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 pivotirrigators, following on from a similar attack on 30 tyres in October 2017.
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.
