Listen to The Country online: Jo Sheridan, 2025 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year
2 May, 2025 01:52 AM Quick Read
2025 Dairy Woman of the Year, Jo Sheridan, spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.
Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Jo Sheridan, a Waikato farmer and Owl Farm demonstration manager.
She also happens to be the 2025 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
On with the show:
Chris Brandolino:
NIWA's principal weather scientist on the wind in Wellington and the rain in Canterbury.
And a duck hunting forecast.
Jo Sheridan:
The 2025 Dairy Woman of the Year is a Waikato farmer and teacher/manager at the Owl Farm.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
A leading primary sector academic disagrees that it's time for a rethink for New Zealand's meat and dairy brand.
Shane McManaway:
This Wairarapa farmer and philanthropist has been inducted into the Business Hall of Fame.
Last time we chatted, he was in the middle of Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast.
How did that compare to the Wahine storm of 1968?
Stu Duncan and Stu Loe:
Today's farmer panel - with one sleep to go!
Listen below:
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