The Muster on Hokonui

We find the 2017 FMG Young Farmer of the Year and South Otago farmer crutching two-tooths, so after handing the handpiece to his father, we look at how things are looking on-farm with the current dry and how the feed is looking going into Autumn, plus get Nigel's take on price rises and how it will affect farmer's thinking going into the cooler months. 

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We wrap The Muster with our 2IC who’s heading home on Country Road this weekend, to talk about a new initiative set to help rural GPs, what’s happening on the home farm and how her exploring of the deep south is going. 

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We look at volatility in the world markets with the Investment Adviser at Craig and Co in Gore, plus interest rates here in NZ, the latest housing report and last night’s GDT auction.

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We find Howard from Advanced Agriculture busy setting up a feed blending system in their new Lorneville office, after moving from Invercargill and discussing how the current cropping season is playing out, plus we talk grass grub which is appearing on farms currently.

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We catch up with the Willowbank farmer and Alliance Board Director regarding the season to date, how his trial crops are looking in the dry Autumn and how the freezing works are coping with the Omicron outbreak. 

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Rowena talks to Grant ‘Disaster’ McMaster, Jeff Grant, Rob Bird and Anna Maslin. 

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Anna Maslin, Clinton's Young Farmers Vice-Chair chats to Ro about how the club is going and the latest happenings within the Young Farmers.

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We look at air quality with Environment Southland’s Land Sustainability Officer, including changes by farmers and the community to improve air quality and prevent pollution and what different activities are permitted. 

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Balfour farmer, Jeff Grant talks to Rowena about delays in stock processing and supply chains, impacts of increased on-farm costs of fuel and fertiliser, and whether Putin is the new Hitler.

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We catch up with the Manager of Otago’s Closeburn Station to update what’s happening on-farm and run through some recent dog trialling results.

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