Today The Country looks into an error where many farmers were sold the wrong seed and have inadvertently grown crops linked to the deaths of hundreds of dairy cows in 2014.
On with the show:
Lisa Murray:
Our Met Service forecaster covers the clean up after Gita and what we can look forward to in the next week as autumn approaches.
Dr Bruce Thorrold:
Dairy NZ's Strategy and Investment Leader agrees the swede seed debacle is an "unmitigated disaster" for PGG Wrightson Seeds and the 556 affected farms but says it's not all bad news.
The Farmer Js - Jeremy Rookes and Jason Uden:
Today's panel features two very rural characters from different sides of the farm track.
David Green:
The GM of PGG Wrightson Seeds says his company has made a "serious mistake" with more than 500 farmers given the wrong swede seed meaning they are now growing winter feed crops linked to the death of hundreds of dairy cows and sheep in 2014.
Barry Soper:
Our political correspondent ponders the new National Party leader and the beneficiaries of Shane Jones' billion dollar slush fund.
Grant Nisbett:
This week's $100 TAB sports bet of the week sees us backing the Highlanders and the Crusaders in the opening week of Super Rugby.
Listen below:
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