Farmers Weekly Podcast

• Full Show | November 17

  In this episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast, AgriHQ’s Mel Croad outlines trends in key export markets, noting returns may dip slightly over Christmas but stay strong.NZ Veterinary Association's Dr Annabel Harris joins the studio as this week's feature guest to discuss how farmers can help curb antimicrobial resistance. And, Federated Farmers’ Colin Hurst reports growing support for a petition to roll over consents during resource law reforms. Markets Wrap | Red meat export markets holding strong1:45 – AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad reports on how our key export markets are tracking, and predicts that while farmgate returns might ease a little over Christmas, farmers will enjoy sustained high returns for a while yet.Feature | How farmers can help combat antimicrobial resistance8:24 – NZ Veterinary Association antimicrobial resistance committee chair Dr Annabel Harris tells Bryan how farmers can help combat AMR, and why it is important to ensure the continued efficacy of the antibiotics we rely upon.Feds Focus | Petition launched to end consenting crisis22:08 – Federated Farmers vice-president Colin Hurst says farmers are getting behind the petition urging the government to roll over consents while new resource management laws are enacted. He says the time and money spent on consents right now is a waste, considering change is coming to the framework.The Final Word28:10 – In his Farmers Weekly column this week Keith Woodford shows that sheep and beef farms have a big challenge ahead of them. Return on capital is stubbornly low, and the options to improve it are limited. Is it time for biodiversity credits to promote native plantings over carbon farming?

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• Feature | How farmers can help combat antimicrobial resistance

  NZ Veterinary Association antimicrobial resistance committee chair Dr Annabel Harris tells Bryan how farmers can help combat AMR, and why it is important to ensure the continued efficacy of the antibiotics we rely upon.

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• Markets Wrap | Red meat export markets holding strong

  AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad reports on how our key export markets are tracking, and predicts that while farmgate returns might ease a little over Christmas, farmers will enjoy sustained high returns for a while yet.

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• Feds Focus | Petition launched to end consenting crisis

  Federated Farmers vice-president Colin Hurst says farmers are getting behind the petition urging the government to roll over consents while new resource management laws are enacted. He says the time and money spent on consents right now is a waste, considering change is coming to the framework.

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• Full Show | November 14

  This week on The Farmers Weekly Podcast: Richard Rennie reports from China on Fonterra, Zespri and trade trends; Beef + Lamb NZ’s Alan Thomson on global climate talks; and Federated Farmers’ Brendan Attrill on new share farming workshops. Plus — could US sheep farmers drag Trump into a lamb tariff fight?News Wrap | China Check-In: Fonterra’s future and Zespri’s kiwifruit crackdown1:44 – Senior reporter Richard Rennie wraps up his recent visit to China, where he attended one of the biggest trade shows on earth and visited Fonterra’s innovation centre in Shanghai. He also headed west to see how Zespri is dealing with the thousands of hectares of illegal Sungold kiwifruit being grown.Feature | NZ’s ag strategy: the split-gas initiative explained16:05 – Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Alan Thomson tells Bryan about how a group of red meat producers reached agreement on a campaign pushing for a split-gas approach to be adopted globally. He says while it is accepted here, that’s not the case in other countries.Feds Focus | Workshops for share farmers and contractors28:37 – Federated Farmers share farming chair Brendan Attrill outlines what to expect at the series of workshops Feds is running on getting the best out of share farming and contracting. The workshops are being held over the coming weeks around the country.The Final Word36:30 – American sheep farmers have taken aim at our sector, asking the Trump administration to increase tariffs on the lamb we sell there. At first glance one would think Trump doesn’t have time for what is, in the scheme of things, a small quibble. But with US farmers doing it tough and sky-high prices at the checkout, is the president about to turn his attention to agriculture?

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