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The Country - Agribusiness edition

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Today on The Country we take a look at some new agribusinesses and get a preview on tonight's GDT auction courtesy of Nathan Penny.

On with the show:

Sir Brian Lochore:

We track down our Wairarapa-based Roving North Island Farming Ambassador in Central Otago – a farming area he wished he'd moved to 40 years ago.

Nathan Penny:

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ASB's Rural Economist previews tonight's GDT auction, comments on interest and exchange rates and reckons Donald Trump can't claim the credit for a soaring US economy.

Megan Hands and Chanelle O'Sullivan:

Today's panel features two high-profile women in agriculture who've recently set up their own agribusinesses.

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Greg Mirams:

We catch up with the Techion Group managing director and discuss the interesting history of his ag-tech company that has risen from the ashes of the GFC and reinvented itself with the revolutionary design of an online diagnostic tool to monitor parasites in livestock.

Craig Wiggins:

The former voice of the Young Farmer Contest is encouraging nominations for the Norwood Rural Sports Awards being held at Awapuni in Palmerston North on Friday 9 March 2018. It is New Zealand's premier celebration of rural sports athletes.

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