It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by a Memorandum of Cooperation as New Zealand embarks on a trial run of chilled meat exports to China.
On with the show: Mike Petersen and Jeff Grant: Today's panel features two former chairmen of Beef + Lamb New Zealand as we discuss the big farming story of the day - chilled meat into China.
Sir Brian Lochore: Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador talks farming, footy, improved returns for lamb and, as always, plenty of common sense.
Damien O'Connor: Labour's Primary Industry Spokesman warns of too many economic eggs in a Chinese basket and is equally wary of Chinese workers taking Kiwi jobs on large infrastructure projects.
Tony Marshall: Crowe Horwath's tax expert explains the implications of the IRD's new Farmhouse Expenditure Interpretation Statement which comes into effect on April 1, 2017.