Bruce Weir, Rabobank's general manager for country banking, talked to The Country's Jamie Mackay about farmer confidence. Photo / Chris Hillock / Rabobank
Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Rabobank’s general manager of country banking Bruce Weir, to take a closer look at why farmers are the most confident they’ve been since mid-2017, according to the bank’s latest survey.
On with the show:
Bruce Weir:
Rabobank’s general manager of country banking reviews the bank’s fourth and final Rural Confidence Survey for 2024 — which sees farmer sentiment at its highest level since mid-2017.
Damien O’Connor:
The former Minister of Agriculture and Labour’s current trade spokesman pays tribute to Federated Farmers’ Chris Allen before the gloves come off for one more time in 2024.
Brooke Watson:
Today we kick off our “Countdown to Christmas” promotion with $1000 of toys to be won from a fencing contractor and Ranfurly mum of two.
Farmer Tom Martin:
Our UK farming correspondent comments on the latest farmer protest, the Labour Budget fallout, Storm Darragh and the cricket.
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