Country Life for Friday 17 February 2012

9:09 PM.A group of scientists studying the young animals' behaviour have found that goats can develop their own accents, disproving claims that their voices are entirely genetic. Audio

9:13 PM.Many areas of the North Island had thundery heavy down pours this week, while in the South Island, the West Coast has been unseasonably hot and dry and Canterbury's pastoral farmers are smiling. Audio

9:20 PM.The Coalgate Perendale Ewe Fair with Donald Cooke of Rural Livestock Brokers. Audio

9:28 PM.'Faecal Facials' by Peter Jerram. Audio

9:32 PM.The New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre in Palmerston North is funding research into reducing methane emissions from animals. Audio