On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Angela MacKenzie, Top of the South Wood Council Executive Officer, about winning the Forestry Hero Award at the Top of the South Forestry Awards, her career in forestry and whether forestry some of the major issues facing the sector... And Jo Grigg talks with Mary Bowron about her impressive 2% hogget dry rate on their Marlborough Sounds farm and her award as Best Sheep & Beef Veterinarian 2026. They also discuss the key to scanning 174% in hoggets while maintaining a 2% dry rate, her strategy for bringing change to farm systems and helping farmers navigate the complex world of parasite management. 

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