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Rabobank Best of The Country - December 8, 2018

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7 Dec, 2018 06:00 PM2 mins to read

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This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay finds out how African Swine Flu could end up affecting New Zealand's beef market with Blake Holgate.

This week's top interviews are:

John Brakenridge:

The CEO of the NZ Merino Company says the innovation and Kiwi ingenuity around the world's first wool surfboard could open up a whole new world of opportunity for beleaguered strong wool growers.

Damien O'Connor:

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The Minister of Agriculture comments on our proposed new mandatory standards for organic farming, whether the government is acting as a bank loaning money to Westland Milk products and why dairy farming isn't so bad after all.

Miles Hurrell:

Fonterra's interim chief executive comments on the dairy co-operative's first quarter results and a change in the forecast milk price for 2018-19 season down to a range of $6-00 to $6-30.

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Winston Peters:

The New Zealand First leader commends the 29th most powerful woman in the world, he defends his strong stance on immigration and he denies Rob Muldoon and Donald Trump were and are work place bullies.

Blake Holgate:

We find the author of Rabobank 's latest Beef Quarterly Report on an Australian beach where he's talking about African Swine Fever. Go figure?

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Simon Bridges:

We ask National's under-fire leader whether we'll be talking to Judith Collins soon and we discuss yesterday's mass walkout from the Debating Chamber.

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