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Country Life for Friday 20 March 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 13 March 2020
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  • Green food for a green future

    farming Manawatu
    Benjamin Baril pours a specimen of the spirulina being farmed at NZ's first spirulina farm in Manawatu

    9:30 PM.Country Life heads to Manawatu and drops in on New Zealand's first spirulina farm which grows the bright green protein-rich superfood from tiny algae. It's hoped the farm's French-style artisan model… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Riding A Wave: Surfing for Farmers Success Story

    rural Bay of Plenty
    Surfing for Farmers Mount Maunganui

    9:28 PM.Surfing for Farmers was set up by a Gisborne based farm consultant turned rural real estate agent, Stephen Thomson, in spring 2018. He'd seen a Netflix doco about surfing helping United States war… Read more Audio

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  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming
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    9:13 PM.It's cooled off a bit in the North Island but farmers are still hanging out for rain, while in the South Island, West Coast and Southland farms are going into autumn with pretty good pasture growth. Read more Audio

  • The skies have opened

    rural farming
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    9:07 PM.Greg Jerry's New South Wales farm has finally had rain. After three years of drought the grass is green and up to his knees in places. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Full Episode for Friday March 20 2020

    rural farming
    A dry Waikato for this jersey herd

    9:05 PM.Country Life heads to Manawatu and drops in on New Zealand's first spirulina farm which grows the bright green protein-rich superfood from tiny algae. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 13 March 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 27 March 2020
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