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Country Life for Friday 6 March 2009

  • Intro and Gisborne Saleyards

    9:05 PM.Len Hall talks about sheep and beef farming in Poverty Bay. Audio

  • North Canterbury Farm Day

    9:15 PM.Richard Spencer Bower farms on one of the first properties established in the Waimakariri district. Audio

  • Poverty Bay Farm Day

    9:30 PM.The Faulkners and Grahams farm Wairakaia Station. A mixed operation with sheep, beef, citrus, squash and seed maize. Audio

  • Waikato Farm Day

    9:47 PM.More than 300 people turned up to Kathy and Doug Bentham's goat farm in Waikato. Audio

(Below left) From wool to wool at the Wairakaia Station Farm Day. (Below right) Hamish Cave, Bruce & Jo Graham, Rob Falkner & Sandra Falkner (crouching) with family at the Wairakaia Station farm day.

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(Below left) A four day old kid at the Bentham's Farm day near Hamilton. (Below right) Five times a day freshly cut grass is delivered to the goats.

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(Below) The Matawhero Sale Yards in Gisbourne.

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