It's The Best of The Country with Jamie Mackay and Rabobank.
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Sir Brian Lochore:
Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador is all fired up as he talks farming, footy and the weather!
Mairi Whittle:
Rabobank Best of The Country - June 23, 2018
The Country
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We catch up with the Rural Catch Golden Gumboot winner who hails from the gumboot capital of the country and who took home more than $20,000 of prizes after heading off seven others for the title at Fieldays.
Steve Maharey:
Is a former Labour Cabinet Minister and a former VC of Massey University and on today's menu; Winston, Donald Trump, trade wars, emerging Asian economies and a strong domestic rural economy.
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Michael Every:
Rabobank's Senior Strategist Asia Pacific talks about the World Cup of Trade (as opposed to Football) and why New Zealand should be worried about Trump's trade war with China.
Brendon Hoare:
We talk to the chief executive of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) about the value of the country's organic sector lifting to $600 million in 2017, from $467 million in 2015, and whether organics could be the way forward for NZ agriculture.
Winston Peters:
We ask the Deputy PM if he's the Acting PM yet, why he's not nicer to the media and why did he back Shane Jones instead of Jacinda over his Fonterra comments.
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