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Country Life for Friday 28 July 2017

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  • First pick avocados are here
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  • Across the Ditch
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  • Full Episode for Friday July 28, 2017
  • First pick avocados are here

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    9:28 PM.Sunchaser Avocados are the first avocados in New Zealand to make it to market each season. They are grown on Motiti Island where it is three degrees warmer in winter and three degrees cooler in summer… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Smart-As Farming

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    Dr John-Paul Praat and Smart Farms Monitoring Kit

    9:15 PM.A new, easy to use environmental monitoring system that will let farms track their environmental performance over the years. It will provide data which proves the quality of their farm environment is… Read more Audio

  • Across the Ditch

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    Murray Goulburn Milk Factory

    9:06 PM.Brett Worthington from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the Murray Darling Basin irrigation scandal and Murray Goulburn has announced its milk intake is less than expected. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming
    Very muddy conditions at Sheep Heaven Waikato - lambing underway

    9:10 PM.The entire North Island remains totally water logged. The wet conditions are putting stress on all types of farming. Only five millimetres of rain turns soils to bogs. West Coast farmers are getting… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday July 28, 2017

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    9:02 PM.First Pick, Smart As, Across the Ditch and The Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 21 July 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 4 August 2017
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