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The Country - Rowland edition

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Shearing champ Rowland Smith doing what he does best. Photo / File

Shearing champ Rowland Smith doing what he does best. Photo / File

Today The Country catches up with a rather busy Rowland Smith for a chat about his winning weekend at the Golden Shears.

On with the show:

Rowland Smith:

We catch up with the big winner at the Golden Shears in Masterton on Saturday night, who backed up his hot favouritism with his fifth open title.

Rob Hewett:

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The chief executive of Silver Fern Farms comments on the healthy state of the red meat industry and we discuss how to encourage good governance for our farmer co-operatives.

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert says that the drought's almost over and there's some serious weather coming our way later in the week.

Steve McJorrow:

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The chief financial officer for Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp) comments on its half-year result to December 31 2017, which shows the impact of challenging climate conditions. We also ask about a change of policy regarding the sale of Landcorp properties.

Don Nicolson:

In the absence of his sparring partner David Broome, we go solo with the former President of Federated Farmers who's worried about Jacinda's liberal use of the word "Comrade" in a past life.

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