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Country Life for Friday 18 September 2020

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  • Crazy about Canadian cattle

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    9:30 PM.Tapanui farmer Mark Tiller came across the Speckle Park cattle breed several years ago while managing a dairy farm. Now he's breeding the cattle full time under the Aniwaniwa Stud name. Speckle Park… Read more Audio

  • Saving an Otago farming relic

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    9:19 PM.Charlie Davis wants to protect the old Kelso Dairy Factory in West Otago. "Leave it here, it's history," says the retired farmer and local historian. He's leading a community project to repair the… Read more Audio

  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

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    9:10 PM.Docking's started in blustery weather in the North and in Te Waipounamu it was a wild week for many on both sides of the main divide. Read more Audio

  • Tractors on the Beat

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    9:07 PM.Among his many duties, Senior Sergeant Alasdair Macmillan is responsible for co-ordinating the movements of New Zealand's two police tractors. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday September 18 2020

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    9:03 PM.This week Country Life meets a Tapanui farmer who breeds head-turning cattle, visits an old dairy factory being saved from ruin and heads to Northland to meet a rural woman who wears many hats… Read more Audio

  • Rural Dynamo, Merilene Horsford

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    Mereline Horsford - a woman who wears many hats

    4:38 PM.This week Country Life's spending time with a rural woman who rarely stands still. Merilene Horsford is a farmer, mother of six, a grandmother, nurse, music teacher, te reo teacher, is active at her… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 September 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 25 September 2020
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