Entrepreneurial Appetite is a series of events dedicated to building community, promoting intellectualism, and supporting Black businesses. This podcast will feature edited versions of Entrepreneurial Appetite’s Black book discussions, including live conversations between a virtual audience, authors, and Black entrepreneurs. In this community, we do not limit what it means to be an intellectual or entrepreneur. We recognize that the sisters and brothers who own and work in beauty salons or b ...
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Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.
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Rabobank Best of The Country: May 17, 2025
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40:43Jamie talks to Jane Smith, Michael Every, Christopher Luxon, and Katie Milne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Friday, May 16, 2025
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38:30Jamie Mackay talks to Todd McClay, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Chris Russell, Jeremy Rookes, and Chris Brandolino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 16/05/25: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay
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8:09We find the Minister of Agriculture and Trade in Korea, where he’s been meeting with APEC trade ministers, and US trade representative Jamieson Greer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 16/05/25: Emma Poole and Tim Dangen talks to Jamie Mackay
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7:35Today’s brother and sister farmer panel features two of the sharpest young minds in agriculture. But can they agree on methane and the Paris Accord? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 16/05/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:41Our Australian correspondent talks about weight loss drugs, slumping tractor sales and the madness of an “unrealised capital gains tax”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 16/05/25: Jeremy Rookes talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:17Our resident lifestyle/hobby farming correspondent bemoans the state of the nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 16/05/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
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1:27NIWA’s principal scientist with a weather update for the week and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Thursday, May 15, 2025
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38:25Jamie Mackay talks to Jo Luxton, Peter Newbold, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Sean Laidlaw and Sebastian Chapman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 15/05/25: Jo Luxton talks to Jamie Mackay
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6:30Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman on Paris, methane, carbon farming, and Fieldays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 15/05/25: Peter Newbold talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:11How much is your farm worth? We take our monthly look at the rural market with the GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 15/05/25: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth talks to Jamie Mackay
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7:15One of our leading farming academics chips in on methane and the Paris Accord. Plus, she tells us why ducks are such a pest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 15/05/25: Sean Laidlaw and Sebastian Chapman talk to Jamie Mackay
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6:12We’re joined by two young entrepreneurs who have started up a new company called “Seedling”, which aims to help both those who want to retire from the farm and younger players who want to get in, with a focus on succession planning and investment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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38:31Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, Katie Milne, and Craig Wiggins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 14/05/25: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
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7:04The Prime Minister responds to criticism that he has yet to visit China, and ponders Trump’s latest tariff move. We also discuss why we should stay in the Paris Agreement and whether we’re flogging the family silverware to pay for NZ Superannuation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 14/05/25: Michael Every talks to Jamie Mackay
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12:24A two-part interview with Rabobank’s Singapore-based global strategist. Part one: Is there no end to Trump's tariffs, despite his recent backflip with China and what happened to "Thrive in '25" for the world economy? Part two: What’s the best business to be in, in a troubled world - food or munitions? Who are the political and economic leaders on t…
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The Country 14/05/25: Katie Milne talks to Jamie Mackay
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6:11This West Coast dairy farmer, and former president of Federated Farmers, says we need to change how we measure methane in the atmosphere, and she questions our commitment to the Paris Agreement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 14/05/25: Craig Wiggins talks to Jamie Mackay
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4:09Today, we find our resident rural health advocate at the Speight’s Ale House in Palmerston North. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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38:23Jamie Mackay talks to Tom and Fiona Langford, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, Greig Taylor, and Todd Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 13/05/25: Tom and Fiona Langford talk to Jamie Mackay
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5:13We’re joined by the winners of the 2025 NZ Share Farmers of the Year at last weekend’s Dairy Industry Awards: two dynamic young agribusiness leaders who shunned the corporate world for the cowshed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 13/05/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay
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7:40North Otago farmer and a "Poster Girl" for the Methane Science Accord. Today, she comments on the Ruminant Methane Survey Summary Report released yesterday. And she doesn’t pull any punches over AgriZeroNZ and the Government’s emissions reduction targets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Country 13/05/25: Hunter McGregor talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:02Shanghai-based Kiwi selling red meat to the Chinese. He’s cautious about Trump’s tariff reduction and the still-fragile state of the Chinese economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 13/05/25: Greig Taylor talks to Jamie Mackay
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3:57We catch up with a Hawke's Bay orchardist to learn more about an intense fight between the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and farmers/growers, over a water allocation document called Tank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 13/05/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay
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4:01Our Kentucky-based US farming correspondent talks about Trump, tariffs, a wet spring, and a whipping at the Kentucky Derby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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From Poetry to Publishing: Le'Marqunita Lowe's Journey with LDL Magazine
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34:55Episode Description: In this episode of Entrepreneurial Appetite, we sit down with Le'Marqunita De'Sharay Lowe, the visionary founder and CEO of LDL Magazine. Le'Marqunita's journey began in high school with the publication of her first poetry book, igniting her passion for the publishing industry. She further honed her editorial skills as a column…
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The Country: Drench Wise, Farm Smart Ep. 3 with Michael Cammock and Colin McKay
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17:01Protecting your farm from parasite resistance takes proactive planning and smart management. In episode three of Drench Wise, Farm Smart, brought to you by Zolvix Plus from Elanco, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Elanco's Colin McKay and Gladstone sheep and beef farmer Michael Cammock. Michael shares his practical approach to slowing drenc…
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The Country Full Show: Monday, May 12, 2025
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38:44Jamie Mackay talks to Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Grant McMaster, Jenni Vernon, and John McOviney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 12/05/25: Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum talk to Jamie Mackay
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8:45Today’s farmer/politician panel ponders the methane survey conducted by Groundswell, NZ Farming and the Methane Science Accord. And has the government got it wrong or right when it comes to pay equity? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 12/05/25: Grant “Disaster” McMaster talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:18Queenstown farmer and anti-wilding pines campaigner - but should we leave them there to sequester carbon? He’s also a leading dog trial commentator and judge who previews the NZ Champs coming up at Hanmer Springs later in the month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 12/05/25: Jenni Vernon talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:56The President of Fieldays was the first woman to receive a Nuffield Scholarship and to chair the Waikato Regional Council and NZ National Fieldays Trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 12/05/25: John McOviney talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:24Waitomo sheep and beef farmer, and Steelfort’s chief executive, reflects on some great prices for lambs and calves and the results of the methane survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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Rabobank Best of The Country: May, 10, 2025
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39:53Jamie Mackay talks to Steve Maharey, Kate Acland, Matt Bolger, Jen Corkran, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Friday, May 9, 2025
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38:28Jamie Mackay talks to Winston Peters, Kendall Langston, Chris Brandolino, Duncan Humm, and Jason Walls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 09/05/25: Winston Peters talks to Jamie Mackay
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8:44The Deputy PM (but not for much longer) and the NZ First Leader (probably forever) talks about his relationship with the media, pay equity, trade deals and the glory days of his rugby career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 09/05/25: Kendall Langston talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:00We catch up with the vice president of Angus NZ at the World Angus Forum, which has just wound up in Brisbane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 09/05/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay
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3:29NIWA's principal scientist on lots of rain and a mild May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 09/05/25: Duncan Humm talks to Jamie Mackay
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6:05Deer farmer and NZ Farming Facebook page founder on "new opportunities" for venison, the GE Bill, and whether we should pull out of the Paris Agreement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 09/05/25: Jason Walls talks to Jamie Mackay
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1:39We ask Newstalk ZB's political editor, what's the difference between pay equity and equal pay? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Thursday, May 8, 2025
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39:11Jamie Mackay talks to Wayne Langford, Hayden Dillon, Karen Morrish, Chris Russell, and Pete Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 08/05/25: Wayne Langford talks to Jamie Mackay
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9:13Has the president of Federated Farmers sold his soul for a new Hilux? What are the main concerns from the provincial AGMs? What are the Feds working on at the moment? Is he looking forward to drying off? Will he fix his milk price? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 08/05/25: Hayden Dillon talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:16With milk price volatility presenting a persistent challenge for New Zealand dairy farmers, the Findex head of agribusiness urges farmers to embrace hedging strategies to protect their income. With a range of hedging tools now available and accessible, he says farmers today have no excuse not to consider managing milk price risk. See omnystudio.com…
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The Country 08/05/25: Karen Morrish talks to Jamie Mackay
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3:39The chief executive of NZ Apples and Pears gives us an end-of-season overview. Plus, we look at the impact of Trump’s tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 08/05/25: Chris Russell talks to Jamie Mackay
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6:43Our Australian correspondent comments on last Saturday’s election results, record prices for farmland, locust plagues, and why the Aussies aren’t having a say in electing the new Pope. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 08/05/25: Pete Barnes talks to Jamie Mackay
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3:38We have our monthly catch-up with the team from PGG Wrightson Livestock. Today we’re off to Marlborough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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38:20Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Matt Bolger, Kate Acland, Wayne McNee, and Jen Corkran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 07/05/25: Christopher Luxon talks to Jamie Mackay
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7:26The Prime Minister ponders the GDT Auction, falling livestock numbers, carbon farming loopholes, the windfall from FTAs, and whether Trump won the Canadian and Australian elections for the left. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 07/05/25: Matt Bolger talks to Jamie Mackay
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4:04Fonterra's new Managing Director of Co-operative Affairs reviews another outstanding GDT Auction overnight (up 4.6%, WMP + 6.2%) as the 24/25 season draws to a close. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 07/05/25: Kate Acland talks to Jamie Mackay
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5:39We catch up with the chairwoman of Beef + Lamb NZ in Brussels to talk about a warm reception for her in Europe, declining livestock numbers and no decline in pastoral farms going to carbon forestry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 07/05/25: Wayne McNee talks to Jamie Mackay
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6:13The chief executive of AgriZeroNZ defends the investment in methane emissions reductions being made on behalf of New Zealand farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country 07/05/25: Jen Corkran talks to Jamie Mackay
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3:54Rabobank's Senior Animal Proteins Analyst reviews the sheep and beef sections from the bank's May Agribusiness Monthly Report. And it makes for good reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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The Country Full Show: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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38:34Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Cameron, Richard Lindroos, Dr Frank Mitloehner, and Rick Ladd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By NZME
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