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REX May 19 - Phil & Lyneyre Hooper and Lawrence Meredith
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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with dairy farmers Philip and Lyneyre Hooper about winning the Supreme Award at the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards and how they turned a traditional sheep and beef unit into a precision dairy grazing operation since they purchased the property in 2003. They also discuss the couple's diversification into glamping, their DIY attitude and Phil's teaching role at the local high school... And he talks with Lawrence Meredith, EU Ambassador to NZ, about the economic impact of the NZ/EU FTA, which NZ commodities are benefiting the most and the EU's continuing involvement with Fieldays.
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