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Country Life for Friday 6 March 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 13 March 2020
  • Teat Spray and Tackles
  • One year since the Christchurch Mosque Attacks
  • Young farmers proud to be part of Open Farms event
  • Dairy farm sales plummet and prices fall
  • Regional Wrap
  • Full Episode for Friday March 6 2020
  • Teat Spray and Tackles

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    9:40 PM.Each year 17 Taranaki rugby clubs receive cheques from the Taranaki Community Rugby Trust thanks to a successful dairy farming operation. The Trust runs two dairy farms and a run off and all the… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • One year since the Christchurch Mosque Attacks

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    9:30 PM.Reza-Abdul Jabbar owns a 349-hectare dairy farm in Southland and is Imam of the world's southernmost mosque in Invercargill. Last March, when he featured on RNZ's Country Life programme, he talked… Read more Audio

  • Young farmers proud to be part of Open Farms event

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    9:20 PM.Ruby Mulinder and Sean Nixon bought their first farm two and a half months ago and jumped at the chance to welcome the public and show them where their food comes from. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Dairy farm sales plummet and prices fall

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    9:14 PM.The Real Estate Institute says large dairy farms are now extremely difficult to sell and some banks are demanding much higher equity from potential buyers. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

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    9:09 PM.The grape harvest is well underway in Hawkes Bay in what is a very early vintage this year. The biggest challenge for sheep farmers in Marlborough is keeping ewe condition up for the ram. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 6 2020

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    9:04 PM.Teat Spray and Tackles, One year since the Christchurch Mosque Attacks, Young farmers proud to be part of Open Farms event, Dairy farm sales plummet and the Regional Wrap.

     

     

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 13 March 2020
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