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The Country - Rant edition

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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay gets a lot of ranting off his chest, before storming out of the studio!

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert on PC nonsense, amongst actual weather insights - especially for drought-stricken Hawke's Bay farmers.

Jeff Grant:

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We find New Zealand's Red Meat Sector Representative in the UK, hunkered down on his Balfour farm, as Covid-19 has put paid to his position in London.

Des Williams:

We catch up with the author of a new book - Don't Forget the Sweat Towel - a collection and compilation of New Zealand shearing-related stories written over the past three decades.

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Julia Jones:

The Head of Analytics at NZX laments our PC world but talks about some of the positives to come out of Covid-19 for New Zealand farming.

Todd Clark:

Our United States of America correspondent shares some of the issues he's facing living and farming in a divided nation.

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