Listen to The Country online: The latest from Blue Duck Station with Dan Steele

The Bridge to Nowhere near Blue Duck Station. Today, the station's owner, Dan Steele, spoke to The Country's Rowena Duncum. Photo / Kem Ormond

Today on The Country radio show, Rowena Duncum catches up with Dan Steele, the owner of Blue Duck Station, to find out the latest from his neck of the woods.

On with the show:

Todd McClay:

Trade and Agriculture Minister on whether the Government should consider taking a case against the US to the World Trade Organisation, when New Zealand will resume trade talks with the US, yesterday’s drought relief announcement and his plans for Anzac Day.

Dan Steele:

The owner of Blue Duck Station, on the banks of the Whanganui and Retaruke Rivers, gives us the post-drought conditions on-farm.

He also discusses extensive conservation efforts and how his agritourism venture is going.

Plus, whether his wife will flood their farm with Kaimanawa horses after the impending muster.

Stefan Vogel:

The general manager for RaboResearch, Australia and New Zealand, updates the US/Trump/China trade war and the container freight situation in the Red Sea area.

Rebecca Keoghan:

The 2016 Dairy Woman of the Year and fifth-generation Westport dairy farmer updates progress of the Future Focused Animal Evaluation Governance Group in her capacity as chair.

Listen below: