The Rural Roundup

Former dairy farmer and radio veteran Andy Thompson brings listeners the rural news of the day and an in-depth analysis of the current farming industry in New Zealand.

Business
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NZTR Welfare Segment - Amy Johnson
Andy chatted to Amy Jonhson at the Kumara Races about the new racehorse simulator tool that NZTR are showcasing
5 min
152
Cameron Bagrie - Bagrie Economics
Cameron Bagrie joined the show to discuss interest rates in the New Zealand economy
7 min
153
Andrew Hoggard | Associate Ag Minister
Andrew Hoggard | Associate Ag Minister joined the show to discuss the recent biosecuirty issues that have popped up around the country
9 min
154
Rural News - Lashes and Andy sorta do Rural News
2 min
155
Max Defence with ZincMax - Ryan Scholes
7 min
156
Fruitfed Supplies - Catharine James
6 min
157
Toyota Hilux World Record Attempt - Laura Koote
8 min
158
Rural Hero of the Week with Fern Energy - Ryan ...
4 min
159
Wayne Langford - Federated Farmers 2025 plan
6 min
160
Patrick Meates - Kumara Races
Andy chatted to Patrick Meates from the Kumara Races about what is truly one of the great days on the calendar year
7 min
161
Tavendale & Partners On Farm Legal Series - Lea...
Leandra joined the show to discuss equity parneternips when it comes to your farming business
9 min
162
NZTR Welfare Segment - Tracey Oakes – Thoroughb...
Tracey joined the show to discuss specifics around caring for horses in the Summer months
8 min
163
Datamars Livestock Golf Getaway Winner
Duane Monkley from Datamars Livestock joined the show to announce the winner of our Golf Giveaway
6 min
164
NZTR Welfare Segment - Brad Molander from Wentw...
Brad Molander who is Yearling Manager for Wentwood Grange talks about his role ahead of the Karaka Sales
9 min
165
Open Country Dairy Discussion - Cristina Alvara...
Cristina joined Andy to talk about the recent fall in the GDT and the 2025 outlook
5 min
166
Fruitfed - Growing Matters | Daniel Sutton - Re...
Fruitfed - Growing Matters | Daniel Sutton - Research, Development and Extension Manager at Vegetables NZ
10 min
167
Rural Hero of the Week with Fern Energy - Chris...
Colin Hurst, Fed Farmers Vice President talks about Chris Allen who sadly passed away recently. We award Chris the Rural Hero of the Week for his outstanding work in the community
6 min
168
Damian McKenzie
All Black first five Damain McKenzie joins the show to discuss his role as captain in the upcoming Datamars Livestock Golf Giveaway
5 min
169
Mainland Coachworks Equestrian Segment - Lisa T...
Lisa Tennekoon talks to us about the upcoming inaugural Queenstown Show Jumping Classic
7 min
170
The Wonderful World of Biological Wine with Gol...
We catch up with Mike Eaton to talk about the upcoming Summer and the important things to get right. Mike also gives his best wine suggestions for Summer
8 min
171
Dairy Discussion with Open Country
Libby Price joins us for this weeks Dairy Discussion on Fonterra NZ & Aussie milk price differential
7 min
172
On Farm Legal - Tavendale and Partners Henry M...
On Farm Legal - Tavendale and Partners Henry Moore and Pippa Hayward on making the transition from grassroots sport to elite level
10 min
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Matt Gibb - Datamars
We caught up with Matt Gibb to launch the Datamars Golf Getaway
7 min
174
Bayleys - Karl Davis
We caught up with Karl Davis to hear about how his Charity Golf Day ended up last week in the Hauraki. Pluss the final figures of money raised for a great cause
7 min
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Richard Macintyre- Net Zero Banking Alliance Co...
Richard Macintyre- Net Zero Banking Alliance Commission Banks not funding petrol stations
9 min