CountryWide CONNECT

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CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand. The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up). Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines! For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

  1. 3h ago

    Farmer Panel - Farming is the solution, not the problem

    This episode features Chris Lewis & Craig "Dairyman" Hickman discussing their perspectives from both ends of the country.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Farmer Panel - Farming is the solution, not the problem

  2. 3h ago

    Emma Joyce - Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report

    This episode features Emma Joyce, Programme Lead, On Farm Excellence, Farm Source discussing her Institute of Rural Professionals Webinar on Farm Insights Report and what it can tell farmers about their businesses.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Emma Joyce - Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report

  3. 4h ago

    Mark Patterson - Waiho River keeps rising: Will flood defences buy Franz Josef time?

    This episode features Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities and Associate Minister of Agriculture discussing flood defences and regional connectivity.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Mark Patterson - Waiho River keeps rising: Will flood defences buy Franz Josef time?

  4. 4h ago

    10th September 2026 // Rural News

    Government rules out law change on pork labelling Nationwide farm plastic recycling scheme set for 2027 ACT calls for carbon price floor to be scrapped   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ   Government rules out law change on pork labelling NZPork is stepping up pressure on the Government to fix pork labelling, after Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Cameron Brewer confirmed no law change is planned. Chief executive Brent Kleiss says some supermarket pork carries country-of-origin details in tiny print on the back, while being marketed as local. He says a parliamentary committee recommended clearer labelling three years ago, and farmers have had no response since. Mr Brewer says current rules already require clear origin information, and he's not aware of misleading branding happening on a scale that justifies changing the law. He's suggested NZPork raise any concerns with the Commerce Commission instead. Kleiss says farmers are unimpressed and will keep pushing for change, with animal welfare among their concerns about imported pork.   Nationwide farm plastic recycling scheme set for 2027 Farmers will soon have a simpler way to recycle plastic waste, with the Government confirming a new nationwide Rural Recycling Scheme starting the first of March, twenty twenty-seven. Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg says the scheme replaces the current voluntary system, which collects less than half of farm plastics like bale wrap, silage sheet and agrichemical containers. A new take-back network, run by the Agrecovery Foundation, will grow from around two hundred and forty sites to cover the whole country, with free collection for remote farms. Producers will pay a small fee, typically around one percent of the sale price, to keep the service free for farmers. Forestry, tourism operators and local authorities can also take part. Voluntary schemes keep running until the new system starts.   ACT calls for carbon price floor to be scrapped ACT leader David Seymour is pushing to scrap the Government's minimum carbon price, after yesterday's auction failed to sell any units below seventy-one dollars. Mr Seymour says the same units have recently traded on the open market for around fifty dollars, and wants the floor price removed so the market can set the rate. He's also calling for the Climate Change Commission to be scrapped, with all carbon revenue returned to households through a Carbon Tax Refund. He estimates the Emissions Trading Scheme currently costs the average household about four hundred and seventy-eight dollars a year, a cost he says Labour would raise, National would hold steady, and ACT would cut. He's also campaigning to repeal the Zero Carbon Act and drop the twenty fifty net zero target, arguing New Zealand should only match its trading partners' climate costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10th September 2026 // Rural News

  5. 19h ago

    Dom Kalaish - Levies, drug testing and diesel: Transporting NZ’s election requests

    This episode features Dom Kalaish, Chief Executive Officer, Transporting New Zealand discussing the organisation’s 2026 Election Platform.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dom Kalaish - Levies, drug testing and diesel: Transporting NZ’s election requests

  6. 19h ago

    Dr Deborah Russell - Labour to review whether forestry belongs in the ETS

    This episode features Dr Deborah Russell, Climate spokesperson, Labour Party discussing Labour’s plans for restoring climate leadership.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dr Deborah Russell - Labour to review whether forestry belongs in the ETS

  7. 19h ago

    Nicola Grigg - Mandatory rural recycling scheme to expand site numbers

    This episode features Nicola Grigg, Minister for the Environment discussing the Government’s new mandatory rural recycling scheme.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Nicola Grigg - Mandatory rural recycling scheme to expand site numbers

  8. 19h ago

    Darryl Stretton - Velvet returns percentage increase likely ‘well into the double digits‘

    This episode features Darryl Stretton, CEO, Provelco discussing the future of New Zealand deer velvet.   This podcast is solely for information purposes. It's not financial or other professional advice. No party, including BNZ, is liable for direct or indirect loss or damage resulting from the content of this podcast.   WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW LIVE (11am-1pm NZST) ON THE GO? Download CountryWide Connect mobile app to stream the show via Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Or try the voice command ‘Play CountryWide Connect’ on Amazon Alexa or Google Home.   Apple: https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/countrywide-connect/id6761033881 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Darryl Stretton - Velvet returns percentage increase likely ‘well into the double digits‘
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CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand. The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up). Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines! For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

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  • Creator
    CountryWide Media
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.1K
  • Rating
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  • Show Website
    CountryWide CONNECT

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