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    Country Life for Friday 1 September 2017

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    • As busy as a bee
    • Carrot Gold
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    • As busy as a bee

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      9:40 PM.James Malcolm first got the honey bug from a beekeeper who worked on his parents cropping farm near Ashburton. Now the hard working 29-year-old owns thousands of hives. Read more Audio

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    • Carrot Gold

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      9:25 PM.Sue Deadman has been growing vegetables for 30 years, specialising in carrots for more than 20. You can taste the difference between a sweet Ohakune carrot and those grown elsewhere in NZ, she says. Read more Audio

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    • KPMG's Ian Proudfoot on challenges to primary producers

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      9:15 PM.Ian Proudfoot says an agraian revolution is happening world wide and current farming models will have to change. Read more Audio

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      9:06 PM.Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchardists are struggling to complete winter work because of the rain, but daffodils are looking cheerful on roadsides. There's been flurry of activity on arable farms in… Read more Audio

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      9:01 PM.The Future is Looking Sweet, Carrot Specialists, Challenges to Primary Producers and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

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      Full Episode for Friday September 1, 2017
    • Previous Episode: Friday, 25 August 2017
    • Next Episode: Friday, 8 September 2017

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