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The Country - Suffrage edition

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Today on The Country, Rowena and Lashes celebrate the 125th Anniversary of women winning the right to vote in New Zealand, while Jamie reports back from the Future of Farming Dialogue 2018 conference in Germany.

On with the show:

Jacinda Ardern:

Rowena asks Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what the 125th Anniversary of votes for women in NZ means for her. Also Ardern gives her thoughts on her outgoing chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman's findings on climate change.

Emma Higgins:

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Rabobank's Dairy Analyst answers some tough questions about the GDT today. Why do the results keep going down and is the dollar going to save us?

Charles Fergusson:

Fonterra's Head of Farm Source for Canterbury, Marlborough and Tasman talks about another falling GDT - is the payout under threat and is an auction still the right format for us?

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Tom Martin aka "Farmer Tom":

Future of Farming Dialogue 2018: Jamie Mackay talks to the man behind "Face-Time a Farmer," an educational initiative that allows schoolkids to learn about life on the farm.

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