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The Country - Winners edition

The Country
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Today on The Country Jamie Mackay caught up with the National Ballance Farm Environment Award winners, Adrian and Pauline Ball.

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Lisa Murray:

Our Met Service Weather forecaster takes a look at what's in store for the weekend and the outlook for Fieldays next week.

Roger Brownlie:

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The Vice Chairman of Summerfruit NZ updates Jamie Mackay on what's happening at the annual conference in Queenstown.

Adrian and Pauline Ball:

Adrian and Pauline Ball of Dennley Farms won the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at last night's Ballance Farm Environment Awards and are the new national ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.

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Scott Barrett and Sam Casey:

Sam "Lashes" Casey and Scott Barrett take a look at the Super Rugby clashes coming up and also discuss the Farmside roadie to Fieldays next week.

Don Carson:

Today the PR man for the New Zealand Forest Owners Association talks horticulture and DIRA.

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Our political correspondent ponders why the Prime Minister was not at our D Day commemoration yesterday and we ask if Jacinda's Cabinet reshuffle could be D Day for the for the likes of Phil Twyford.

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