Today on The Country, the team cheered each other up for Rural Mental Health Week by sharing some truly awful, (and therefore amazing), dad jokes.
On with the show:
Cat Levine:
Today's Rural Mental Health Week interview is with an inspirational woman who's big on Big Feelings and Tractor Treks as a vehicle to raise the awareness of mental health for our school children.
Jane Smith:
Is a North Otago farmer and environmentalist who reckons the Ag Sector is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome! The mind boggles.
Zeb Horrell:
We preview the "Future Whenua Summit" kicking off in Riversdale on Friday, as a new generation coming through looks to redefine the future of farming.
Chris Brandolino:
Our NIWA forecaster has one word to describe the weather - dry!
Blake Holgate:
Rabobank's Head of Sustainable Business Development discusses a recently released Rabo report on reducing methane emissions in the US dairy sector and what the implications are for Kiwi farmers.
Craig Wiggins:
Is a Mid Canterbury farmer who's driven up the road for day one of the South Island Field Days at Kirwee, where he's working on rural mental health.
Listen below:
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