As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Charles Clack from Rabobank outlines the implications for NZ agri producers as global food prices are surging ahead and showing no sign of slowing in 2021. Agricultural commodity prices have surged almost 50% since mid-2020, causing concerns over food price inflation around the world, sometimes resulting in increased export taxes and quotas by producers at a time when importing countries want to import more. Driving the S&P GS Ag Index to its highest level since 2014, soybeans, palm oil, corn, cotton and raw sugar have been behind much of the rise since mid-2020. For more information on the agri commodity markets report, visit: https://research.rabobank.com/far/en/sectors/agri-commodity-markets/food-price-surge-is-unlikely-to-revert.html To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Dana Muir from BNZ discusses New Zealand’s first farm sustainability-linked loan and explains why capital incentives can deliver financial and environmental benefits. In a New Zealand first, ethical dairy investor Southern Pastures has entered into a three-year $50 million sustainability-linked farm loan with BNZ and its syndicate. Southern Pastures, owner of Lewis Road Creamery, will receive financial incentives for meeting new water quality and biodiversity targets and for achieving further reductions in its already low on-farm carbon emissions. Achievement of the targets will be directly linked to lower loan costs. To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

Is NZ agricultural sector placed to capitalise on a growing trend in sustainable finance? Rabobank’s Rural Manager Blake Holgate outlines the opportunities. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

How will NZ's economic recovery with the government's lack of attention to the primary sector? Sarah wants to put questions to ACT Leader, David Seymour, and get his thoughts on the National party leadership battle. To listen to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

A new $1 million project backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries will develop an information system to shape dairy genetics. We discuss this and how the Sustainable Farming Fund can drive money into the rural economy with investment programmes director. To listen to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Former Chief Science Advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman believes for NZ to take advantage of the covid-19 crisis then longstanding issues such as land use, water, the environment and soil quality must be addressed once and for all. To listen to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

We discuss how the rural sector will pull the economy through covid-19 with Farmlands chief executive, Peter Reidie. Sarah asks Peter about how fuel, e-commerce and wellbeing for the farming industry. To listen to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Sarah welcomes the National Party’s finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith to the show to discuss the Government’s and Treasury's plans for economic and trade recovery and he’ll take your questions. To listen to the full-length interviews and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Sarah Perriam speaks to Scott Wishart from NZAB about how we should be navigating finance in these uncertain times. To listen to the interviews and full show subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast and to contact the show visit www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahperriam/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en