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Country Life for Friday 30 January 2009

  • Intro and Regional Wrap

    9:05 PM.It's been hot and dry in the North Island, but apart from Wairarapa and parts of Hawkes Bay farms are holding up. Audio

  • Guest - Jenny Leith

    9:14 PM.Jenny Leith and her husband have grown blackcurrants in Upper Moutere for nearly 30 years. Audio

  • AgResearch's Six Million Dollar Dairy Conversion

    9:18 PM.A Tokanui farm is being converted from dry stock into a 200ha dairy unit with two rotary milking sheds, running about 800 cows. Audio

  • What's In A Name

    9:31 PM.News this week that British cows with names produce more milk rang true for one chook owner. Audio

  • Yes Minister

    9:33 PM.David Carter is the new Government Minister for Agriculture, Bio-security and Forestry. Audio

(Top) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Bio-security David Carter, in the shearing shed on his Banks Peninsula farm with the summer shearing gang. (Bottom) AgResearch's 6 Million dollar dairy conversion at Tokanui, King Country.

David Carter

Tokanui farm