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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Andy Macfarlane, Canterbury farmer and Fonterra board member, about hosting a DairyNZ field day on plantain next week (Mon Dec 8), the benefits of plantain and his decision to step down from the board of Fonterra after eight years... He talks with Hannah Forbes and Mitchell Hogg about their business, 'Back Acres Conveying Tailing', the success they've had in just three years of operation and mentors and help they've had along the way... And he talks with Agrecovery Chief Executive Tony Wilson about the Government’s decision to approve regulations for a nationwide rural recycling scheme for agrichemicals and farm plastics, why he believes it's a landmark step for farmers and how it will work.
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Chapters
1. REX Dec 4 - Fonterra board member Andy Macfarlane, Hannah Forbes & Mitchell Hogg from Back Acres Conveying & Tailing and Tony Wilson from Agrecovery (00:00:00)
2. Andy Macfarlane (00:01:51)
3. Hannah Forbes & Mitchell Hogg (00:25:26)
4. Tony Wilson (00:40:01)
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