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Country Life for Friday 19 July 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 12 July 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Saving the Waipu goat
  • Farmers Making Burgers
  • Rural Innovation Lab - Solutions to Farming's Big Challenges
  • Connecting Seasonal Workers with Growers
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday July 19 2019
  • Saving the Waipu goat

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    9:34 PM.An American woman living in North Canterbury is determined to save a hardy breed of angora goat. "When we came over from Kansas three years ago we did not ever expect, if you were to have asked us… Read more Audio

  • Farmers Making Burgers

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    9:24 PM.Five hundred thousand beef patties are made for McDonalds each day in New Zealand. Country Life joins farmers on a tour to see how meat they provide ends up in burgers. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Rural Innovation Lab - Solutions to Farming's Big Challenges

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    9:19 PM.Manawatu's Rural Innovation Lab will soon select and inject funding into three projects that could transform the primary sector. Read more Audio

  • Connecting Seasonal Workers with Growers

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    9:07 PM.PICMI is the brainchild of Tasman entrepreneur Genevieve Griffin-George. The cloud-based software is designed to simplify the employment process for agricultural seasonal staff. The 28-year-old came… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:13 PM.The Pukekohe district in Auckland's south has had an unsettled week with rain and showers. Temperatures have been higher than expected in mid-July which means that crops are growing steadily. Central… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday July 19 2019

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    9:03 PM.Saving the Waipu Goat, Farmers Making Burgers, Wicked Problems - Rural Innovation Lab Seeks Solutions to Farming's Big Challenges, Connecting Seasonal Workers with Growers and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 12 July 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 26 July 2019
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