Ash-Leigh Campbell is passionate about bringing a Māori perspective to the dairy industry. The 25-year-old Lincoln University

The future of food, kids these days and the urban/rural divide are all topics for The Don Carson Farming Muster today.

The futures market suggests an earnings upgrade might be on the way for Fonterra's farmers.

China's imports of dairy products jumped 26 percent in the 12 months ended June 30.

Farmers have seen two successive seasons of sub-par milk prices and the signs so far have pointed to a third.

Has dairy turned the corner? Latest price 'couldn't come at a better time'.

A strong lift in whole milk powder prices is expected at tomorrow morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

New Zealand's sheep flock dropped 3 per cent to the lowest level since the 1930's Depression.

Economists say Landcorp's decision to stop using palm kernel expeller (PKE) as a supplementary feed is a sign of things to come.

A new software system is promising to address farming productivity issues, hoping to make life - and work - easier for farmers.

A certain TV show has annoyed Wiggy this week with their derogatory farming comments.

Fonterra's Southland/Otago Head Mark Robinson chats to The Country Early Edition's Dom George about what's happening in his patch at the moment.

Jason Uden joins Jeremy Rookes to set the farming world to rights.

It's all go on The Country today! We've got Joey Wheeler and a film crew in the studio, plus all you need to know about the GDT result.

Fonterra's Chief Operating Officer for Farm Source reviews the latest GDT auction which resulted in a 6.6% rise in dairy commodity prices, while whole milk powder lifted 9.9%.

World dairy prices have shot higher at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the GDT price index gaining 6.6pc.

Not many bosses would arrange for nurses, budget advisors and the IRD to come and talk to you about child support. But husband and

Professor Jacqueline Rowarth discusses confusion over terminology when it comes to 'pure and natural' and 'predator and pest'.

We're all about giveaways on the show today. There's a bit of farming too if you listen very carefully...

It's the Don Carson Farming Muster. Chinese ownership of our agribusinesses, pea problems, Pokemon Go and Super Rugby all feature on today's week in review.

Fonterra will update its farmgate milk price and reveal earnings per share forecasts for 2016/17 on Monday.

The Country is off the West Coast to catch up with mayoral aspirant Andy Thompson.

The ninth birthday this week of Dolly the cloned sheep's four genetic siblings - Debbie, Denise, Diana and Daisy - prove that large cloned animals age normally, say scientists.

We head to England to talk to the world's best shearer and his older brother who's just set a new world record by shearing 731 strong-wool ewes in nine hours.

Kiwi shearer Matt Smith has smashed the world sheep shearing record over in England in the first record attempt to take place in the Northern Hemisphere.

Don 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.

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.

We'd better get into some serious stuff or Dom will get fired. Thank goodness for Don Carson and The Farming Muster.

Saturday 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.

Today'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.