The Country

Meat Matters Week concludes with the Young Butcher of the Year, presented last night in Auckland to a young gun from Waipawa.

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Today’s farmer panel debates farming and footy.

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We celebrate 100 years of Newstalk ZB with a veteran sports broadcaster who has been a key part of that history for decades.

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We look back on a hell of a week in politics with Newstalk ZB’s senior political correspondent.

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Jamie Mackay talks to Jen Corkran, Jo Luxton, Campbell Parker, Chris Russell, and Callum McDonald.

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We speak with a senior analyst for animal protein at RaboResearch to talk beef mince. And there’s no mincing words about it: the long-held affordable red meat staple is now out of reach for many Kiwis as consumers look to alternative sources of protein, such as chicken and pork. But beef mince at $24/kg is not all bad news for the economy.

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Labour’s agriculture spokeswoman makes a long-awaited appearance on The Country. But where’s her agriculture policy less than three months out from the election?

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The chief executive of DairyNZ talks about plantain, director nominations and election priorities.

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Our Australian correspondent looks at some of the unintended consequences of bird flu. Plus, why Pauline Hanson is ruling the “Bush”.

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PGG Wrightson’s National Genetics Manager talks bulls on this month’s livestock update.

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