REX January 29th - Dr William Rolleston from Genomics Aotearoa, Dr Scott Champion from Primary Purpose and rural mental health advocate Craig Wiggins
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Dr William Rolleston, former Federated Farmers President and Chair of Genomics Aotearoa, about the Gene Technology Bill, how it could benefit NZ agriculture and why it's important to leave emotion out of the debate... He talks with Primary Purpose founder Dr Scott Champion about a recent poll by Primary Purpose which shows positive sentiment towards key food production industries has grown significantly since a similar study in 2021, why this might be the case and how the data could benefit the agriculture sector... And he catches up with rural mental health advocate Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins about selling the farm, the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival and what he's got planned for 2025. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.