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Country Life for Friday 24 January 2020

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  • Boys and bees make honey for fees
  • Surf's up for Canterbury farmers
  • Our Favourite Friesian
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday January 24 2020
  • Boys and bees make honey for fees

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    Jack Eschenbach (R) and friend George Hargood tend the hives

    9:28 PM.The Williams and Eschenbach boys, aged 15 to 21, are hoping to fund their education through their own honey business. They manage the bees, harvest the honey and market the product as a team, with… Read more Audio

  • Surf's up for Canterbury farmers

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    8:23 PM.A mental health initiative encouraging farmers to get off their farms and into the water was launched in Canterbury recently. Surfing for Farmers Canterbury follows on from a successful pilot run in… Read more Audio

  • Our Favourite Friesian

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    9:13 PM.Meet Sue - New Zealand's top Holstein Friesian cow. She's owned by Robbie Wakelin and his brother John who, as well as breeding Holstein Friesians run a 300-cow, split-calving dairy farm in Rangiora.

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  • Regional Wrap

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    9:07 PM.Taranaki could be heading for its driest January in 40 years and central Otago's waiting for its first drop of rain for the year. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday January 24 2020

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    9:00 PM.Boys and bees make honey for fees, Surfs up for Canterbury Farmers, Our Favorite Friesian and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 17 January 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 31 January 2020
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