{"podcast":{"title":"Farmers Weekly Podcast","slug":"farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233","podcast_index_feed_id":6523233,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5901172/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a260c477bf09348beb39cf78bd51f512.jpg","author":"AgriHQ","episode_count":560,"summary":"The Farmers Weekly Podcast is a New Zealand-based rural news podcast covering agriculture, farming, agribusiness and food and fibre. Hosted by managing editor Bryan Gibson, it keeps it real each week with news highlights, expert guests, AgriHQ market insights and discussions on the farming advocacy shaping NZ’s primary sector. Follow the Farmers Weekly Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send us your feedback or get in touch at farmers.weekly@agrihq.co.nz","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T10:17:16.122791+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233"},"episode":{"title":"Full Show | May 8","slug":"full-show-may-8","published_at":"2026-05-08T00:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233/full-show-may-8","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-show-may-8--71913294","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71913294/farmers_weekly_ep137_master.mp3","summary":"(00:00:00) Full Show | May 8 (00:01:34) Processing slowdown drives high-value livestock deals (00:15:15) Proposed drone reforms raise safety concerns in rural sector (00:29:24) Feds’ new Southland president tackles local government reform This week on the Farmers Weekly Podcast, AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad discusses slowing processing volumes and the high-value livestock contracts emerging across the market. Fenix UAS managing director Andrew Shelley raises concerns about proposed drone regulation changes and what they could mean for rural safety. Federated Farmers’ new Southland president Chris Dillon outlines his priorities for the role, including local government reform and taking a more collaborative approach to regulation that better supports farmers and rural communities.","meta_description":"(00:00:00) Full Show | May 8 (00:01:34) Processing slowdown drives high-value livestock deals (00:15:15) Proposed drone reforms raise safety concerns in r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233/episodes/full-show-may-8/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farmers-weekly-podcast-6523233/full-show-may-8.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}