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039 | A fully electric ute is about to hit the NZ market - with a petrol generator to provide range, its electric its a hybrid, listen along to find out more. We have also celebrated the winners at the Beef and Lamb NZ awards and the woos of the arable farmers coming into their season.
This week we explore the Canadian dairy market, it's not currently somewhere we export a great deal of products to and for good reason. But their industry is signficantly different to ours, listen along and find out more.
The Whole Story do an epic job of expanding our minds and providing education on sustainability. There blog is currently showing us how to apply the SDGs (sustainable development goals) on the ground - take a read here.
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