Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with East Coast farmer Graeme Williams, who had written a poem to the Prime Minister called The Golden Goose.
On with the show:
Damien O'Connor:
The Minister of Agriculture (and good West Coaster) commented on the Buller flooding and said the government will not turn a deaf ear to the Groundswell protests.
Jamie Cleine:
The Buller District Mayor and local farmer updated the horrific flooding in Westport and around the Buller catchment.
Doug Avery:
The Resilient Farmer said farmers needed plenty of resilience in the face of flooding and a flood of regulatory demands from government.
Graeme Williams:
The East Coast farmer (of sorts) and bush poet had put pen to paper in a plea to Jacinda Ardern to look out for farmers.
Phil Duncan:
Monday's resident weather expert commented on some rather extreme weather of late and what we can look forward to in the coming week.
Listen below:
'It is a much more efficient way of getting twice as many apples using a lot less water.'