Rabobank Best of The Country - 27th January 2018

It's the best of the week that was. Photo / File

It's the Best of The Country with Jamie Mackay and Rabobank. Every week Jamie selects his favourite interviews in one handy compilation of the best of the week that was.

This week's interviews were:

Rob Hewett:

The chairman of Silver Fern Farms talks about how the Big Dry is biting and affecting throughput plus we look at the current great prices for mutton, lamb and venison (up 50%, 35% and 25% respectively).

Trevor Mills:

We take a look at the introduction of a commercial banana growing industry in the East Coast and Wairoa areas by local company Tai Pukenga which is also into its third season of growing hemp in the region.

Winston Peters:

We track down the Deputy PM on his way to Ratana as we discuss the signing of the TPP (which is now the CPTPP), Winston Churchill and the Kiwi Royal Baby.

Brent Irving:

Rabobank's Farm Ownership Option National Manager has good and bad news for farmers!

Jacinda Ardern:

The PM ponders the new CPTPP agreement, Ratana and the Royal Baby.

Katie Milne:

New Zealand's First Lady of Agriculture, the President of Federated Farmers, want farmers to make their farms a fortress.

Listen below: