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Rural Support Trust Debate

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 31 May 2026 · first seen 4 Jun 2026

The podcast features a mix of rural policy updates, political commentary, and controversy surrounding Shane Jones' actions in Parliament, including the crayfish incident and debates over energy infrastructure and agricultural challenges.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

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  • Twenty-seven away from one. Thanks, Andrew. Yep. So if you do the rough maths on that, back of the envelope sort of stuff. I don't know, five hundred kilograms of milk solids. Might even be a bit more for the average one. Multiply it by ten bucks. I'm just rounding things up there. That would make a dairy cow worth five grand. And what was the old number that it used to be for buying two-tooths? Sheep I'm talking about here, wasn't it? The price of two lambs. What does that make a two-tooth worth now? 400 bucks. Did I get that sum right? Tell me if I'm wrong. Uh on five double oh nine. Up next, Michelle with Rural News. We'll have a look at sports news for you. Uh, the first of the first game of seven in the NBA basketball finals uh tipping off, or it's just tipped off in San Antonio. We'll update that one for you after the break.
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the-country Government / N-A

rural industry leadership contest with sharp exchanges

The Country Full Show: Thursday, June 4, 2026
4 Jun
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