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Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us an email below.
Friday 7pm and Saturday 7am
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Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Read more Audio
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Full Episode for Friday June 21 2019
Milk from Contented Cows, Tirau's Treasure Trove, Worms Defy Drenches and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio
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A Green Future - Are Forests the Way Forward?
The Forest Owners Association, Federated Farmers and Fifty Shades of Green give their take on the Billion Trees project. Read more Audio
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Smashing pumpkins: the dairy farmer turned seed-grower
Tom Welch is tired of dairying and has been looking for another way to make money from the family farm. He’s begun growing pumpkin seeds – and thinks he may be the only person in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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KPMG's 10th Agri-Business Agenda
Global head of agri-business Ian Proudfoot outlines just a few of the many key issues covered in the agenda. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap
A selection of farmers tell us about conditions in their part of the country and how they feel about farming. Waikato, King Country, Taupo, Canterbury, West Coast, Central Otago. Read more Audio
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Full Episode for Friday June 14 2019
A selection of farmers tell us about conditions in their part of the country and how they feel about farming. Waikato, King Country, Taupo, Canterbury, West Coast, Central Otago. Global head of… Read more Audio
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Grass Roots - A Country Life video series
14 Jun 2019Watch Country Life's new Grass Roots video series that follows the day-to-day lives of two young farmers: Award-winning contract milker and jokester, Tangaroa Walker, and Sophie Barnes, a roving… Read more Video
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Proud to be a dairy farmer
Invercargill contract milker Tangaroa Walker is looking at drying off his herd of 500 cows after a great season. He says milk production is up 15 percent on last year and grass and winter crops are… Read more Video, Audio
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Tasty Tams
Northland couple Robin and Heather Nitschke make relish and vinaigrette with tamarillos from their own orchard. Last year, their For the Love of Tams vinaigrette was judged Best New Product at a… Read more Audio
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A Helping Hand for Green Fingered Youth
FarmHand connects young people with permanent work or further education through hands-on outdoor work experience. The 9-week intensive course is run by the Malcam Trust, a youth-focused training… Read more Audio
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Farming is a Gas
A Waikato Regional Council sustainability expert, and agricultural economist explain the three greenhouse gases caused by farming in clear, straightforward ways. Can farmers alter their farming… Read more Audio
Country Life
Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us an email below.
Produced by: Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes and Gianina Schwanecke.
Friday 7pm and Saturday 7am
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