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Country Life for Friday 28 September 2018
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Up the creek and off the grid: putting the power back into West Coast farming
9:45 PM.Graham Berry has a dairy farm just south of Franz Josef. The born-and-bred West Coaster borrows water from a creek on DOC land to drive a 55-kiloWatt, hydro-electric scheme. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Japanese brides like white orchids, so Pieter Rensen grows them
9:21 PM.Every year, Pieter Rensen grows more than 300,000 stems of white miniature cymbidiums in his greenhouses near Pukekohe. Three-quarters of them are exported to Japan for weddings and funerals. Read more Audio
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Fruitful results for Vietnam's dragonfruit industry
9:14 PM.Plant and Food Research scientists are collaborating with partners in Vietnam to boost that country's dragonfruit industry. They've found a way to train the plants that could double production. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap
9:07 PM.Marlborough farmers and grape growers have been revelling in the sunshine. In the North Island it's been bitterly cold in places and wet - again. Read more Audio
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Full Episode for Friday September 28 2018
9:03 PM.Growing white orchids, providing power from off the grid, dragonfruit production in Vietnam. Read more Audio