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Country Life for Friday 22 July 2016

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 15 July 2016
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  • Green Grass
  • Colin Cox: Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possumer - Part 5
  • Woody's Farm
  • Young Grower of the Year
  • Regional Wrap
  • Green Grass

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    Greenkeeper Dave Sulley

    9:38 PM.Dave Sulley one of the small group of dedicated people who make sure that the country's nearly 400 golf courses stay open - and golfers get to play their rounds. Dave is greenkeeper at Te Marua Golf… Read more Audio, Gallery

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  • Colin Cox: Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possumer - Part 5

    rural farming
    Colin Cox Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possum Hunter

    9:32 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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  • Woody's Farm

    rural farming
    Pigs at Woody's Farm

    9:18 PM.Daniel Todd has swapped life in the big city for one raising rare breeds of pig near Levin. Daniel moved to New Zealand from Sydney three years ago and, loving bacon but horrified at pig rearing… Read more Audio

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  • Young Grower of the Year

    Young Grower of the Year Andrew Hutchinson

    9:05 PM.Andrew Hutchinson has become New Zealand's Young Grower of the Year. He believes there are huge opportunities for young people in horticulture. Read more Audio

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  • Regional Wrap

    Fence

    9:09 PM.Calving's kicking off on dairy farms around the country and frosts in central Otago have only hit -5 degrees; it's the ones in double digits farmers worry about. Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 15 July 2016
  • Next Episode: Friday, 29 July 2016
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