The Country - Irish edition

It's St Patrick's Day tomorrow so The Country is getting in early and having a celebration today.

On with the show:

Lisa Murray:

We ask our Met Service Weather forecaster what's in store for the weekend and more importantly - why the Irish like corned beef.

Don Carson:

The PR Man for the New Zealand Forest Owners Association talks about WorkSafe's programme on farm vehicle safety, a seminar he attended on dealing with pests and genetic variation and gives his thoughts on the one billion trees campaign.

Craig Wiggins:

Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins reports on all the sights and sounds from Day Two at the Central Districts Field Days.

Andy Thompson:

Our sometime dairy correspondent is soaking up the atmosphere at Horse of the Year in Hastings today.

Barry Soper:

Our political correspondent ponders a "testing" week for the Prime Minister with Labour Party parties and helicopter use.

Listen below: