Listen to The Country online: Chris Hipkins at South Island Agricultural Field Days

Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay from the South Island Agricultural Field Days today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who was taking in the sights and sounds at the South Island Agricultural Field Days in Kirwee.

On with the show:

Katie Milne:

We catch up with a West Coast cow cocky and a former Federated Farmers president on day two of the South Island Field Days at Kirwee.

Why are West Coast farm sales ticking over nicely?

Chris Hipkins:

Also at Kirwee is the leader of the Opposition. But what sort of reception is he getting?

Is Winston Peters really looking more like an angry old man shouting at the sky?

And what are the Greens on about?

Myfanwy Alexander:

We chatted with the event co-chair of the South Island Dairy Event being held in Timaru on April 7-9.

Andrew Hoggard:

The Associate Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister is also at Kirwee, where a key topic for discussion with farmers is whether we should pull out of the Paris Agreement.

Chris Russell:

Our Australian correspondent talks bird flu in sheep, a reduced duck hunting season, breeding from a $40,000 sheep dog and what was in the Budget for agriculture.

Listen below: