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REX is the best of rural radio hosted by Dominic George. Dedicated to the backbone of NZ, join us as we discuss rural challenges and issues, find stories that inspire and empower, and celebrate key players in the sector across Aotearoa.

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Today · 44 min
REX Recommends - Angela MacKenzie
In case you missed it... Dom talks with Angela MacKenzie, Top of the South Wood Council Executive Officer, about winning the Forestry Hero Award at the Top of the South Forestry Awards, her career in forestry and whether forestry some of the major issues facing the sector. 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.
Friday · 16 min
REX Recommends - Sandy Campbell
In case you missed it... Dom talks with Sandy Campbell from Alba Livestock Scanning about in-lamb results so far on the farms he scans for in the North Island. They also discuss feed levels, the technology he uses to improve his efficiency and how he fell in love with farming after emigrating with his family to NZ from Scotland as an eight-year-old. 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.
Friday · 1 hr 5 min
REX August 28 - Angela MacKenzie and Mary Bowron
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Angela MacKenzie, Top of the South Wood Council Executive Officer, about winning the Forestry Hero Award at the Top of the South Forestry Awards, her career in forestry and whether forestry some of the major issues facing the sector... And Jo Grigg talks with Mary Bowron about her impressive 2% hogget dry rate on their Marlborough Sounds farm and her award as Best Sheep & Beef Veterinarian 2026. They also discuss the key to scanning 174% in hoggets while maintaining a 2% dry rate, her strategy for bringing change to farm systems and helping farmers navigate the complex world of parasite management. 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.
Thursday · 18 min
Fantastic in-lamb hogget rates & award winning vet-farmer - Mary Bowron
Jo Grigg talks with Mary Bowron about her impressive 2% hogget dry rate on their Marlborough Sounds farm and her award as Best Sheep & Beef Veterinarian 2026. They also discuss the key to scanning 174% in hoggets while maintaining a 2% dry rate, her strategy for bringing change to farm systems and helping farmers navigate the complex world of parasite management. 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.
Thursday · 44 min
Is forestry a convenient scapegoat? - Angela MacKenzie
Dom talks with Angela MacKenzie, Top of the South Wood Council Executive Officer, about winning the Forestry Hero Award at the Top of the South Forestry Awards, her career in forestry and whether forestry some of the major issues facing the sector. 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.
Wednesday · 20 min
"Not one more voice lost" - Hinehou Timutimu
Dom talks with 2026 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year, Hinehou Timutimu, about her recently completed research as part of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, her research topic and some of the key findings. 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.
Wednesday · 18 min
Record result for Pāmu; what's changed? John Rae
Dom talks with John Rae, Pāmu Chair, about a record net operating profit for the 2026 financial year, the myriad factors behind the result and the outlook for the State-Owned Enterprise. 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.
Wednesday · 14 min
The NZ Wool Collective; the new merger - Ross McIsaac
Dom talks with Ross McIsaac, Chief Executive of the newly formed New Zealand Wool Collective, about the merger of Wool Impact and Campaign for Wool NZ into the new entity, what's the purpose behind it and what it's setting out to achieve. 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.
Wednesday · 56 min
REX August 27 - Ross McIsaac, John Rae and Hinehou Timutimu
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Ross McIsaac, Chief Executive of the newly formed New Zealand Wool Collective, about the merger of Wool Impact and Campaign for Wool NZ into the new entity, what's the purpose behind it and what it's setting out to achieve... He talks with John Rae, Pāmu Chair, about a record net operating profit for the 2026 financial year, the myriad factors behind the result and the outlook for the State-Owned Enterprise... And he talks with 2026 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year, Hinehou Timutimu, about her recently completed research as part of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, her research topic and some of the key findings. 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.
Wednesday · 25 min
Measuring methane in the field; ZELP's breakthrough wearable - Hayden Montgomery
Dom talks with Hayden Montgomery, Global Methane Hub Agriculture Program Director, about its co-funding of a new wearable device called ZELP Sense, a wearable device for real-world livestock emissions measurement at scale. They also discuss the development of the product, how it works and Hayden's former career as a New Zealand Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. 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.
Wednesday · 16 min
For the love of farming; scanning, crutching & farm ownership - Sandy Campbell
Dom talks with Sandy Campbell from Alba Livestock Scanning about in-lamb results so far on the farms he scans for in the North Island. They also discuss feed levels, the technology he uses to improve his efficiency and how he fell in love with farming after emigrating with his family to NZ from Scotland as an eight-year-old. 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.
Tuesday · 45 min
REX August 26 - Sandy Campbell and Hayden Montgomery
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Sandy Graham from Alba Livestock Scanning about in-lamb results so far on the farms he scans for in the North Island. They also discuss feed levels, the technology he uses to improve his efficiency and how he fell in love with farming after emigrating with his family to NZ from Scotland as an eight-year-old... And he talks with Hayden Montgomery, Global Methane Hub Agriculture Program Director, about its co-funding of a new wearable device called ZELP Sense, a wearable device for real-world livestock emissions measurement at scale. They also discuss the development of the product, how it works and Hayden's former career as a New Zealand Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. 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.
Monday · 21 min
Farming, focus groups & the outback - Toni Walker
Dom talks with Toni Walker, Beef+Lamb NZ Mid Northern North Island Extension Manager, about its upcoming Shepherd to Shareholder focus groups, the raft of other events planned for the region in 2026 and Toni's time working for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries. 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.
Monday · 18 min
The NZHIA Seed Project; the start of an industry? - Richard Barge
Dom talks with Richard Barge, Chair of the NZ Hemp Industries Association, about the NZHIA Seed Project, how it's giving everyday NZers the opportunity top grow industrial hemp and why he hopes it could usher in the beginning of a NZ hemp industry. 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.
Monday · 42 min
REX August 25 - Richard Barge and Toni Walker
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Richard Barge, Chair of the NZ Hemp Industries Association, about the NZHIA Seed Project, how it's giving everyday NZers the opportunity top grow industrial hemp and why he hopes it could usher in the beginning of a NZ hemp industry... And he talks with Toni Walker, Beef+Lamb NZ Mid Northern North Island Extension Manager, about its upcoming Shepherd to Shareholder focus groups, the raft of other events planned for the region in 2026 and Toni's time working for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries. 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.
Monday · 17 min
The solar boom; fad or paradigm shift? - Henry Cassin
Dom talks with Henry Cassin from Trade Depot about the rise in solar uptake across NZ, the opportunities for rural households and farm infrastructure and the latest solar innovations hitting the market. 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.
Monday · 21 min
NZ's pest problem; "we're not going to shoot our way out of this" - Richard Dawkins
Dom talks with Federated Farmers pest management spokesperson Richard Dawkins about its second National Pests Survey and how it reveals NZ's pest problem has reached a crisis point. They also discuss how the problem is getting worse, despite farmers spending more money and effort controlling pests, and the need for a coordinated response across public and private land. 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.
August 23 · 42 min
REX August 24 - Richard Dawkins and Henry Cassin
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Federated Farmers pest management spokesperson Richard Dawkins about its second National Pests Survey and how it reveals NZ's pest problem has reached a crisis point. They also discuss how the problem is getting worse, despite farmers spending more money and effort controlling pests, and the need for a coordinated response across public and private land... And he talks with Henry Cassin from Trade Depot about the rise in solar uptake across NZ, the opportunities for rural households and farm infrastructure and the latest solar innovations hitting the market. 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.
August 22 · 13 min
REX Recommends - Clare Bradley
In case you missed it... Dom talks with Clare Bradley, AgriSea CEO, about her 2026 Nuffield Scholarship travels, her observations about how different countries talk about farming and whether NZ needs to frame its farming story beyond simply money. They also discuss what's new at AgriSea and the results of a trial using AgriSea Animal Nutrition which revealed a 29% increase in weight gain for newborn dairy calves. 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.
August 21 · 31 min
REX Recommends - Michael Donaldson
In case you missed it... Dom talks with Michael Donaldson, Editor of the Pursuit of Hoppiness magazine and author of Friday Night Beers on Substack, about the announcement from French multinational Malteurop it's permanently closing its malting plant in Marton. They discuss whether the industry saw it coming, what it means for barley growers and brewers and the changing nature of alcohol consumption. 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.

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