This is the REX Podcast feed - your one-stop-shop for all things Rural.
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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DairyNZ Chairman Jim Van Der Poel talks health and safety on the farm. Cavalier CEO Paul Alston talks on Cavalier teaming up with the NZ Merino Company. Craig Smith, General Manager of Devold Wool Di…
Green Party co-leader James Shaw talks winter grazing and the Zero Carbon Bill, Federated Farmers CEO Terry Copeland on a new scheme set to see farmers get prescription medicines delivered to them, R…
Beef prices continue to rise - talking on this issue are ASB Senior Rural Economist Nathan Penny and Heartland Bank Head of Livestock Wayne McEntee. Massey Young Farmers Key Event Organizer Ben McCol…
Agriculture Minister Damein O'Connor talks on the Government announcing plans to protect prime food-growing land, especially in Auckland. Michelle Sands from Horticulture NZ talks on this as well. 20…
The practice of winter grazing has people talking - we talk with environmentalist Angus Robson, as well as Southland farmer Jason Herrick - he took exception to people taking photographs of his land …
Jeff Latch from Spark Sport joins us over fears rural areas won't be able to stream the Rugby World Cup. Mark Harris from Beef & Lamb NZ joins us. Patrick Gower talks on his news story about Beauden …
Julia Jones, Head of Analytics at NZX, has just returned home from China. What did she learn, and how are NZ-China relations? We hear from Jeff Latch, Head of Spark Sport, about concerns that rural K…
Outgoing MP Nathan Guy and National Party leader Simon Bridges share their thoughts on Nathan Guy retiring from politics. We talk with author Ruth Entwistle Low on her new book 'The Shearers: New Zea…
Giveaway time! Thanks to Genesis and their 'For Dairy' campaign we have 5 $200 Genesis vouchers to give away - enter at magic.co.nz. Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O'Connor joins us t…
Horticulture NZ CEO Mike Chapman talks crop protection products, National's Nathan Guy returns on 'Yes Minister', Richard Green looks at the weather ahead for the next week, Aussie rural corresponden…
Dr. Tim Mackle talks the new M.Bovis levy for farmers and calls for an achievable methane target. Young Farmer of the Year 2019 James Robertson joins us, as does Chris Allen, National Board Member fo…
Green Party co-leader and Minister of Climate Change James Shaw talks greenhouse gas emissions. Ian Hancock talks Fit Farming, and NZ Pork CEO David Baines updates the African Swine Flu situation. Re…
Today we focus on the government's announcement around emissions in the rural sector. Dave Frame, Professor of Climate Change at Victoria University, joins us, as does Oxford dairy farmer Cam Henders…
Peter Boys joins us after a dog he trained sold for $10,000 at the 63rd annual Ashburton Sheep and Cattle Dog Sale. Newshub Rural Editor joins us to look at the top rural stories of the week, plus sh…
We're talking calving - Olivia Ross from Beef & Lamb NZ joins us, as does Warren Tanner of AgriVantage and Jamie Taplin from Crystalyx. We're also joined by Chris Brown of Seales Winslow and Waikato …
Agritech NZ Executive Director Peter Wren-Hilton joins us, as does Danny Templeman from OSPRI. Damien O'Connor is on 'Yes Minister', and regular guests weatherman Richard Green, Aussie correspondent …
Katie Milne from Federated Farmers re-joins us. NZ's leading Police Shearer Blair Duffy is on the show, as is Hadleigh Smith from the NZ Merino Company. We get a rural market update with Wayne McEnte…
Philip Lindberg of OMF updates local farm gate prices. Karen Kos, Chief Executive of Apiculture NZ, talks on the NZ Honey industry as prices rise. NZ First MP Shane Jones joins us, as does National's…
How will Spark deliver the Rugby World Cup 2019? We talk to Spark's Head of Sport Jeff Latch. Doug Laing talks on the NZ Sheep Shearing and Wool handling championships for 2019, Holly Steger from Nor…
Greens MP Gareth Hughes joins REX for the first time. We talk with Julia Jones, Head of Analytics at NZX, as well as Emma Higgins, Dairy Analyst for Rabobank. Nathan Guy joins us on 'Yes Minister', p…