The Country radio show features a conversation between Act MP Andrew Hoggard and National MP Grant McCallum, reflecting on Fieldays and Labour's new public transport policy, including Hoggard's controversial chainsaw technique.
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Good afternoon, or good afternoon, New Zealand. I'm Jamie McKay, still recovering from field days. This is the country brought to you by Isuzu and Farmlands. Thank you, farmlands, for hosting us magnificently for three days. Yeah, happy birthday, baby, to um POTUS 47 and 45 for that manner, uh for that matter, Donald Trump. It's maybe a good birthday for the Trumpster. We may have a peace deal in uh uh the Middle East. More about that uh as the show progresses. Uh word has it that uh there will be a peace deal signed in Switzerland or Geneva, Switzerland on Friday. Don't hold your breath. But anyhow, it's really really positive news. We're gonna kick off the show today with today's panel, Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCullum. Uh fess up here. I had to catch up with them a wee bit earlier this morning simply because Grant was in a select committee and had to be uh in for a vote at midday. David Reesby is the first of seven young farmer of the year grand finalists. We're profiling over the next seven shows here on the country. He's representing the home region. I was gonna say province, but home region of Taranaki uh Manoa too. So we'll catch up with David, see how his preparations are going for that big young farmer grand final in New Plymouth, or based out of New Plymouth, July 2 to 4. Wendy Paul missed out on chatting tour on Wednesday on Friday, should I say at uh Field Days because Winston sort of went a wee bit longer than anticipated, but uh there was a lot of people keen to hear what he had to say. So Wendy's been kind enough to revisit us today. She is the chief executive of Growing Future Farmers. Dr. Jack Will and Roweth, all about innovation and AI. AI was a big theme at the field days. We're going to talk to her and Phil Duncan on the Super Al Nino. Plus, we're going to tell you who won all the uh site awards. I'm assuming Michelle will have this in a rural news, but I can tell you the place that does the best lunch at Field Days if you're lucky enough to be able to weasel your way in there. AFCO, New Zealand claimed the best outdoor site, large, three thousand uh three thousand three hundred square meters and over. They did a great job. So well done to all the team at AFCO. Right here, we're going to kick it off with today's farmer politician panel. Andrew Hogard, Grant McCullum.
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