The Country - Winter grazing edition

Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Minister for the Environment David Parker to talk about the decision to defer intensive winter grazing regulations for a year.

On with the show:

Bernadette Hunt:

Is the VP of Southland Federated Farmers and a strong advocate in the battle to have realistic regulations imposed on intensive winter grazing practices in Southland.

Jim Hopkins:

Is a rural raconteur who reckons "an apple a day, pays the way" when it comes to letting Hawkes Bay pickers, as opposed to Lion King thespians, into the country.

Marc Rivers:

Fonterra's CFO updates a good first six months of trading for the dairy co-op and a pleasing GDT auction overnight, even though it dropped by 3.8 per cent.

David Parker:

Is he a freshwater zealot or a visionary? We question the Minister for the Environment about the deferral, until May 2022, of the implementation of intensive winter grazing regulations in Southland.

Chris Brandolino:

NIWA weather guy on the big dry and the America's Cup forecast.

Listen below: