1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: Jamie mckaye, host of the Country Jamie. 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 2: Hello, Hello, Hea, They're great to chat to you again 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 2: after all these months. 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: It's lovely. Hey, did you realize that we named the 5 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: baby after you? Like I told you we were going to? 6 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I didn't believe it, but I mean, let's 7 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 2: let's be a wee bit more honest. It's after the 8 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Mackay Klan. Of course, Barrie's mother was a Mackay. 9 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: But you know, don't pass. 10 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: Yes, well, we all belonged to We all belong to 11 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 2: the clan cousin Heather as we all do. 12 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: Now, Hey, listen, so Christopher Luxan reckins, it's our farmers 13 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: pulling us out of a recession. 14 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, well it is. But just before that, having I've 15 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: kind of been out of action a week this week, unfortunately, 16 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: and I've just sort of trying to catch up on 17 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: the news today and I thought i'll listen in to Heather. Well, 18 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 2: I'm driving around in the latter part of the afternoon 19 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: and I'm thinking, is this Heather Duples Clan Drive or 20 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: is this BYD Drive? You talk, Sames? 21 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: Do you have a ut? Do you have a ute? 22 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? I'm shameless as well. I've got a Toyota High 23 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: Lux hybrid and you've got a hybrid BYD so they 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: are good. Well, the best thing about him is all 25 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: the stuff you can chuck in the back truck, you know, 26 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: golf clubs and all that sort of stuff. In my case, no, 27 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: my kids are too big to put in the back, 28 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: although I would probably would still like to put him there. No. Look, 29 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: things like tree planting, spades, heather and native trees. You 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: know how keen I am on planting those, so yet 31 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: go the utes love it? 32 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: Okay, So the ute drivers being the farmers, what are 33 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: they doing to help us out? The luxe and feels 34 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: like he's got to give them this praise. 35 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 2: Well, I see he was at a luncheon, a luxe 36 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: and luncheon today hosted by the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, 37 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 2: and I guess he's reiterating what most of us, certainly 38 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 2: in the primary sector know anyhow, that agriculture is pulling 39 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: a New Zealand out of a recession because we're in 40 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: danger of slipping back into one of trump as his ways. 41 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: And he was just saying, look after a really good 42 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: and I know you talked about this one yesterday, a 43 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: really good global dairy Trade auction. It was outstanding result. 44 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: Homet powder up two point eight percent to one point 45 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: six across the board. Look, everything else is going down 46 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: while and all that sort of going down. There's a 47 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: lot of uncertainty, but Derry just keeps on keeping on. 48 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: And you know, Luxon was quoting a few numbers. You know, 49 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: farming generates ten thousand dollars for every man, woman and 50 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: child in this country, and we are the best farmers 51 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 2: in the world. And he was just going on to 52 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: say that economic activity, particularly in places like Southland and 53 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: Canderdy where they've enjoyed a very favorable summer compared to 54 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: some of our North Island farming friends. You know, they're 55 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: rarely starting to cook with gas with economic momentum as 56 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 2: the farmers. And we'll see it at Mystery Creek in 57 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 2: a couple of months time. You know, the farmers have 58 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: got a lot of catch up spending to do. They 59 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: haven't made much money. The sheep farmers have lost money 60 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: over the past few years. So they're going to go 61 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: to Mystery Creek and there will be uts by d 62 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: Utes or Toyota high Lux's heather to be replaced and 63 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: the tractors as well, and that's going to be good. 64 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: It's a money go around, but it all starts. It 65 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: all starts at the milking shed and the sharing shed. 66 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: You good thing, Jamie, Thank you so much, and thanks 67 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: for listening, and enjoy your high Luxus. 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