Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay mourns the fact that Dunedin's Baldwin Street is no longer the steepest street in the world.
On with the show:
Damien O'Connor:
At 1pm the Minister of Agriculture alongside Climate Change Minister James Shaw and Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods will hold ajoint news conference to release the reports of the Interim Climate Change Committee into agricultural emissions and renewable electricity generation. We preview the announcement and challenge some of the anti-farming rhetoric doing the rounds.
ASB's Rural Economist's takes a look at the state of the farming nation, where red meat, particularly lamb, is the star of the stable.
Jane Smith:
Is a North Otago farmer and former winner of the BFEAs who's none too happy that her hard-earned taxes are funding an anti-farming campaign at our national museum Te Papa. Plus she encourages farmers to make a last-minute submission (closes today) to the ETS policy process.
