REX July 2nd - Kaikoura farmer Tony Blunt, Rob Auld from Auld Farm Distillery, Jannine Rickards from Huntress Wines and Reefton dairy farmer Abbi Ayre

On today's podcast, Dom talks to Kaikoura farmer and councillor Tony Blunt about regenerative farming, having the country's first Pure Pods on his farm and winning the Young Farmer of the Year title back in 1991... He talks with Rob Auld from Auld Farm Distillery about its new tasting room and bar, celebrating 100 years on the farm in Otautau and its latest whisky and gin offerings... He talks with Jannine Rickards from Huntress Wines about turning a side hustle into her own fully fledged business, food and wine pairings and the 2024 harvest... And he talks with Reefton dairy farmer Abbi Ayre about her journey to farm ownership.

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