It’s been almost a year since Westpac introduced its Sustainable Farm Loan to the market, which gives farmers a discount on their interest rate in return for meeting certain standards. Head of agribusiness Tim Henshaw joins Bryan to discuss the types of work borrowers are undertaking. Flood protection, drought resilience and emissions reductions are the three prominent areas he’s seen.

Federated Farmers has submitted its views on rural banking to the Primary Production Select Committee. We speak to Richard McIntyre, who says they’re urging the committee to undertake a full inquiry and outlines the reasons it’s warranted.

And, senior reporter Richard Rennie gives an update on that Zespri SunGold shipment found with mice in the hold and also unpacks the recent report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that looks at land-use change and the emissions trading scheme.