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The Country - Farm visit edition

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Agriculture minister Damien O'Connor meet farmers on a property near Te Awamutu this morning. Photo/Alan Gibson (NZ Herald).

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Agriculture minister Damien O'Connor meet farmers on a property near Te Awamutu this morning. Photo/Alan Gibson (NZ Herald).

Today The Country catches up with a Te Awamutu farmer who had a couple of high profile visitors - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert says winters knocking on our door and Mother Nature has already fired a few shots over the bow.

John Haywood:

We talk to the Te Awamutu farmer who hosted the Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture on his dairy farm this morning. We ask why his farm was chosen and if the top brass are softening the farming community up for some bad news?

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Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum:

Today's panel features a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky.

Peter Nation:

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The chief executive of Fieldays continues the countdown to the 50th National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek on June 13-16.

Phil Ropiha:

It's National Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week and courtesy of our friends at Stihl we call the winner of the Farmboss MS311 chainsaw (upgraded to STIHL Duro tungsten carbide chain) plus two Chainsaw Safety Packs (chaps, earmuffs and glasses).

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