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Listen to The Country online: Shearer Jack Fagan on competition season

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Shearer Jack Fagan caught up with Hamish McKay on The Country today. Photo / Shearing Sports New Zealand

Shearer Jack Fagan caught up with Hamish McKay on The Country today. Photo / Shearing Sports New Zealand

Today on The Country radio show, host Hamish McKay catches up with shearing legend Jack Fagan.

Fagan is back from competing overseas and ready for the New Zealand shearing sports season.

On with the show:

Jack Fagan:

This shearing gun is back from Europe and Australia, and is looking forward to the new shearing and woolhandling competition season kicking off in New Zealand.

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Greg Gent:

A farmer and a foundation member of Fonterra discusses the upcoming farmer vote for the co-op’s $4.22 billion sale of Mainland to Lactalis.

Plus, what questions farmers have been asking Fonterra about the deal at the co-operative’s road shows.

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Scott Graham:

Award-winning Sydney-based science and agricultural teacher on why he’s bringing a team of 39 students to New Zealand.

Rebecca Greaves:

We catch up with an award-winning rural journalist from Pongaroa, who takes a break from docking (tailing) to chat to The Country.

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