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Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: David Seymour defends carbon farming

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Act leader David Seymour spoke to Jamie Mackay on The Country today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Act leader David Seymour spoke to Jamie Mackay on The Country today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Act Party leader David Seymour, who defended carbon farming by saying that property rights trump land use.

On with the show:

David Seymour:

The Act Party leader defends carbon farming saying property rights trump land use.

But does he defend his Prime Minister or throw him under the bus?

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And is he picking a fight with menopausal women that he can’t win?

Doug Avery:

The Resilient Farmer celebrates a great spring in Marlborough but has some good advice for farmers further up the country suffering drought and dry conditions.

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We also talk about carbon farming and the right tree in the right place.

Steve Wyn-Harris:

We catch up with a Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer who talks about the big dry, carbon farming, logging forestry and lamb prices.

Phil Duncan:

Monday’s resident weather expert says “Sprummer” — a mix of spring and summer for December — is here. But what about his long-term summer forecast following on from his mates at NIWA?

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