Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Kevin ‘Smiley’ Barrett talks farming and footy

Kevin "Smiley" Barrett is a farmer and the father of three All Blacks, so he knows a thing or two about farming and footy. Photo / 123RF

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Kevin “Smiley” Barrett, Taranaki farmer and father of three All Blacks to talk about — farming and footy.

On with the show:

Kevin “Smiley” Barrett:

We kick off the show today by heading to the coal face where a Coastal Taranaki cow cocky (and All Blacks sire) is going to take a break from calving to watch his boys play a test match in Wellington tomorrow.

Claire Taylor:

We catch up with our favourite, globe-trotting, Scottish Nuffield Scholar in Adelaide where she’s attending LambEx - the world’s largest sheep and wool conference.

Mike Casey:

We talk shocking electricity prices and what you can do about them with the chief executive of Rewiring Aotearoa, NZ Zero and Lodge Cherry Orchard in Cromwell.

Vanessa Winning:

The chief executive of IrrigationNZ is pleased to see a sensible reaction from the Government to the recent interpretation of the RMA that significantly impacted the ability of regional and district councils to manage human and economic activity. In other words, farmers can keep on farming.

Listen below: