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Rabobank Best of The Country - November 3, 2018

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2 Nov, 2018 06:00 PM2 mins to read

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This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Miles Hurrell to talk about Fonterra's new direction, and found out how Brexit could affect Kiwi farmers with Rabobank's Kevin Bellamy.

Here are the top interviews of the week:

Tom Martin:

We catch up with our new UK correspondent who goes by the moniker of Farmer Tom, one of Britain's biggest social media influencers in agriculture, about Brexit, the summer drought, the All Blacks on tour in the England and Ireland and the Royals on tour here in Godzone.

Jim Hopkins:

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Is a rural raconteur who gets stuck into a bouncing Czech and ponders the Royals throwing gumboots.

Kevin Bellamy:

Rabobank's global sector head for dairy on the potential ramifications and logistics of Brexit for world dairy prices.

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Miles Hurrell:

Fonterra's chief executive offers an update on plans to lift Fonterra's performance - which include taking stock of the business, getting the basics right, dropping its volume-based ambition, living within its means, delivering a respectable return on capital and ensuring more realistic forecasting.

Jacinda Ardern:

The PM defends her government's stance over the controversies surrounding Karel Sroubek and Kiwibuild and she sings the praises of the Royals.

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