About this episode
Dom discusses government cuts to the science sector and its implications for agriculture with Professor Hugh Campbell, and talks with Jules Benton about the upcoming Dairy Women's Conference.
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Professor Hugh Campbell from Otago University about government cuts to the science sector and what it means for NZ agriculture, the inevitable encroachment of AI and the pending Free Trade Agreement with India... And he talks with Dairy Women's CEO Jules Benton about the upcoming 2026 DWN Conference (May 5-6) in Christchurch, the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year and Regional Leader finalists and an exciting launch coming up at selected Farm Source stores on May 1st. 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.
People in this episode
Host: Dom
Guests: Professor Hugh Campbell, Jules Benton
Topics covered
- agriculture
- AI
- Free Trade Agreement
- Dairy Women's Conference
- Fonterra
- government cuts
- rural content
Keywords
- agriculture
- AI
- New Zealand
- Dairy Women's Network
- Fonterra
- Free Trade Agreement
- conference
- Jules Benton
- Hugh Campbell
- rural content
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Otago University, Dairy Women's Network
Products: Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year
Places: New Zealand, India
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