Today on The Country we catch up with West Coast cow-cocky Andy Thompson for an update on the very wet weather currently battering his neck of the woods.
On with the show:
Andy Thompson:
Today Andy Thompson has donned his civil defence hat to update us on the deluge currently battering the West Coast.
Andrew Hoggard:
We catch up with Federated Farmers vice president updates who us on the World Dairy Summit in South Korea and the latest on the CPTPP.
Simon Bridges:
The National Party leader answers Rowena's rapid-fire questions about the OCR, immigration, oil and gas, Jami-Lee Ross and whether Trevor Mallard and Gerry Brownlee's trip to watch the All Blacks was a junket.
Ben Moore:
Federated Farmers Waikato dairy chair reports from Fonterra's AGM taking place today in South Waikato.
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent talks about the Melbourne Cup, pastured eggs vs free range eggs, South African sheep coping with drought, changes to the local lobster market and a rise in popularity for emu eggs.
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An ambitious project to rid Southland of pests has been put on hold amid financial issues.