1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Celebration of life on the land rolls on. This week 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: we got field Days, Mystery Creek opening today. Couple of 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: key drivers of course, won the budget move around appreciation 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: to the general bullishness of the farming sector. Richard Lindrews 5 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: is the CEO of the National Field Days and as well. 6 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: As Richard morning, Yeah, morning Mike. 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: No excuse for it not to go off? Is that fair? 8 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: Is it? Yeah? Exactly right? I mean all the they 9 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: say down here, it's a bit of a positive vibe 10 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: going on. Everything's gone the right direction. We have certainty 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: now in terms of where the prices are and the 12 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: forecast are pretty good, so we expect the royal community 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 2: to open up the wallets at field Days. 14 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Fantastic. The reality of that twenty percent from the budget. 15 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: The depreciation is that tangible and will you see it? 16 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's real. I think you're going to see those 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: large capital expenser and there's more certain you have from 18 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: the farming community, the better it will be. So our 19 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: exhibit is down here and we have over twelve hundred 20 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 2: are looking forward to gates opening at eight o'clock today. 21 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: We go right through to saur Day Sad as Super 22 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: Sad day. So looking forward to even the town is 23 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: coming down. 24 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: Have you got a sense of the size of it 25 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: and who's coming and how many and all of them? 26 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely, So we have firstly, internationally we have twenty 27 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: three embassies represented here, over sixty six international exhibitions, and 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 2: over twelve hundred overseas visitors, so give us some context 29 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: of the international following of Field Days. But also domestically 30 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: we'll have over one hundred thousand people through the gates 31 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 2: over four days. It makes it the large the largest 32 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 2: agribusiness event of the summer's hemisphere, but also you would 33 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: say the largest business event in New Zealand. And that's 34 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: why today and tomorrow it is politician central. They are 35 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 2: all here. I've just seen mister McLay. In fact, I've 36 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: just seen Brad Olsen, one of your guests, as the 37 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: first person to the VIP club. 38 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: That's what he does, it's all head does. He goes 39 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: around dancing, drinking, entering VIP clubs. He loves a party. 40 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: It was the first one in here. I was a 41 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: bit surprised about that. So I don't think you are. 42 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: God look at bless them. 43 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: So it's you know, we're really looking forward to today. 44 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: Lots going on the first two days are the business 45 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: days and then as we head towards the weekend, it's 46 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: becomes more of a family focused and so we're expecting 47 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: the large crowds to continue this here. 48 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: Okay, what are you going to tell the government? Give 49 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: them the government there? Are they perceived to be on 50 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: your side? Are they doing what's needing to be done? 51 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: And is everyone happy? 52 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: Broadly? Well, I think actually both sides of the political spectrum. 53 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: Agri business is that you know, the revenues we get 54 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: from the agri sector industry are popping up this economy 55 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: and I've heard you say about a two tiered economy. Well, 56 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: what we've got to do is we've got to recycle 57 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 2: that the agri money into the urban fields as well. 58 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: So I think at field Days, what we're trying to 59 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: do is as a society, we try and grow this 60 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: event not just in size, but in terms of impact. 61 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: And we're very ambitious what that future holds for New 62 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: Zealand primary sector and we believe the field Day's event 63 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: is vital role in playing that. 64 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: Fantastic Richie, good to have you on the program. I 65 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: love the talk. Richard Lindrews, who's the chief executive officer 66 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: of the National Field Days bred Alton. By the way, 67 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: it was at the Radio Awards the other night as well, 68 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: brought his own ticket. 69 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: I mean, when you see drink gloves to drink, it's 70 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 2: not true. 71 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Well no, no, if you never drink. He loves it. 72 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: He loves a red ball, loves we've established. But to 73 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 2: arrive and what are we talking about an hour and 74 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: minutes before it even starts R That guy's desperate to party. 75 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: That guy is a Yeah, he's as keen as a being. 76 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 77 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: news Talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 78 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.