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Country Life for Friday 18 December 2015

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 December 2015
  • Next Episode: Saturday, 26 December 2015
  • Making Bacon
  • Peony Potential
  • Industry Retro: Sheep, Beef, Deer
  • Industry Retro: Kiwifruit Dairy Forestry
  • Industry Retro: Pipfruit and Wine
  • Making Bacon

    Otago

    9:35 PM.In 2014 Havoc Pork moved its processing operation from Waimate, where the Havoc farm runs 800 free-range pigs, to Dunedin when Cain Lindegreen took over the family business from his mother Linda… Read more Audio

  • Peony Potential

    rural

    9:15 PM.Georgia Richard's early ambition was to one day live in the country and grow culinary herbs. Instead she and partner Dot Kettle run in Dovedale near Motueka which is a blooming peony venture. Dove… Read more Audio

  • Industry Retro: Sheep, Beef, Deer

    rural farming

    9:05 PM.Sheep farmers have had a less than average year but beef finishers are smiling. Every cloud has a velvet lining. The state of the deer industry with Deer Industry New Zealand Chief Executive Dan Coup.

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  • Industry Retro: Kiwifruit Dairy Forestry

    rural

    9:30 PM.There's a huge contrast this year between the fortunes of kiwifruit and cows. Kiwifruit orchardists are receiving good returns on a high volume crop in April and May. Dairy farmers are still… Read more Audio

  • Industry Retro: Pipfruit and Wine

    rural

    9:55 PM.Apple growers have had a top year, which comes on the heels of two previous good seasons, so confidence is high especially with apples from protected varieties like Jazz Envy and Honey Crisp. Grape… Read more Audio

 

 

 

 

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 December 2015
  • Next Episode: Saturday, 26 December 2015
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