REX Oct 28 - Kass Rauber from Southland Fed Farmers, Shaun Forgie from Dung Beetle Innovations and Lloyd Smith form the NZ Sheep Dog Trial Test team episode artwork

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REX Oct 28 - Kass Rauber from Southland Fed Farmers, Shaun Forgie from Dung Beetle Innovations and Lloyd Smith form the NZ Sheep Dog Trial Test team

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On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Kass Rauber, Southland Federated Farmers Vice-President, about the dairy farms across the province still relying on generators to keep their cows milked, the support on offer to those affected by the recent storm and the dauting clean up ahead... He talks with Shaun Forgie, co-founder and director of Dung Beetle Innovations, about its ongoing quest for a national release policy for dung beetles, how they can assist with parasite reduction in livestock and the success of the Australian dung beetle in initiative... And he talks with dog trainer extraordinaire Lloyd Smith about the upcoming Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial Test at the Ashburton A&P Show (Oct 31-Nov 1), being selected for the NZ team alongside new dog Code and his involvement in training and competing over the decades. 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.

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