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Country Life for Friday 23 February 2018

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 February 2018
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  • Pakaraka Permaculture
  • Dairy Woman of the Year
  • Ian Proudfoot
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday February 23, 2018
  • Pakaraka Permaculture

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    9:35 PM.Niva and Yotam Kay grow vegetables on just 1000 square metres of land in the Kauaeranga Valley and last year produced a staggering 8 tonnes of vegetables from it. They say they can do even better. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Dairy Woman of the Year

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    9:24 PM.Mid-Canterbury farmer and Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year, Jessie Chan-Dorman, tells Cosmo her remarkable family story that begins when her mum arrived in New Zealand from Hong Kong as an 11-year-old… Read more Audio

  • Ian Proudfoot

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    9:13 PM.KPMG's global head of agribusiness, Ian Proudfoot, has five topics on his mind: new food protein choices, large multi-national companies swallowing up small companies, Biosecurity issues in New… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:07 PM.Taranaki farmers have been mucking in together and sharing generators to get cows milked. There's cleaning up to do following damage from former cyclone Gita. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday February 23, 2018

    rural farming
    Pakaraka Market Garden
Photo supplied Niva Kay

    9:03 PM.Country Life meets a couple who try to live self sufficiently on their piece of paradise in the Kauaeranga Valley, near Thames. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 February 2018
  • Next Episode: Friday, 2 March 2018
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