Farming Today This Week: New Zealand
New Zealand has become a top exporter of lamb and beef without the help of subsidies. To find out how, Nancy Nicolson reports from one of the country's top agricultural shows.
New Zealand has a fearsome reputation as a top exporter of lamb, beef, dairy produce, fruit, wool and wine - and a great deal of other produce. And it's all done without paying farmers subsidies or being part of a union of countries like the single market.
So, how do they do it?
Nancy Nicolson reports from one of New Zealand's top agricultural shows where she gets a flavour of the political arena in which the industry operates; the attitude marketeers are taking to the opportunities offered by Brexit; and how farmers feel about working in an unsubsidised world.
She meets the Prime Minister, Bill English, industry leaders and working farmers.
Producer: Nancy Nicolson.
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