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    Country Life for Friday 1 July 2016

    • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 June 2016
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    • Looking After the Land
    • Stopping Summer Stress
    • Colin Cox_ Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possum Hunter
    • Regional Wrap
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    • Looking After the Land

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      9:31 PM.Sheep farming and environmental responsibility go hand in hand on 80-year-old Malcolm Mackenzie's 193 hectare farm near Winton in Southland. Over time he has planted shelter belts of native species… Read more Audio

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    • Stopping Summer Stress

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      9:12 PM.Dean and Antoinette Martin are dry stock farmers in Hawkes Bay. Over the years they've seen summer droughts become more intense and more frequent. Tired of the summer stress they've turned their… Read more Audio

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    • Colin Cox_ Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possum Hunter

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      9:25 PM.Colin Cox was involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand and with the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written a memoir which Country Life has turned into a… Read more Audio

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    • Regional Wrap

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      9:05 PM.It's been wet and soggy in the North Island, large lakes have formed on many Waikato farms, while in Canterbury the rain has held up cultivation and sowing on heavy land. Read more Audio

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