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Country Life for Friday 11 October 2019

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  • Raw courage: the making of Mount Eliza Cheese

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    9:40 PM.For years Chris and Jill Whalley battled to be able to produce cheese from unpasteurised milk. Now parliamentarians, the people they had to convince, are eating Mount Eliza cheese at Bellamy's. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • A View from the Vines: John Douglas vs Jack Frost

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    9:25 PM.Last year, John Douglas lost 70 percent of his vineyard to frost. This season he's out in the nerve-jangling wee hours frost-fighting and watching the temperature drop. Read more Audio

  • Preparing for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

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    A female Brown Marmorated stink bug.

    9:15 PM.Professor Max Suckling has been to Italy to see the devastation in crops caused by the brown marmorated stink bug. He's been looking at ways of trapping the bug and other controls that could help… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:10 PM.Warm wet weather in the North Island will give grass growth a boost and the West Coast of the South Island could do the chance to dry out! Read more Audio

  • Huge potential for NZ organic produce in China

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    Spoon with infant formula

    9:05 PM.New Zealand is testing a new coding system which is expected to boost organic exports to China. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday October 11 2019

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    9:04 PM.Mount Eliza Cheese, Max Suckling and the BMSB, regional wrap, frost fighting on a Wairarapa vineyard and NZ organic produce in China. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 4 October 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 18 October 2019
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