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From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson
7:40 PM.Jersey milk from Murray King's farm on the lower Waimea River flats is crafted into award-winning ice cream. "We had to find a way of generating better income than we would by producing whole milk… Read more Audio
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Finding the flock - searching for stories from Flock House
7:28 PM.A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Flock House, a flagship agricultural school in New Zealand was set up 100… Read more Audio
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Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle
7:18 PM.A hen rescued from floodwaters in Cyclone Gabrielle is helping bring back life to farms one year on. Hawke's Bay farmer Sally Newall hatched the idea to gift chicks to families impacted by the cyclone… Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
7:12 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Read more Audio
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Country Life for 29 March 2024
7:08 PM.Appleby Farms, Flock House centenary and Cyclone Chicks Read more Audio
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Rare bird returns to Wairarapa wetlands
7:40 PM.A distinctive booming sound is returning to the Wairarapa Moana. Most of the surrounding wetlands have been lost after land was drained for farming. Now, after years of rehabilitation work, more of… Read more Video, Audio
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Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
7:27 PM.A start-up in Marlborough is busy repurposing damaged vineyard posts, that were used to hold up the canopy, into sustainable posts for farm fencing. Read more Audio
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A taste of the future of dairy
7:18 PM.Justin Gregory tries Daisy Lab's prototype precision-fermented products, which aim to have the texture and mouthfeel of dairy product, but are made without input from a cow. Read more Audio
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A wrap of the week's rural news
7:12 PM.A declaration of drought for Otago and Canterbury unlocking new funding support for struggling farmers. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 22 March 2024
7:00 PM.This week Country Life takes you to an Auckland lab making cheese without the need for a cow, and a start-up in Marlborough which is busy recycling damaged vineyard posts into low cost posts for farm… Read more Audio
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From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams
7:32 PM.How did two sisters design throws and blankets using lambs wool from the family farm? Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson share the secret to their Foxtrot Home business success and why it's essential to… Read more Audio
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A blast from the past - Mustering in Marlborough
7:22 PM.It's 1956 and in the heat of February seven shepherds, a pack train and 40 dogs drove 4000 ewes from remote Bluff Station, 90 kilometres down the back country to Kekerengu for shearing. Read more Audio
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Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder
7:16 PM.Kaahu Birdling and Jordan Popata are supervisors at Thomas Brothers Orchard in Riwaka. They manage their own teams and are embracing every opportunity to learn about leadership and orchard management.
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A wrap of the week's rural news
7:07 PM.More government support will be heading the way of farmers and growers in the Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson districts where an intense dry spell has been labelled a medium-scale adverse event. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 15 March 2024
7:07 PM.From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams, Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder, A blast from the past - Mustering in Marlborough and a wrap of the week's rural news Read more Audio
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'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers
7:38 PM.Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers… Read more Audio
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"Fresh ideas, younger muscles" - taking on the family farm
7:22 PM.Sarah Maxwell switches from inseminating cows in the morning to shifting cows and sheep in the afternoon, working at the local sale yards and more besides. Read more Audio
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'No turning back' - From Bluff to Picton on horseback
7:16 PM.Karolin van Onna and her friend had dreamt about horse trekking the length of the South Island for years - and last summer they finally did it. Read more Video, Audio
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A wrap of the week's rural news
7:07 PM.A chat about the top stories this week from RNZ's rural news team with Susan Murray in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 8 March 2024
7:07 PM.'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers, a back country dream comes true on horseback, Sarah Maxwell's farming journey and a wrap of the week's rural news. Read more Audio
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Inspired farmers take action to clean waterways
7:38 PM.A catchment restoration project in the Marlborough Sounds is bringing a farming community together to tackle water quality issues and achieve wider conservation goals Read more Audio
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Wool, sweat and shears - Golden Shears underway in Masterton
7:22 PM.The Golden Shears is underway in Masterton, and from early Thursday the War Memorial Stadium has been buzzing to the sound of shears, woolhandlers' brooms and the cranking of wool presses. Read more Video, Audio
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Australian winegrowers protest over plummeting returns
7:16 PM.Many wine growers in Australia's largest wine region are in crisis mode due to plummeting prices for their grapes. Chris Archer works in the Australian and New Zealand wine industries and has been… Read more Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions on farms around the country
7:07 PM.Kiwifruit are looking good in Hawkes Bay. Some flooded vines have died but generally recovery is better than expected. Conditions are very dry in Marlborough so many farmers are offloading stock due… Read more Audio
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Country Life For Friday 1 March 2024
7:07 PM.Behind the scenes at the Golden Shears, a conservation project in the Marlborough Sounds, crisis among Australia's winegrowers and On the Farm Read more Audio