too far - because the natural end point of that was that it would add another cost to farming that would cause our farmers to farm fewer animals. That would therefore produce less meat and milk, therefore feeding fewer humans and making our country poorer by selling less to the world. When you get to that endpoint - that's crazy. For a moment there, we got absolutely carried away with the conviction that climate change was the most important thing we were dealing with. Let's get this straight, it is not. It doesn't trump everything else that we are doing. I would argue feeding children is more important, educating children is more important and heating up homes in the winter is more important.Thank goodness for this announcement, because it is absolutely correcting our priorities. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a big week for the rural community, as crowds flock to Waikato for Fieldays 2024. From June 12 to 15, people will gather at Mystery Creek for the 56th running of the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. The Country host is predicting a 'subdued' mood from attendees ahead of this year's event. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today: Our young men have a porn problem, and it's leading to serious, horrific crimes. Ruth Money, victims advocate, joins us to talk the hard truths about what is going on in our society. It is chilling. And we need our dads to step up. Face it. Jo Robertson joins us to provide a solution to our porn problem. How does it effect our young men? How do we step up as parents in this space? How early do we talk to our kids about sex? Brad Olsen live from Fieldays on the economic reality for farmers. Enjoy folks - We are live again tomorrow from 7.30am on YouTube, Twitch, and Tik Tok. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday's resident weather expert has a Fieldays forecast and some hope for rain for the dry regions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The managing director of John Deere for Aus/NZ previews what's in store for the green tractors at Fieldays this week and takes a look at the state of global agriculture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.