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CountryWide CONNECT

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CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.

The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).

Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!

For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

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Today · 8 min
Spring grass, silage and election fatigue in Canterbury | Duncan Humm, North South Farmer Panel
Spring grass at Mount Somers has gone from slow to exploding, and Duncan Humm is on the mower. He also says the election campaign has dragged on far too long. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 11 min
Why an Italian mill pays more for New Zealand wool | Stephanie Boyce, Vitale Barberis Canonico
Why does one of Italy's best-known woollen mills pay more for New Zealand fine wool? Buyer Stephanie Boyce explains curvature, contracts with growers and why she believes prices have only one way to go. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 8 min
How to tell if your Christmas ham is New Zealand pork | Mark Hooper, NZPork
Is your Christmas ham from New Zealand pigs? NZPork chair Mark Hooper says the front of the pack can mislead, and explains what to look for on the label and what to ask your butcher. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 12 min
How to prepare a dryland farm for El Niño | Doug Avery, The Resilient Farmer
Doug Avery's Marlborough farm was broken by the 1997 drought. Now it is built on lucerne, clovers and opportunity stock. The resilient farmer on preparing for El Niño, measuring everything and why no one can help you if you don't seek help. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 5 min
What it takes to win the Young Auctioneers Competition | Mick Withers, Young Auctioneers Competition
Carrfields' Dylan Ford has won the New Zealand Young Auctioneers Competition at his fifth go. Founder Mick Withers on how the competition is judged and what makes a good livestock auctioneer. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 12 min
What the US midterm swing means for Trump | Todd Muller, Political commentator
Political commentator Todd Muller on the scale of the swing against the Republicans in the US midterms, from Kansas and Texas to young and Hispanic voters, and what it means for Donald Trump's last two years. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 9 min
Who the 2027 Nuffield farming scholars are | James Ryan, Rural Leaders
Four leaders from Taranaki, Canterbury and the Wairarapa are the 2027 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholars. Rural Leaders chief executive James Ryan on the $50,000 scholarship, the global network and what the trustees look for. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 12 min
Federated Farmers' voter guide and the rural vote | Colin Hurst, Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers' voter guide ticks, crosses and question-marks the parties on 25 rural priorities. National president Colin Hurst explains what the marks mean, and why he expects rural New Zealand to be booming within six months. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 7 min
Why Australian farmers lost faith in the weather bureau | Libby Price, Australian Rural Commentator
A forecasting upgrade that cost $96 million has left Australian farmers without same-day forecasts. Libby Price on a season of floods in Queensland and fabulous crops further south. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 6 min
What's driving rural property values in Canterbury | Geoff Beaumont, Bayleys Valuation
Few dairy farms are coming to market and banks are keen to lend. Bayleys registered valuer Geoff Beaumont on what's underpinning rural property values in Canterbury. Bayleys Valuation is independent of Bayleys Real Estate. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 17 min
Why Groundswell wants Farmlands out of AgriZeroNZ | Bryce McKenzie, Groundswell NZ
Groundswell NZ wants Farmlands to withdraw its AgriZeroNZ investment and its chair to step down. Co-founder Bryce McKenzie on the resolutions heading to the Farmlands AGM. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 8 min
Why year 11 agricultural science matters to farmers | Greg Anderson, Federated Farmers
Year 11 agricultural and horticultural science stays as a standalone subject. Federated Farmers' Greg Anderson says it took guts to back down, and many 16-year-olds already know they want to farm. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 10 min
What the third straight GDT rise means for the milk price | Cristina Alvarado, NZX
Whole milk powder jumped further than expected at the latest GDT. NZX's Cristina Alvarado on North Asian buying, the currency and why a $10 milk price is looking closer. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 13 min
Record-low road deaths and the rural road safety gap | Dylan Thomsen, AA
Road deaths are at a century low, but the AA's Dylan Thomsen says rural and provincial roads still carry about double the risk of Auckland and Wellington. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 9 min
Nominations open for Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year | Jenna Smith, Dairy Women's Network
Nominations are open for the 2027 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year. Head judge Jenna Smith says the award is for the quiet achievers, so think beyond the obvious names. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 12 min
Why rural training hubs fall short | Dr Fiona Bolden, Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network
Rural New Zealand is 151 GPs short and more retirements are coming. Dr Fiona Bolden of Hauora Taiwhenua says the new rural training hubs need a restart with proper consultation. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 10 min
Weather outlook: rain for the north, drying in the east | Tony Trewinnard, Blue Skies Weather
Fourteen of 18 Hawke's Bay soil moisture sites are drier than normal. Tony Trewinnard on the northern rain coming next week, when eastern soils hit wilting point and what a dry season means for grapes. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 10 min
SMASH: field days and succession for smaller herds | Noldy Rust, SMASH
SMASH began in the Waikato in 2010 to celebrate smaller herds and family farms. Noldy Rust on its field days, its DairyNZ backing and the equity partnership that solved his own succession. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 13 min
Record milk solids: what's driving dairy production | Campbell Parker, DairyNZ
New Zealand dairy farmers have passed 2 billion kg of milk solids in a season for the first time. DairyNZ's Campbell Parker on genetics, herd testing and getting more from the same cows. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 11 min
Why vets want an end to private fireworks sales | Dr Felicity Jefferies, NZVA
Fireworks go on sale this week, and vets want backyard displays to end. Dr Felicity Jefferies of the NZVA on the toll on pets, horses and wildlife, and how owners can prepare their animals. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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