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The Country - Chainsaw edition

The Country
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Today on The Country, Jamie catches up with STIHL's Phil Ropiha who is giving away a FarmBoss MS311 chainsaw! If you're keen to win it you can enter here.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert says our mild May is about to turn cold!

Dan Duncan:

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We catch up with Dan, who (along with his wife Gina), won the 2018 Share Farmer of the Year title at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Invercargill on Saturday night.

Phil Ropiha:

It's National Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week and courtesy of our friends at Stihl we're giving away a Farmboss MS311 chainsaw (upgraded to STIHL Duro tungsten carbide chain) plus two Chainsaw Safety Packs (chaps, earmuffs and glasses).

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Don Nicolson and David Broome:

Today's panel features a former President of Federated Farmers and a former Chief of Staff for Winston Peters.

Davey Hughes:

We introduce our new hunting and fishing correspondent – the man behind the iconic outdoor apparel company Swazi – and ask what it's like to be chased by a grizzly bear.

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