Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay spoke to Dr Jacqueline Rowarth and Chloe Swarbrick about regenerative agriculture.
On with the show:
Nathan Guy:
The former Minister for Primary Industries and aspiring Fonterra director joins us to talk farming, politics and farmer politics.
Chloe Swarbrick:
We ask New Zealand's most urban MP what she thinks of farming and what she thinks regenerative agriculture actually is?
Dr. Jacqueline Rowarth:
Is a leading farming academic who says the suggestion that New Zealand can move to clover-based organic and regenerative agriculture needs serious thought before any change is made.
Tony Leggett:
The publisher of the Countrywide and Dairy Exporter magazines comments on the state of the sheep farming industry and why the new government needs a productive confident farming sector that isn't looking over its shoulder at loads of compliance coming on environment and water.
Listen below: