Listen to The Country online: Beef + Lamb NZ Mid-Season Update with chair Kate Acland

Beef + Lamb NZ board chairwoman Kate Acland spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Clare Toia-Bailey

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chairwoman, Kate Acland, to take a closer look at a very positive Mid-Season Update report.

On with the show:

Kate Acland:

The chairwoman of Beef + Lamb New Zealand comments on the Mid-Season Update report, with average farm profit forecast to climb to $287,600/farm in 2025-26.

Red meat farmers are expected to generate $8.5 billion on-farm this year and spend $16 million every day on goods and services, largely in their local communities.

Damien O’Connor:

Labour’s trade spokesman talks about the Indian FTA, and what’s going down in his old West Coast – Tasman electorate.

Plus, why he defends the agricultural record of his last Government (2020-23).

Mark Ericksen:

Hawke’s Bay orchardist on a bumper apple crop and harvest, and the prospects of another great season for kiwifruit.

John McOviney:

Waitomo sheep and beef farmer and the chief executive of Steelfort.

Today we talk about great prices on-farm, rising international freight prices and why he’s moving to a Halter system for his hill country beef cows.

Phil Duncan:

Monday’s resident weatherman warns of the prospect of a direct hit from a tropical cyclone on Sunday or Monday.

Listen below: