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Country Life for Friday 12 June 2020

  • Kaimoana for Kiwis - from sea to plate

    rural farming

    9:34 PM.Troy Bramley and Claire Edwards are trying to fish as sustainably as possible. They're also shunning plastic and polystyrene for seaweed and compostable boxes to bring kaimoana to Kiwis from sea to… Read more Video, Audio

  • Moooove Over Friesian, Jersey and KiwiCross Cows

    rural farming

    9:22 PM.In the future, common Friesan, Jersey and KiwiCross cows may need to make way for Montbeliarde, Normande, and Fleckvieh milking cows in New Zealand. These breeds are dual-purpose – good for both… Read more Audio

  • Natty Nigerian Dwarves

    rural farming

    9:15 PM.Paula Levett saw some miniature goats in an Australian magazine several years ago and the next thing she and some others were importing two bucks to New Zealand. She felt there was a place for a… Read more Audio

  • The 90s File - Cameron Marshall

    rural farming

    9:12 PM.Lincoln University PhD student Cameron Marshall is studying a genetic line for a trait in dairy cows that leads to less nitrogen in urine. Read more Audio

  • Regional Wrap

    rural farming

    9:07 PM.Farmers in the picturesque Matukituki Valley near Wanaka are enjoying being able to move stock easily now that tourist traffic has quietened down. The mild start to winter around much of the country… Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 12 June 2020

    rural farming

    9:05 PM.Country Life this week is out at sea with a Wairarapa couple fishing for kaimoana for kiwis and delivering it from sea to plate. The team also meets a some recent immigrants to New Zealand ... goats… Read more Audio