It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is dedicated to legendary rocker Tom Petty who suffered a cardiac arrest earlier today.
On with the show:
Damien O'Connor:
Labour's Primary Industry spokesman and Minister-in-waiting talks about M Bovis and wooing Winston - both of which are not without their challenges!
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
We ask the chief scientist for the Environmental Protection Authority if reducing human and dairy cow numbers is the solution for reducing GHG emissions?
Andrew Burtt:
Beef + Lamb New Zealand's chief economist comments on the New Season Outlook report which estimates farm profit before tax to increase 6.6% to $90,200 for 2017-18 on the average for sheep and beef farmers.
Jim Hopkins:
We debate the state of our health system with a rural raconteur who also comments on why he reckons Winston will make the "right" decision and go in to bat for the regions.
Sir Brian Lochore:
Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador comes in from a morning on the tractor to talk farming and footy.
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