On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Associate Professor Tim Curran from Lincoln University about his research into how plants respond to extreme disturbance events such as fire, drought, frost and cyclones, his recent focus on identifying low flammability species to plant as green firebreaks and how using a 'plant BBQ' is helping facilitate the research... He talks with Callum Eastwood, DairyNZ Senior Scientist and organiser of the International Precision Dairy Conference in Christchurch (Dec 3-5), about the conference being held in NZ for the first time, the purpose of it and what attendees can expect... And he talks with North Canterbury farmer Jim Sidey about using hemp-based products to fix his joint pain and other ailments from years of physical labour and his newly found talents in front of the camera.

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