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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.

27 minutes

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  • Sat 22 Apr 201706:30

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