Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Act MP Mark Cameron on rural mental health

On the Country today: Act MP Mark Cameron spoke to Jamie Mackay about support for rural mental health. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Act MP and Northland dairy farmer, Mark Cameron, who opens up about rural mental health after the death of his son Brody.

On with the show:

Mark Cameron:

The Act MP and Northland dairy farmer kicks off Mental Health Awareness Week on The Country with his impassioned plea for more assistance for rural communities, following the death of his 22-year-old son, Brody.

Levi Lanauze:

It’s an isolated yet wonderful lifestyle but how do you make a dollar farming on the Chatham Islands?

We ask the Islands’ biggest farmer (in terms of stock units farmed).

Emma Higgins:

Rabobank’s senior agricultural analyst comments on a new report on trade tensions between China and the EU and what it might mean for New Zealand’s dairy sector.

Plus, we also preview Wednesday’s annual results from Fonterra and whether there will be any upside to the $7-80 milk price for the 23/24 season.

Mary van Andel:

MPI’s chief veterinary officer outlines the risks posed to the New Zealand economy by Avian influenza (Bird flu), and we ask how worried we should be.

Phil Duncan:

We plead with Monday’s resident weather expert for some calmer conditions.

Listen below: