Jo Palmer, founder of Pointer Remote explains how encouraging remote working environments can help grow rural towns. Lisa Booth, chief Executive of Kete Kai shares how she is helping to redesign an affordable food system through technology. Is it possible to farm regeneratively and profitably ? Russell Heald, owner of The Brow Dairies shares his experience with Calm the Farm. Aratu Forests announce a 90-year Riparian Native Forestry Scheme. ElandNZ, CEO Hugh Riddiford explains. To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

Did you know that 30% of food produced in New Zealand does not make it from our paddocks to our plates? Today's Opinion Maker features four passionate women working to take post-harvest food waste and capture more value that is better for our environment. Angie Warren Clark: member of parliament, New Zealand Labour Party Anna Yallop : general manager, Bioresource Processing Alliance Francesca Goodman-Smith: waste minimisation manager, Food Stuffs. Professor Miranda Mirosa : associate Professor, University of Otago & co-chair, New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 This interview was featured as part of this week’s Opinion Maker programme brought to you by Farmlands, New Zealand's largest farmer owned rural supplies co-operative. Visit them at farmlands.co.nz To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

Change Maker: South Island Field Days 2021 special edition 💧Carrfields NZ Business Development Manager, Jeff Denley showcases the game changer of subsoil irrigation. ⛓️ Summit Steel & Wire’s key account manager, Ben Anderson demonstrates the ease of using the “solo net” fencing implement. ✅ Dry matter readings for your feed budgeting taking too long? GrassCo Canterbury 's, Katie Barr provide an innovative paddock measurement of your pasture levels weekly. 🐄 Halter's, Steve Crowhurst, business development manager explains the development in the leading virtual fencing technology. 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! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

In this week’s “Opinion Maker” on Sarah’s Country, the Climate Change Commission has a target of 300,000ha of new native forests by 2035. How will this be incentivised the same way pine plantation has been under the Billion Trees programme? Guests : Rakaia farmer & conservationist, Andrew Luddington explains that native trees need to be a priority and re-design the ETS to New Zealand’s unique vision for biodiversity Forever Forest’s forest manager, Adrian Loo, provides his insights from working with land-owners to fund and support the planting of permanent native tree forests and the value to the farming operation financially into the long-term On the panel, Tane Tree Trust and Cambridge farmer Ian Brennan explains how biodiversity credits could help incentive farmers, and Agribusiness Group environmental consultant, Sam Mander, explains how land-owners need to be profitable to be environmental philanthropists. To watch the short film, O Tātou Ngāhere : https://pureadvantage.org/o-tatou-ngahere/ 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! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

In this weeks “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country : Kate Acland shares her goals as newly appointed director for Beef + Lamb. Following two farms testing positive for M. Bovis, Lincoln University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof. Grant Edwards and farm manager, Jeff Curtis will share their journey to depopulate, decontaminate and restock both the farms. RuralWeather’s Phil Duncan latest long-range weather forecast. Sheep, beef and deer farmers from Hawke’s Bay announced as new National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing, Evan & Linda Potter shares their success. To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

In this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country: How is New Zealand’s horticulture technology placed internationally and what are some of the major scientific challenges technology can help solve into the future? PlantTech Research Director Ian Yule explains. Jars of NZ-made honey with a unique manuka factor (UMF) of 33 have been selling for almost $5000 in the UK. True Honey Chief Executive, Jim McMillan, shares why it’s some of the highest valued Manuka honey ever produced. NZ farmers are continuing to look for ways to ensure the environmental, economic and social wellbeing of their communities. Taranaki Catchment Communities Chair, Donna Cram, shares how they are making a difference. Consumer habits have changed due to covid-19, with a focus increasingly on buying local, so how can NZ exporters to the US compete against this trend? Green Purse Chief Executive, Lisa Mabe-Konstantopoulos, explains what US consumers’ perception of NZ is post-covid. To listen to the interview, 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

In this week’s “Opinion Maker” show of Sarah’s Country: One government policy amendment making headlines is the future of the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill, which has submissions before Parliament at the moment. Joining Sarah to discuss the issues and implications around the Bill are featured guests Environment Canterbury councillor Ian Mackenzie and ACT Party rural spokesperson Mark Cameron. On the panel, we have Kate Cocks of Mt Nicholas Station and Glenmore Station’s Emily Murray. To listen to the interview, 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

In this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country: In light of concerns over ACC subsidy for quad bike roll-over protection, Motor Industry Association chair Simon Meade gives his opinion and insights around providing a subsidy on a non-regulated standard. Pip Cameron shares her frustrations on country school buses with no seatbelts, saying it’s a fatal accident waiting to happen. RuralWeather’s Phil Duncan provides an outlook on showers for Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and Coromandel, through to eastern Northland. Following the Government deferring winter grazing rules for another 12 months, National Party agriculture spokesperson David Bennett explains why Minister David Parker had no choice but to defer the regulations. To listen to the interview, 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