The Farming Show

Straggle Muster Newsletter

Farmingshow for Wednesday 27th August 2008

Andy Thompson

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Is a Hokitika cow cocky who detests the Bee Gees and political correctness but is loving the sun-baked 20 degree days the Coast is currently enjoying.

Tony Alexander

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The Chief Economist of the Bank of New Zealand tells provincial New Zealand to enjoy the recession while it lasts!

Baird McConnon

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We ask one of the country's leading farming and financial entrepreneurs why farmers should support the PGG Wrightson / Silver Fern Farms meat industry merger.

Winston Peters

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Is he a rabid old dog or a misunderstood senior statesman? Amidst rumours of financial impropriety, we ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs the $64,000 question.

Chris Garland

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Is a Wairarapa-based farm consultant who says his region has gone from famine to feast when it comes to rain and that there could be a fertilizer famine this year on hill-country sheep and beef farms.

Rural News

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The latest national and international farming news from Newstalk ZB's newsroom.