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The Country - Dry July edition

The Country
2 Jul, 2018 01:41 AMQuick Read

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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum show their support for Sam "Lashes" Casey's decision to consume no alcohol for July - by playing alcohol-themed music.

On with the show:

Phil Duncan:

Monday's resident weather expert ponders the prospect of a dry week and a Dry July.

Prof
Keith Woodford:

A Lincoln University academic and one of the country's foremost agribusiness commentators says he has evidence, but not proof, that M. bovis could have been in the country from at least 2008.

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Steve Wyn-Harris and Grant McCallum:

Today's panel features a Central Hawkes Bay sheep farmer and a Northland cow cocky as we debate the Greenpeace protest in the Mackenzie Basin and whether we are at Peak Cow?

John Cameron:

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The chair of the Kiwifruit Claim Grower Committee says growers affected by Psa are claiming partial victory and vindication following a High Court ruling that the Crown was negligent and breached its duty of care when deciding whether to grant import permits for kiwifruit pollen.

Rodney Gillard:

The National Retail Sales Manager for Volkswagen NZ reflects on 103 not out at Fieldays!

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