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Country Life for Friday 16 March 2018

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  • From cow paddocks to corporate offices

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    9:40 PM.West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne talks about life on the farm at Rotomanu, educating kids about agriculture, confronting environmental issues and some of the other challenges she's faced so far as… Read more Audio

  • High country sheep in hot water: guilty or not guilty?

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    9:19 PM.Many people believe sheep on steep hill country farms don't affect the water quality of streams – but that's not quite the case, says animal behaviour scientist Dr Lindsay Matthews. Read more Audio

  • Milk Baa

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    9:07 PM.Sheep Milk NZ held its 4th annual conference this week in Palmerston North. 150 people attended and Craig Prichard from Massey University says it's a very exciting time for the industry. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:12 PM.Taranaki's had some decent weather. Areas that were exceptionally dry until the end of February have had good rain but are still reasonably short of grass and both pasture and cow condition need to… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 16, 2017

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    9:03 PM.Federated Farmers president Katie Milne, the Sheep Milk New Zealand conference, animal behavioural scientist Dr Lindsay Matthews and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 9 March 2018
  • Next Episode: Friday, 23 March 2018
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