The chief executive of the Meat Industry Association talks about record returns for red meat and yesterday's Red Meat Sector Conference in Christchurch where the key note speaker Prof Frederic Leroy from Brussels University said meat had effectively become a scapegoat for commercial and environmental advocates, much of which was based on bad science.
Graeme Smith and Peter Nation:
Today it's the turn of the Fieldays panel - the chief executive and a current board member - as we discuss the state of the rural economy, drug testing on farm at calving time, and the legacy of Nathan Guy.
Nathan Guy:
In the absence of Rebecca Mahoney, and at short notice, we catch up with the man of the moment, the former Minister for Primary Industries, who announced today he is standing down next year after a political career that will span 15 years.
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