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Rabobank Best of The Country - March 30, 2019

The Country
29 Mar, 2019 06:00 PM2 mins to read

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This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank's Berry Marttin for a chat about how farmers can feed a growing world population sustainably.

The top interviews of the week are:

Damien O'Connor:

The Minister of Agriculture comments on his leader Jacinda Ardern, his deputy leader Winston Peters, the Provincial Growth Fund, the Granulate Ambrosia Beetle and the proposed sale of Westland Milk Products.

Simon Upton:

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The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the Government should crack down harder on carbon dioxide rather than methane and other biological emissions from farms.

Simon Bridges:

The National leader is PM for the day on the Country after Jacinda stood us up!

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Ben Dalton:

The Head of Regional Development for the Provincial Growth Fund explains where the $3 billion dollar slush fund is being spent and how you, if you're in the regions, can get your hands on some of it.

Berry Marttin:

Is a member of the Rabobank Managing Board who's at today's Farm2Fork Food Summit in Sydney where the issue of feeding the world sustainably, within an acceptable carbon footprint, is at the forefront of discussion.

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Katie Milne:

We catch up with the President of Federated Farmers to discuss the aftermath of the West Coast floods, Westland Milk Products reducing its forecast payout and the controversy surrounding gun law reform.

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