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Country Life for Friday 26 February 2021

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 19 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 5 March 2021
  • Full Episode for Friday February 26 2021
  • A coast to coast adventure for at-risk youth
  • Irish shearer Enda Bradley
  • Birds vs Birds
  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions
  • New grower on the block
  • Full Episode for Friday February 26 2021

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    Southern Alps Traverse

    9:03 PM.A Coast to Coast Adventure for at Risk Youth, growing vegies in Rangitikei, controlling birds on vineyards, foreigner worker shearing and the Regional Wrap. Read more Video, Audio

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  • Summer Series - A coast to coast adventure for at-risk youth

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    9:40 PM.The 180 Degrees Trust runs youth development programmes for at risk young people in Canterbury. The biggest event on its calendar is the Southern Alps Traverse, a gruelling, character-building… Read more Video, Audio

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  • Irish shearer Enda Bradley

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    Wool prices have taken a big hit due to Covid-19, farmers are worried

    9:07 PM.Country Life's guest this week is Irish shearer Enda Bradley, one of the foreign agricultural workers who've been allowed into New Zealand during the pandemic to plug gaps in the labour market during… Read more Audio

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  • Birds vs Birds

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    9:15 PM.Gisborne Grape grower James Millton encourages territorial birds to visit his vineyards during the harvest in the hope they'll see off others intent on pecking his grapes. Read more Audio

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  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions

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    9:11 PM.In Northland lots of dairy herds are being sold and in the South Island nearly all the regions are trucking along well for the time of the year. Read more Audio

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  • New grower on the block

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    9:30 PM.Waitatapia Station's Hew Darlymple says he's been surprised at the intensity of growing fresh vegies. "It's relentless, absolutely relentless." Cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower are now grown on the… Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 19 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 5 March 2021
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