On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Whitestone Cheese Managing Director Simon Berry about winning five trophies at the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards, including the Champion of Champions for its Monte Cristo sheep milk cheddar and Champion Cheesemaker for Whitestone cheesemaker Jonathan Emerson... He talks with former Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith about going from drought to excessive rain, the effect on the kumara harvest and the recent success of the Kauri Museum... And he talks with Paul Kenyon, Professor of Sheep Husbandry and Head of the School of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University, about his role in editing a revised and updated version of the publication, 'Hogget Performance - Unlocking the Potential of Hogget Lambing', the new insights in contains and the biggest pitfalls to avoid.

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