Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay catches up with The Muster's Andy Thompson, who is the MC at the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) in Invercargill.
On with the show:
Winston Peters:
The Deputy PM and New Zealand First leader is at his combative best as he shares his wisdomon the National Party leadership, Labour's cabinet reshuffle, banking, Boris and Winston Churchill.
We ask Rabobank's Dairy Analyst why she's sticking with her forecast $7-15 milk price for the 2019-20 season when the key ingredient, whole milk powder, has fallen for the past six GDT auctions.
Tom Young:
Affco's National Livestock Manager comments on the current red-hot returns for red meat and says conversions of sheep and beef country to forestry will only serve to reduce supply and increase demand for those remaining in the game.