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Country Life for Friday 3 March 2023

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 February 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

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    Hay stacked on a Canterbury farm in February 2023

    7:07 PM.The effects of cyclones are still being felt, while the added rain in summer has grass growing berserk across the North Island. However, the south could do with a bit more and more supplementary feed… Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 3 March 2023

    rural farming
    Sheep on a farm in Southland

    7:07 PM.On Country life this week, a Southland farmer who has a knack of bonding with cows, the hidden treasures in caves on a Waitomo farm, a kaumātua who educates farm leaders on the importance of… Read more Audio

  • Mad about Mahinga Kai

    rural farming
    Canterbury cultural land advisor Karl Russell

    7:18 PM.Karl Russell has been gathering food from local rivers all his life and has witnessed the decline in water quality. Now he educates farm leaders on the importance of protecting the waterways for… Read more Audio

  • Stubbs Farm protecting the future through windows to the past

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    Ben Stubbs inside Ann's cavern inspecting moa bones.

    7:30 PM.With over 800 acres of protected land on the farm, Ben Stubbs shares the hidden treasures deep in caves that motivate him to never make the same mistake. Read more Audio

  • Lou Lou the Cow Whisperer

    rural farming
    Laura Murdoch

    2:35 AM.Cows are Laura Murdoch's passion. She shares her everyday interactions with them on Facebook and Tiktok and some of her Cow Whisperer videos have racked up quite a few views. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 February 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 10 March 2023
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