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Best practices for transitioning livestock onto winter crops // Jason Leslie, Technical Expert – Animal Health & Nutrition, PGG Wrightson
20/04/2026 | 12 mins.
This episode features Jason Leslie, Technical Expert, Animal Health & Nutrition, PGG Wrightson discussing best practices for transitioning livestock onto winter crops and the essential nutritional needs.

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A castle built on sand: NPS for highly productive soils // Phil Journeaux - Agricultural Economist
20/04/2026 | 16 mins.
This episode features Phil Journeaux - Agricultural Economist discussing his thoughts on the National Policy Statement (NPS) for Highly Productive Soils and whether it’s sustainable for our countries future weighing up the housings vs food growing debate economic legitimacy on paper.
You can find the article from the CountryWide Autumn 2026 issue here: https://country-wide.co.nz/subdivision-of-rural-land-facts-and-fiction/

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reducing the footprint: Insights from the Farm Waste Workshops // Trish Rankin - Taranaki Dairy Farmer
20/04/2026 | 8 mins.
This episode features Trish Rankin, Taranaki Dairy Farmer discussing her Farm Waste Workshops across the South Island this week, emphasising local sustainable practices that can help reduce the farming footprint.

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AgriTech Unleashed: Accelerating regional innovation // Brendan O'Connell - CEO, AgriTech NZ
20/04/2026 | 11 mins.
This episode features Brendan O'Connell, CEO, AgriTech NZ discussing the AgriTech Unleashed events and how regional innovation is driving agritech forward towards a potential export industry of comparative scale to dairy for New Zealand.

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Federated Farmers ducking from debate on GE stance says Future Farmers // Daniel Judd - Future Farmers
20/04/2026 | 10 mins.
This episode features Daniel Judd, Future Farmers discussing taking a stand against Federated Farmers leadership, calling out their refusal to engage in educating their farmer members on the Gene Tech Bill and why they won’t take a stance on the issue despite making stances on other ‘controversial’ issues.

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About CountryWide CONNECT

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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