Farmers Weekly Podcast
The Farmers Weekly Podcast is a New Zealand-based rural news podcast covering agriculture, farming, agribusiness and food and fibre. Hosted by managing editor Bryan Gibson, it keeps it real each week with news highlights, expert guests, AgriHQ market insights and discussions on the farming advocacy shaping NZ’s primary sector.Follow the Farmers Weekly Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Send us your feedback or get in touch at farmers.weekly@agrihq.co.nz
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Full Show | August 7
(00:00:00) Full Show | August 7<br /> (00:02:19) Solar farms and tallow: Two rural trends to watch<br /> (00:09:33) Lamb markets signal a slight correction<br /> (00:18:43) How local government reform could weaken biosecurity<br /> (00:30:27) Regulations strangling pest management<br /> <br /> This week we examine the issues shaping rural New Zealand. Hawke’s Bay Council’s Sophie Siers discusses biosecurity reform, AgriHQ’s Mel Croad explains the lamb market outlook, Neal Wallace looks at solar farm expansion and rising demand for tallow, and Federated Farmers' Brent Mountford outlines why pest control regulations are becoming a growing concern for volunteers.
Feature | How local government reform could weaken biosecurity
<br />A new report warns that proposed structural changes to local government could undermine New Zealand's biosecurity programmes. Commissioned by the country's 16 regional and unitary councils, it examines the risks of reducing or pausing these programmes. Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair Sophie Siers joins the show to unpack the findings and their implications.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
News Wrap | Solar farms and tallow: Two rural trends to watch
Senior reporter Neal Wallace has been looking at the spate of solar farms being built or planned, and finds some people are worried they will displace good, productive land. He’s also been investigating the rise in popularity of tallow, which is being used in everything from skincare products to cooking to fuel.
AgriHQ Insight | Lamb markets signal a slight correction
AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad says farmgate returns for lamb have been held high by a procurement battle, but there’s been a bit softening in key export markets and we should expect prices to ease a little in the coming months.
Feds Focus | Regulations strangling pest management
Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty president Brent Mountford says regulations are putting volunteers off doing pest management, as the cost of certification for managing pest management tools like Feratox become prohibitive.
Full Show | July 31
(00:00:00) Full Show | July 31<br /> (00:02:10) What climate policies are parties pitching?<br /> (00:07:58) Ewe market steady as lambs enter mix<br /> (00:13:56) Indian appetite for strong wool grows<br /> (00:21:47) How to farm smarter through El Niño<br /> (00:31:29) Feds take issue with ACT hunting policy<br /> <br /> This week on the Farmers Weekly Podcast, senior reporter <b>Neal Wallace</b> examines the political parties' climate policies and what they could mean for farmers, before looking at how declining global livestock numbers are supporting New Zealand's red meat outlook. AgriHQ analyst <b>Fiona Quarrie</b> reviews the ewe market, Associate Agriculture Minister <b>Mark P...
Feature | How to farm smarter through El Niño
Ravensdown chief scientist Mike White joins the show to talk through some of the key things farmers should be thinking about as El Niño progresses.
Feature | Indian appetite for strong wool grows
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson visited India recently to attend its massive textile fair, and says buyers there are hungry for our strong wool. He says there’s an opportunity to strengthen partnerships with businesses there and raise farmgate returns further.
News Wrap | What climate policies are parties pitching?
Senior reporter Neal Wallace takes a look at the policy offerings for climate change mitigation, and finds parties across the political spectrum have disparate views, is it business as usual or increased regulation? Global livestock numbers are on the decline, and Neal says this bodes well for our red meat exports in the medium term.
AgriHQ Insight | Ewe market steady as lambs enter mix
AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie wraps up the in-lamb ewe market and then speculates on how the ewes with lambs at foot market will play out as the season progresses.
