Listen to The Country online: Former Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor on Donald Trump

Former Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with former Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor, who talks about US President Donald Trump, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones, and former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern.

On with the show:

Damien O’Connor:

We ask the former Agriculture and Trade Minister for his take on Trump, trade and tariffs.

We discuss controversial Gaza comments (something he and Trump have in common), and Shane Jones digging up the West Coast.

Finally, we debate former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern’s legacy, with her book coming out later this year.

Dennis Neilson:

We catch up with an iconic and controversial forestry commentator — some of his colleagues even call him a polymath.

Neilson is a director of the New Zealand-based international forest industry advisory firm, DANA Limited.

We talk “right tree, right place” and discuss the place of carbon farming in forestry.

Sirma Karapeeva:

The Meat Industry Association’s chief executive also talks about Trump, trade and tariffs, plus, the importance of the US market (our biggest for red meat).

She also tells us about a new Dragon’s Den initiative to come up with innovative ideas to supercharge the industry.

Farmer Tom Martin:

Our UK farming correspondent updates the damage from Éowyn — one of the biggest storms to hit the UK in the past 10 years.

Listen below: