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The Country - Swine edition

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Today on The Country, Jamie investigates the effects of African Swine Flu and Lashes launches a Golf Getaway competition on Facebook.

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Steve Maharey:

We yarn to the former Labour Cabinet Minister and VC of Massey University about Central Field Days, beautifying Palmy North, NZ Agri-food Week and what are Donald Trump's 2020 chances?

Jane Smith:

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Is a former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards who has MPI in her sights over the biosecurity risks surrounding the importation of sheep semen.

Jim Hopkins:

Our resident rural raconteur is all fired up about political correctness - but not in the manner you would expect.

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The GM of Volkswagen NZ says the electric vehicle revolution is coming but it may not be in the form of utes and tractors on our farms.

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