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The Country - Show shearing season edition

The Country
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Today on The Country we catch up with shearing legend Sir David Fagan as the show shearing season gets into full swing.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert does a rain dance for the deep south as the Big Dry continues to bite.

Sir David Fagan:

We preview a few big months coming up in the show shearing season with a legend of the sport and one of Te Kuiti's favourite sons.

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John Hart and Andy Thompson:

Today's panel pits left against right as we ponder possums, Jacinda's baby, Winston's pay packet for running the country for six weeks and the Big Dry.

Neal Wallace:

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We look at the big stories this week in the rural press with a senior journalist from the New Zealand Farmers Weekly.

Paul Allison:

We tell you how you can experience the very best of eastern and western Canada including the incredible Calgary Stampede by joining The Country's farming and sightseeing tour departing June 23, 2018.

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