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Country Life for Friday 23 March 2018

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 March 2018
  • Next Episode: Friday, 30 March 2018
  • Casting For Recovery
  • A family tradition in bloom
  • Our Man from the ABC
  • Hemp Harvesting
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday March 23, 2017
  • Casting For Recovery

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    9:32 PM.Each year women with breast cancer have the opportunity to get away from it all with Casting for Recovery. Country life joins a group as they enjoy the tranquillity of the country-side and, under the… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • A family tradition in bloom

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    9:24 PM.The Chamberlain family have cultivated spring flowers at Hadstock Farm in Mid Canterbury since the 1930s. Country Life pays them a visit as the last of the bulbs are dug up before it's time to plant… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Our Man from the ABC

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    9:16 PM.This week ABC rural news correspondent Brett Worthington says big changes are in the wind in the Australian dairy industry as foreign owners move on in and there's been skulduggery in the wool… Read more Audio

  • Hemp Harvesting

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    9:07 PM.North Island hemp farmer Dave Jordon says in the future there will be thousands of hectares of industrial hemp grown on farms around New Zealand. This year he hopes to get about 10 tons of hemp stalk… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:11 PM.Many North Island regions are continuing to cut silage or baleage which is most unusual for this time of year. In the South Island wet weather's making harvesting of grapes in Marlborough very very… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 23, 2017

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    9:04 PM.Country Life goes trout fishing with women recovering from breast cancer, talks to a family growing daffodils for a living, ABC rural correspondent Brett Worthington talks about dairy and wool… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 March 2018
  • Next Episode: Friday, 30 March 2018
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