Listen to The Country online: Sir David Fagan’s shearing and woolhandling roundup

Sir David Fagan spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with shearing legend Sir David Fagan in the countdown to the Golden Shears.

On with the show:

David Seymour:

The Act Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister comments on Act’s agriculture policy and Winston Peters’ election campaign, which is in full swing.

Plus, will Waitangi Day be divisive this year?

Sir David Fagan:

We catch up with a shearing legend in the countdown to the Golden Shears and World Shearing Championships in Masterton (March 4-7).

This weekend in Marton, we not only host the Welsh shearing test, but we also find out who will join Toa Henerson and woolhandler Joel Henare in the New Zealand team for the World Championships.

And there were two world records set in the past fortnight - men’s (three stand) and women’s (four stand) for 8-hour lamb shearing.

Be in to win tickets to the Golden Shears here.

Nick Webster:

As we build towards National Lamb Day on Feb 15, it’s apt we talk to a North Otago dairy, sheep and cropping farmer who’s gone back to opening a farm store right beside where it all began on the Totara Estate in 1882 (144 years ago).

Enter here to win a $500 meat voucher to celebrate National Lamb Day with FMG and The Country.

Hunter McGregor:

Our Shanghai-based correspondent talks about the Chinese New Year, shared bikes and eating turtles.

Steve Wyn-Harris:

Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer and spokesperson for Fireballs Aotearoa - the network comprises meteor-tracking cameras mounted in schools, institutions, observatories and with the public.

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