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Country Life for Friday 22 March 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 15 March 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 29 March 2019
  • Unwanted spuds become Tuahiwi Gold
  • Brexit: The NZ Side
  • Waikato farm falls silent as last infected cows leave
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday March 22 2019
  • Unwanted spuds become Tuahiwi Gold

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    9:33 PM.After suffering an accident 20 years ago Chris Ashwell could no longer drive trucks so, for something to do, he started planting vegetables in his back garden. The joy of growing food quickly turned… Read more Audio

  • Brexit: The NZ Side

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    9:07 PM.Jeff Grant is New Zealand's Red meat Sector representative in London. He puts a human face on some of the implications of Brexit. Read more Audio

  • Waikato farm falls silent as last infected cows leave

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    9:20 PM.Waikato farmer Henk Smit had to kill 800 cows and calves when mycoplasma bovis was detected in his herd. He has put his property on the market and wants to leave the country. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:10 PM.Paddocks are greening up in many North Island places while in the South Island Marlborough is going quickly from brown to green. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 22 2019

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    9:03 PM.Unwanted spuds become Tuahiwi Gold, Henk Smit's cows leave his farm after M Bovis found there in spring,  New Zealand's Red Meat Sector representative in London Jeff Grant and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 15 March 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 29 March 2019
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