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The Country - Drought edition

The Country
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Today on The Country we catch up with Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor following his drought declaration for Otago and Southland yesterday.

On with the show:

Chris Brandolino:

NIWA's principal weather scientist warns of some serious rain coming our way!

Damien O'Connor:

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We ask the Minister for Agriculture if he's going to continue his tradition of being a drought-breaker flowing his drought declaration for Otago and Southland.

Stu Duncan:

We head to Alexandra, heartland of the heatwave, to yarn to a Wedderburn farmer about some of the water issues facing Central Otago following an unprecedented dry spell.

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Hayley Gourley:

Rabobank's Country Banking GM says the bank's latest Agribusiness Outlook Report suggests 2018 should be a second consecutive profitable year for most New Zealand producers across an unusually broad base of subsectors.

Steve Hollander:

We continue our preview of the Norwood Rural Sports Awards and the Hilux NZ Rural Games in Palmerston North on March 9, 10 and 11.

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