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Listen to The Country online: Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford on wild weather aftermath

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Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Stephen Barker, Barker Photography

Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Stephen Barker, Barker Photography

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford.

Langford gives an update on on-farm conditions after a brutal week of weather.

On with the show:

Wayne Langford:

The president of Federated Farmers updates us on a grim weather week down on the farm.

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Stu Duncan and Stu Loe:

Today’s farmer panel pits Otago against Canterbury, just like tomorrow’s NPC final.

But in the meantime, there’s the small matter of the weather to talk about.

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Andrew Hoggard:

The Biosecurity, Food Safety and Associate Agriculture Minister has travelled to Chile to represent New Zealand at the World Dairy Summit.

Today, we find him in Uruguay, having also passed through Argentina.

Hamish McKay:

McKay on Sport on the All Blacks, the coaching debate and the NPC final.

Barry Soper:

Our political commentator reflects on the life and times of New Zealand’s 35th Prime Minister, Jim Bolger.

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