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The Country Today - Stevie edition

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It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Why? Jamie is away and Dom is in charge...

On with the show:

Phil Duncan: Monday's resident weather expert updates us on what's in store for the week.

Lucy
Griffiths: The newly appointed board member to Wools of New Zealand talks about her optimism for the wool industry.

Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum: Today's panel features a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky who talk a bit of politics.

Tony Leggett: The managing editor of the New Zealand Farmers Weekly looks at the big stories in this week's issue.

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Jim Hopkins: Is a rural raconteur who adds his usual dose of levity to our Monday. Today Jim talks superannuation scandals and ponders personality politics.

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