Country Life for Friday 12 March 2010

9:05 PM.Far North farmer Ian Walker talks about conditions on his farm. And, at the top of the South Island it's as dry as-a-bone but further south rain has brought with it a winter chill. Audio

9:14 PM.Christchurch based researcher Nick Haslett is investigating how yeast placed in a microbial fuel cell can break down organic waste in water and at the same time generate electricity; a process that… Read more Audio

9:21 PM.Episode one of a new 8-part series about rural life seen through the eyes of a young farmers daughter from Murchison in the 1930's, based on Sara Newman's book of the same name. Read by Yvonne Martin… Read more Audio

9:29 PM.Cosmo Kentish-Barnes joins a group of cruise ship tourists who embark in Akaroa to do the Paua Bay Farm Tour run by sheep farmer's Murray and Sue Johns. Audio