Today The Country catches up with Fonterra before skiving off to watch the Black Caps v England ODI. Howzat!
On with the show:
Dougal King:
Is a Hororata dairy farmer who's been once again hit by senseless anti-farming vandalism, this time with holes drilled in 24 tyres on two pivot irrigators, following on from a similar attack on 30 tyres in October 2017.
Charles Fergusson:
Fonterra's Regional Head for Canterbury, Marlborough and Tasman reviews last night's solid GDT auction result (-0.6%), comments on the cooperative's controversial investment in Beingmate and previews the farmer roadshow coming up in late March.
Chris Brandolino:
NIWA's principal weather scientist warns of Cyclone Hola and talks about the summer drought in past tense.
Jane Smith and David Broome:
Today's panel features a former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards and the former Chief of Staff for Winston Peters.
Andy Thompson:
Is a former West Coast cow cocky who shamelessly takes the opportunity to promote his upcoming AgFest Field Days.
Listen below: