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Country Life for Friday 30 October 2020

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  • From the cockpit to the tractor cab

    business farming
    Students on the first day of Taratahi's agricultural contracting course

    9:40 PM.Former pilots, cafe workers and ex sales people are just some of those looking at a career in agriculture after Covid-19 disrupted their lives. Country Life spent a day with the budding beekeepers… Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Rapidly expanding Robotics Plus

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    9:25 PM.Robotics Plus makes robots for the primary sector. It started ten years ago looking at a fully automated kiwifruit harvester. It is now working on an all terrain self driving vehicle for Yamaha… Read more Audio

  • A toast to Gisborne Wine

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    9:19 PM.The former chair of Gisborne Wine, Annie Millton is hoping New Zealanders will visit the region to experiece the seclusion, its beaches and its fine wines. Read more Audio

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

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    9:11 PM.Avocados are coming off trees thick and fast and retirees are putting their hands up for seasonal work in Central Otago. Read more Audio

  • Milking Magic

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    9:07 PM.A Waikato milking machine firm is selling an increasing number of parlours for sheep and goat milking both in NZ and off shore. Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday October 30 2020

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    9:04 PM.Gisbonre Wine, Andy Geissmann from Waikato Milking Systems, Robotics Plus, jobseekers get a taste of farming life at Taratahi and the Regional Wrap Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 23 October 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 6 November 2020
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