The Country - Trees edition
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay spoke to Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor and rural raconteur Jim Hopkins about the effects of forestry.
On with the show:
Hunter McGregor:
The Kiwi selling New Zealand venison in Shanghai explained why the collapse of the daigou (trade) channel had played a major role in the demise of A2 Milk.
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Jim Hopkins:
The rural raconteur and Waitaki District Councillor questioned the true cost of carbon farming and suggested planting trees could be bad for the planet!
Damien O'Connor:
The gloves came off as we debated with the Minister of Agriculture the importance of the Fonterra share price, MIQ spaces for essential primary sector workers and a failed Labour pre-election promise to give local authorities the power to determine what classes of land could be used for forestry in the first six months of its term.