The Farming Show

Straggle Muster Newsletter

Farmingshow for Thursday 28th August 2008

John Key

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The National Party leader takes a strong stance on Wayward Winston Peters and the Government's new Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) legislation.

John Gregan and Forbes Elworthy

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We're joined in the studio by two high-flying members of the Meat Industry Action Group (MIAG) who explain what the ginger group hopes to achieve by way of rationalization in the troubled industry.

Don Nicolson

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We ask the President of Federated Farmers why he went through the charade of consultation on the emissions trading scheme (ETS) with the Greens and NZ First.

Doug Edmeades

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Is an independent soil scientist who vehemently denies he has a secret trust fund for back-handed payments from the fertilizer industry.

David Stevens

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The former president of the New Zealand Deer Farmers Association fears a procurement war could harm the venison industry.

Chris Russell

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With 16 sleeps to go until the Bledisloe barnstormer in Brisbane, we cross the ditch for some trans-Tasman banter with our Aussie correspondent.

Rural News

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