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
Ben Purua - Why FarmUpNZ’s Ben Purua is using SenseHub’s Ear Tags
FarmUpNZ’s Ben Purua manages an intensive System 5 farm, milking 540 cows on 187ha near Tirau. He uses SenseHub Dairy’s monitoring Ear Tags to track the herd daily. “I see the SenseHub tags as a smart watch – it tracks that cow's information 24/7 just like it would with our smart watch.”
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 (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 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ)
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5 Oct 2026
Marijke Dunselman - How farms are preparing for peak agritourism season
This episode features Marijke Dunselman, Founder & CE, Agritourism NZ & the Agritourism Academy discussing how agritourism is creating lucrative new revenue streams for rural New Zealand.
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 (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 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ)
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5 Oct 2026
Fenton Hazelwood - Why NZ isn’t first in line for Bayers new herbicide
This episode features Rural Commentator, Fenton Hazelwood, discussing Bayer’s new herbicide snub and the rising threat of Glyphosate resistance
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 (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 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.countrywide&hl=en_NZ)
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Who has been a guest on The Country-Wide Podcast
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Dr Brendon Malcolm
James Kellow
Peter Templeton
Alex Meban
Jenna Smith
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Spotify
5.0 / 5
9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100
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Quality
36
Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
32
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