Today on The Country, Jamie asks Environment Minister David Parker if he is imposing different standards for rural and urban waterways.
On with the show:
David Parker:
In an extended interview we ask the Environment Minister if his government is anti-farming, is he imposing differing standards for rural and urbanwaterways and would he swim in an urban river?
Today's panel, featuring a former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards and an environmental consultant, responds to David Parker's claims that the Labour-led government is not anti-farming.
Simon Limmer:
The newly appointed chief executive of Silver Fern Farms looks at the prospects of lamb, beef, mutton and venison for the coming season, he looks at the effect the M.bovis cull is having on beef killing space and he puts on his former Zespri COO's hat to comment on the labour shortage issue facing the kiwifruit industry.
