Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay found out how New Zealand and Australian farmers are coping with the Big Dry.
On with the show:
Katie Milne:
We yarn to the President of Federated Farmers about the issues of the day including the Big Dry and why ruminant animals are so important to the primary sector.
Doug Avery:
The Resilient Farmer offers some sage words of advice on how to handle a drought.
Simon Bridges:
National's leader is on a self-proclaimed CGT crusade and we ask him if once being labelled the 'new Winston Peters' is now a compliment or an insult?
Chris Russell:
Australian correspondent talks about the cost of on-going drought to the nation's economy and why cheap cheese is worse for dairy farmers than dollar-per-litre milk.
Joe Wheeler and Hayden Parker:
We leave Lashes in charge of weekly our look at Super Rugby.
Listen below: