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Country Life for Friday 27 March 2020

  • Swapping Chromebooks for knitting needles

    farming Southland

    9:30 PM.Crossbred wool is in Andrea Bulleid's DNA. She farms sheep and beef at Longridge North in Southland with her husband Chris. A frustration with poor wool prices and lack of education about wool led her… Read more Audio

  • Nuts about Pigs

    rural Whanganui

    9:20 PM.It's nearly time for the walnut harvest at Nuts 'n May Orchard near Whanganui. The farm's also a heritage pig stud. When Sally Round visited Hel Loader in the spring, her trees were in bloom and her… Read more Audio

  • View from the Vines: Grape harvest in a pandemic

    rural farming

    9:13 PM.The Covid-19 outbreak has meant tricky times for grape growers in the midst of harvest. There are fewer workers around to bring in the grapes and many winegrowers like John Douglas of Te Hera Vineyard… Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming

    9:11 PM.Covid-19 is upsetting the labour supply for some harvests but a dollop of rain in certain drought stricken areas is cheering farmers up, although those in Marlborough are still begging for more. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 27 March

    9:07 PM.Growing walnuts, picking grapes, hooking kids up with wool, and the Regional Wrap Read more Audio