REX June 19th - Gordon Stephenson Trophy winner Brendan Attrill, World Cup rowing gold medalist Ben Taylor and Mackenzie Nicol from OSPRI
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Brendan Attrill of Caiseal Trust in Taranaki about being announced as the 2025 National Ambassador for Sustainable Farming and Growing and recipient of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase in Wellington, continuing the work of previous generations at the family's Huinga dairy farm and his investigation and trials into liquorice as a new crop... He talks with NZ rower Ben Taylor about winning gold with Oliver Welch in the Men's Pair at the first World Cup regatta of the season in Italy, overcoming the disappointment of missing out on racing at the Paris Olympics and his family connection to NZ sporting royalty... And he talks with Mackenzie Nicol, OSPRI’s national manager for Mycoplasma bovis, about new requirements for raw milk being moved off farm to be used as cattle feed, what's involved and the current status of the Mycoplasma bovis Eradication Programme. 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.