REX April 13 - Simon Berry, Jo Ritchie and Justin Ruygrok

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Simon Berry, Whitestone Cheese Managing Director and Chair of the NZ Specialist Cheesemakers Association, about winning the Champion Commercial cheese for the second year running with its Monte Cristo sheep's milk cheddar. They also discuss the domestic retail environment and the need for clear country of origin labelling... He talks with Jo Ritchie, the Wilding Pine Network Co-ordinator, about role of the network, the current landscape around controlling wilding pines and whether any headway is being made... And he talks with Aka Aka dairy farmer Justin Ruygrok about winning the Northern FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final for the second year in a row, what he learned from last year's Grand Final experience and his plans for farm ownership. 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.