Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Horticulture NZ chief executive Kate Scott

Kate Scott, chief executive of Horticulture NZ. Photo / Lisa Hill

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Horticulture NZ’s new chief executive Kate Scott, to find out what’s new with the sector.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday’s resident weather expert, fronts up on a Tuesday, as we discuss the divided United States and the bits of our country that are too wet or too dry.

Kate Scott:

We catch up with the new chief executive of Horticulture NZ, who takes on the role at a time when the industry is on a bit of a high.

Greg Menzies and Kyle Miller:

Today, alongside Emerson’s and Heartland Chips, The Country launches Farmers Pour beer and Farmers Cut potato chips.

Mark de Lautour:

The chief executive of Open Country Dairy comments on a booming production start to the new season (with the notable exception of Southland). But can we find a home for all this milk? Are we still looking at $9? And what could a Trump Presidency mean for New Zealand dairy farmers?

Adam Thompson:

Entries close on Thursday (Oct 31) for the 2025 Zanda McDonald Awards. Today we ask a 2022 finalist, and a leading young influencer in the primary sector, why you should enter.

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