Listen to The Country online: October forecast with Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch

The Country host Jamie Mackay wants good news only weather-wise from forecaster Phil Duncan on today's show. Photo / Kim Gillespie

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch, to find out what’s in store for October.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Today we find our Monday weather man in Queenstown, lapping up the sunshine, on the last day of September. But what does October have in store for us? We only want good news!

Jo Luxton:

Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman reflects on a bad day for her local electorate with the announcement of the mothballing of the Alliance Group’s Smithfield plant in Timaru, with the loss of over 600 jobs.

Kylie Leonard:

Today we hear from the third and final candidate (Dr Jacqueline Rowarth and Richard McIntyre are regulars) for the board of DairyNZ, a Taupō dairy farmer with a strong governance background.

Grant McCallum and Jeremy Rookes:

Today’s farmer panel features a politician and a hobby farmer, respectively, both of whom sometimes masquerade as the real thing. Who do we blame for the demise of Smithfield and the Dunedin Hospital?

Rowena Duncum:

The former executive producer of The Country is hosting a nine-day tour of Australia’s farming country, through Outback Queensland, thanks to Zest4Travel. We tell you how you can join her.

Listen below: