Today The Country is dedicated to cricket legend John Wright who has sent Jamie a copy of his album 'Red Skies'. Interviews are with: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Peter Nation, Barbara Kuriger, Blair McLean, Nadine Porter and Dick Tayler.
It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by cricket legend John Wright who has kindly sent us a copy of his new album Red Skies.
On with the show: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The chief scientist of the Environmental Protection Authority debunks claims thatNew Zealand will need to slash pastoral stock numbers by up to 35% to get GHG emissions down to zero by 2100.
Peter Nation and Barbara Kuriger: Today's panel ponders the issues of the day and features the chief executive of Fieldays and the MP for Taranaki King Country.
Blair McLean: Our resident viticulture expert talks about a challenging summer, the onset of harvest and the chance to win with our Winery of the Week.
Nadine Porter: We find the Communications Manager for the FMG Young Farmer Contest in the US, in transit from South American to Europe, as a part of her Nuffield Scholarship travels.