It's the best of the week that was with Jamie Mackay and Rabobank.
The top interviews of the week were:
Damien O'Connor:
The Minister of Agriculture updates the latest on M Bovis and Myrtle Rust plus he says government has not back-downed on immigration numbers or the manned re-entry of Pike River.
Chris Toms:
We catch up with a Roxburgh cherry and stonefruit grower who says he was fortunate compared to some of his farming mates just down the road, following yesterday's inundating thunderstorms in Central Otago.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
The Environmental Protection Authority's controversial chief scientist doesn't want to talk about irrigation but she's happy to have a crack at glyphosate and alternative proteins.
Jacinda Ardern:
The PM ponders farm sales to foreigners, getting rid of LVRs, immigration and the prospect of an invite to the royal wedding.
Brent Irving:
We ask Rabobank's national manager for equity partnerships what effect the government's new directive to the OIO will have on land prices and how much more difficult it will make foreign ownership of New Zealand farms?
Derek Daniell:
We track down one of New Zealand's leading sheep breeders who shares his considered thoughts on why he reckons we're being cavalier with water.
Listen below:
Bats found in Tairāwhiti's Aratu Forests; management plan enhances their protection.