Today on The Country we talk about March Madness, a shearing milestone, cyclones, avocadoes and wine, among other things, accompanied by the music of Fleetwood Mac.
On with the show:
Phil Duncan:
There are cyclones in the news – so we ask the head of weather watch "Are any headedour way?".
Rowland Smith: The Golden Shears Champ and current NZ titleholder took out a mammoth 40th open shearing win in a row at the weekend, so find out what the win means to him, plus look ahead to the NZ shearing champs in Te Kuiti this weekend.
The ASB Rural Economist talks about the latest Farmshed Economics report into what they've termed March Madness.
Blair McLean:
Blenheim-based viticulture expert from PGG Wrightson Fruitfed Supplies cover off how the wine harvest's going and our Winery of the Week – Marisco Wines.
