ASHA ANDERSEN: Soil and Health Association National Council Member: Organic Week and the Push for Chemical-Free Farming
Paul Brennan speaks with Asha Andersen of the Soil and [...]
PHYLLIS TICHININ: Eco-nutritionist & Regenerative Farming Consultant: Regenerative Farming Versus Synthetic Fertilisers
Rodney Hide speaks with soil scientist Phyllis Tichinin on [...]
RURAL REPORT: Methane Debate Deepens as Farming Futures Hang in Balance
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack a methane-heavy Rural [...]
GREENWASHED: ETS, Forestry and NZ Rural Land Use Debate
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss New Zealand’s Emissions [...]
RURAL REPORT: NZ-India Trade Deal Raises Questions as Rural Pressures Grow
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack the newly signed [...]
RODNEY’S MAILBAG: Listener Highlights
Rodney Hide shares listener feedback on recent RCR segments, [...]
RURAL REPORT: Farmers Doing Everything Right—But Still Losing Ground
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack growing frustration in the [...]
IVOR CUMMINS: Irish Commentator: Irish Fuel Protests an Important Tipping Point
Paul Brennan speaks with Ivor Cummins about escalating [...]
RURAL REPORT: Global Pressures Bite Rural Confidence
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson reveal turbulent times [...]
TREVOR ANDREI: Survival Expert and Prepper: Prepping Gains New Relevance
Paul Brennan speaks with Trevor Andrei, a survival [...]
KIWI FARM: Oinky’s Easter Fuel Fears
The Easter calm on Kiwi Farm is quickly [...]
RURAL REPORT: High Country Land Changes, Water Rules and Fuel Concerns
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack sweeping proposed [...]
CHRISTIAN WESTBROOK: Independent Journalist: Engineered Energy & Food Crisis?
Paul Brennan speaks with independent journalist Christian Westbrook [...]
MICHAEL ANDREW: Editor of On The Land Magazine: Food Security for Absolute Beginners
Michael Andrew, editor of On the Land magazine, [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Gardening 101 with Wally Richards and Rodney Hide
Wally Richards and Rodney Hide shared practical tips for [...]
DAVID BIRKETT: Federated Farmers National Board Member: Farmers Brace for Fuel Hit to Production
Paul Brennan speaks with Federated Farmers National Board [...]
RURAL REPORT: Rural Squeeze Tightens as Pressure Builds on Farmers
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson cover mounting strain [...]
GREENWASHED: Walt Cavendish: Quitting Federated Farmers over Gene Tech
Don Nicolson and Jaspreet Boparai speak with Waikato contract milker [...]
GILLIAN SWINTON: Prepper Master: How to Get Started with Prepping
Paul Brennan speaks with Gillian Swinton about resilience as [...]
RURAL REPORT: Farming Pressures – Fertiliser Shortages and Rising Costs
Rural Report looks at a farming sector under pressure, [...]
ANDREW WEIDEMANN: Across Victoria Alliance Chairman: Aussie Farmers Face Fuel Crisis
Andrew Weidemann, Chairman of Across Victoria Alliance, joins [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Food Security And Garden Hacks For Tough Times
Rodney is joined by gardening guru Wally Richards [...]
RURAL REPORT: Arable Crisis, Green Debt and Fuel Fears
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss the mounting [...]
SIMON MULVANY: Founder Of Save The Bees, Bee The Cure: Australia’s Honey Crisis and Global Honey Fraud
Australian commentator Lisa Jane Simpson is joined by Simon [...]
RURAL REPORT: Forests, Fuel and Farming Pressure
In a packed Rural Report Jaspreet Boparai and Don [...]
WEDNESDAY WEBINARS: Lifestyle: Winter Planting with Wally Richards
For RCR’s first Lifestyle webinar in the Wednesday [...]
RURAL REPORT: Global Shockwaves Hit Kiwi Farms
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson highlight the suspension [...]
GREENWASHED: Net Zero Rules and the Squeeze on Farmers
Australian farmers are sounding the alarm over corporate net [...]
MERYL NASS: Physician & Activist: Trump’s Gift to Pesticide Industry
Between clauses in the US Farm Bill and President [...]
RURAL REPORT: Milk Price Boosts, Trade Turmoil and Trevor the Trout
Fonterra lifts its forecast milk price to a $9.50 [...]
KEN RING: Long Range Weather Forecaster: More Floods to Come in 2026
Long-range weather forecaster Ken Ring says July and [...]
CLAIRE BLEAKLEY: GE Free NZ President: Supermarkets Require EPA Approval to Import GMO Purple Tomato
In January the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) [...]
GREENWASHED: RMA Reform or Bureaucratic Rebrand?
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson question whether the [...]
GREENWASHED: Countryside Culture Wars
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson take aim at the [...]
ANDREW WEIDEMANN: Chair Across Victoria Alliance: Wind Turbines Fanning Asbestos on Australian Farms
Wind Turbines entering Australia as a result of [...]
RICHARD BARGE: Chairman Of The NZ Hemp Industries Association: Unlocking Industrial Hemp’s Potential in New Zealand
Rodney speaks with Richard Barge, Chair of the New [...]
RURAL REPORT: Carbon Credits, Hornets, And Red Kiwifruit
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack concerns that [...]
RURAL REPORT: Export Wins and Water Worries
In this week’s Rural Report Jaspreet Boparai and Don [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Gardening Tips for Unpredictable Weather and Soil
Rodney and Wally return for 2026 to discuss [...]
PAUL’S MAILBAG: Chemical Corruption, Digital ID Fears, COVID Still Raw
Paul Brennan kicks off 2026’s first mailbag [...]
RURAL REPORT: From Microbes To Markets – The Forces Shaping Rural 2026
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson open 2026 with RespondBio, [...]
KIWI FARM: A Piglet in a Pine Tree
A festive Kiwi twist on The Twelve Days [...]
GREENWASHED: Methane Wars And The Rural-Urban Wake-Up
Don Nicolson and Jaspreet Boparai are joined by [...]
RURAL REPORT: Farmers Push Back On Green Agendas
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson look across Victoria, [...]
KIWI FARM: Wee Willy’s Whispers and Woes
Kiwi Farm returns with a sharp political fable [...]
GREENWASHED: Furniture Frenzy, Forests And Climate Backpedalling
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss the chaotic [...]
RURAL REPORT: Climate Pushback, Station Futures, and Rural Innovation
Don Nicolson is joined by Meagan McNamara [...]
GREENWASHED: UK Climate Alarm, Paris Promises And Local Power Games
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack the [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Natural Gardening Know-How
Rodney is joined by gardening expert Wally Richards to [...]
RURAL REPORT: Foreign Farm Sales, Emissions Tech, and Livestock Shocks
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss rising overseas [...]
NICK COLLINS: Dairy Farmer: Farmers Push Back On Gene Tech Risks
Paul Brennan talks to dairy farmer Nick Collins [...]
JODIE BRUNING: Lead Researcher at PSGR: Glyphosate and a Crisis of Trust
Paul Brennan and Jodie Bruning, Lead Researcher [...]
RIDING SHOTGUN: With Rachel Stewart: Regional Councils Have Been Failing For Years
Rachel Stewart examines the Government’s plan to replace [...]
NATHAN STEWART: Catlins Farmer: Winds of Trouble in the Catlins
Paul Brennan talks with local farmer Nathan Stewart, [...]
KATIE PASITNEY: Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner: Controversial Ostrich Cull aftermath
Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner Katie Pasitney tells Paul [...]
RURAL REPORT: Pines, Prices and Policy
Jaspreet Boparai covers mounting strain across the primary [...]
KIWI FARM: Love is in the Sty
This playful farmyard ballad follows two pigs whose [...]
RURAL REPORT: Shifting Markets and Rural Momentum
Don Nicolson and Jaspreet Boparai discuss the US reversing [...]
CHARLES HYLAND: Soil & Health Association Chair: Guarding The Food Chain
Paul Brennan speaks with Charles Hyland, chair of [...]
RURAL REPORT: COP30 Crunch, Farm Debt Rebound and Southland Clean-Up
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson weigh COP30’s stakes [...]
GREENWASHED: Shifting Sands Of Climate Narratives
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack Bill [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Old Tricks for New Gardens
Rodney Hide welcomes back gardening guru Wally [...]