Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Fonterra's chief operating officer Fraser Whineray for a chat about the latest GDT auction result.
Don't forget to enter the Southfuels competition to win 1000 litres of diesel.
On with the show:
Chris Brandolino:
We ask our NIWA weather guy if he's a fan of Nirvana and how cyclones get named, before finding out why it's going to get dry in the South Island.
Nathan Penny:
Westpac's rural economist agrees that 2020 was not only the "Year of Covid" but also the "Year of the Farmer".
Jim Hopkins:
Today the rural raconteur reflects on the events of 2020, and announces his runner-up and rather surprising winner for Ag Person of the Year.
Fraser Whineray:
Fonterra's Chief Operating Officer comments on a good GDT auction to wrap 2020 and why the dairy industry is so important to the NZ economy.
James Shaw:
The Green Party co-leader makes his final appearance for 2020 where he "ducks" for cover over a Mallard and a new environment tax.
Listen below:
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.