The CountryDean and Don, Rabbidge and Rabid over the Southland Land and Water PlanDon Nicolson and Dean Rabbidge are fired up on today's show. They called up The Country to voice their anger over the proposed Land and Water Plan from Environment Southland.25 Jul 02:44 AM
The CountryRichard Loe - global warming in Canterbury?The Country's Jamie Mackay catches up with Richard Loe today to find out what's going on in his neck of the woods in the Waimakariri Gorge.25 Jul 02:05 AM
The CountryForestry and foreign policy with Don CarsonWe'd better get into some serious stuff or Dom will get fired. Thank goodness for Don Carson and The Farming Muster.22 Jul 03:43 AM
The CountryRural New Zealand needs more positive promotion says Craig WigginsSaturday mornings on The Country Early Edition means it's Craig Wiggy Wiggins time. Dom manages to catch up with one of the world's busiest men.22 Jul 03:10 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - Lotto and hair metal editionToday's theme is 1987 when the first Lotto tickets were sold in New Zealand. Dom celebrates with a bit of hair metal. There's also agricultural stuff so don't worry.22 Jul 01:36 AM
The CountryFonterra builds a connection with farmersHead of Co-operative affairs for Fonterra in Northland Eric Morrison caught up with The Country Early Edition's Dom George today.21 Jul 10:37 PM
The CountryDairy downturn drives LIC into the redThe dairy downturn has driven farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corp into the red.20 Jul 11:00 PM
The CountryNathan Guy's global and local farming updateTeam Nathan on The Country: Today Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy chats to Dom about farming life around the globe and in his own backyard.20 Jul 02:28 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - Nathan and Andrew editionToday's edition of The Country is all about Andrews and Nathans. We chucked a Ben in there too just for diversity.20 Jul 01:23 AM
BDBDThe CountryDairy prices mixed in latest auctionA gain in whole milk powder offset a fall for most other products in the latest overnight dairy auction.19 Jul 06:35 PM
The CountryThe Country Today - Dick and Dom editionIt's the whole show in one go! Today's show has an Olympics theme and is brought to you by Dom Boy George and running man Dick Taylor.19 Jul 01:47 AM
DairyDairy's drop leads farm prices downFarm prices are on the way down, led by an 18 per cent decline in the dairy sector over the past 12 months.18 Jul 05:00 PM
The CountryThe Handy Landys are helping out rural CanterburyRyan MacArthur is a Lincoln University student who heads the Handy Landys, a group of like-minded students willing to give freely of their time to the local rural community in Canterbury.18 Jul 04:06 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - finance and farming editionThe top tunes from 1976 ushers in The Country today as Dom Boy takes over the reigns from a holidaying Jamie Mackay.18 Jul 01:35 AM
ListenCraig Wiggins' FMG Young Farmer of the Year recapCraig 'Wiggy' Wiggins fills us in on the behind the scenes action at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final and give us his opinion on the winner Athol New.15 Jul 02:56 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - farming and footy editionThe Country is all about farming and footy today along with some sweet kiwi tunes from 1988.15 Jul 01:56 AM
The CountryMark Townshend on the future of the dairy industryMark Townshend: We talk farming and footy with one of New Zealand's leading dairy farmers and a former Chiefs board member.14 Jul 10:43 PM
The CountryFarming Thoughts and Comments with Pita AlexanderThe Country's Jamie Mackay reckons Pita Alexander is an oxymoron because he's a charismatic accountant. Nice.14 Jul 03:30 AM
The CountryFurious George: Farming ChampionsCOMMENT: Dom George celebrates the achievements of rally driver Mike McLean and FMG Young Farmer of the Year Athol New in this week's Furious George.13 Jul 10:26 PM
The CountryCameron Bagrie chases the 'Inflationary Dragon'Cameron Bagrie, the chief economist of the ANZ Bank agrees that low interest rates do strange things to investors as the property and equity markets surge around the globe!13 Jul 02:47 AM
The CountryMilking sheep with Miles King from the Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese CompanyThe Country's Jamie Mackay caught up with Miles King about his exciting new Dairymeade milking sheep breed. Miles and his wife Janet 12 Jul 10:37 PM
The CountrySir Brian Lochore talks farming and footyThe Country's Jamie Mackay catches up Sir Brian Lochore to pick his brains about life on the farm and this weekend's Super Rugby action.12 Jul 02:30 AM
The CountryFrom the Lip: Agricultural Acronyms with Jamie MackayDo you know your GDT from your OMG? The Country's Jamie Mackay is here to teach you the ways of the agricultural acronym!11 Jul 04:15 AM
The CountryThe New FMG Young Farmer of the YearSPOILER ALERT: Look away now if you're waiting for the televised coverage of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final on Saturday. The Country's Jamie Mackay interviews the winner!11 Jul 01:52 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - Young farmers editionDom is away again today so Jamie Mackay is running things on The Country. He catches up with the New FMG Young Farmer of the Year while bombarding us with Elton John's greatest hits. Who says Mackay can't multitask?11 Jul 01:29 AM
ListenRabobank Best of the Country 9th July 2016It's the best bits of last week according to Jamie Mackay as he chooses the choicest audio cuts from The Country for your aural delight.10 Jul 09:57 PM
The CountryManuka offers farmers a sweet futureManuka honey is making a big comeback with plans to develop a $1.2 billion honey industry.08 Jul 05:00 PM
The CountryCraig Wiggins - television needs more rural contentCraig Wiggins is at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final. We won't see him for eight days though as it is televised next week. Wiggins is frustrated with the lack of rural content on the television in general.08 Jul 03:43 AM
The CountryTe Radar is in Timaru for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand FinalTe Radar is in Timaru for day two of three at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final, where we find the well-known New Zealander 'mooching' around.08 Jul 03:09 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - Te reo and Te Radar editionIt's all about the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final today. Plus Maori Language Week, politics, weather, wool...and Metallica.08 Jul 02:05 AM
The CountryDrugs in farming: Graeme Smith of the Drug Detection Agency investigatesGraeme Smith, owner of the Waikato-Coromandel branch of the Drug Detection Agency, wades into the debate about drug use and production 07 Jul 11:39 PM
The CountryAnimal-spread illness on the riseNorthland farmers and possum trappers are being warned to take care around animals after a spike in cases of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis 07 Jul 08:11 PM
The CountryFMG Young Farmers delayed television broadcast could be a thing of the pastIt's a sin! Not only is Jamie playing the Pet Shop Boys but the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final is not on the TV until eight days after it has finished!07 Jul 02:24 AM
The CountryFrom Farming to the NRL: Rory Ferguson signs with the BroncosRory Ferguson lives on a dairy farm in Milton, South Otago but not for long - he's just been signed with the Broncos. The Country Early Edition's Dom George spoke to him today.06 Jul 10:49 PM