The Country - A2 Milk edition

Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay catches up with Professor Keith Woodford for a chat about the success of A2 Milk.

On with the show:

Winston Peters:

In his fortnightly "I told you so" session, the Acting PM lectures us on the economy, whether charity should begin at home, the ban on new oil and gas exploration and why he modestly compares himself to a US President.

Prof Keith Woodford:

A former Lincoln University academic comments on the A2 Milk success story and the past failure of dairy co-ops Fonterra and Westland to see it. He also says a lack of retained earnings has been a major constraint for Fonterra and Westland compared to Tatua.

Hayley Gourley:

Rabobank's GM Country Banking discusses the results of the bank's latest Rural Confidence Survey (due out later in the week) which sees sheep and beef farmer confidence up and dairy and horticulture confidence down.

Andrew Morrison:

Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Chairman talks about bullish beef and lamb farmers, with their 68% confidence levels being the highest level since 2010.

Seth Carrier:

We ask NIWA's weather forecaster when the current polar swipe from Mother Nature will end and what we can expect for October.

Listen below: