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Country Life for Friday 11 March 2022

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  • Hard work bears fruit for Central Otago orchardist

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    5:25 PM.Pioneering fruit grower Kevin Jackson and his team go out on a limb to ensure the harvesting season runs smoothly at Jackson Orchards in Cromwell. Read more Audio

  • Horse and plough add French touch to Marlborough vineyard

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    Emma Rossignol and Gordon the vineyard plough horse

    9:34 PM.Best of 2022 - Gordon the Clydesdale has been roped in to help plough between the rows of Churton Vineyard in Marlborough. Read more Video, Audio

  • Ukraine farmer warns of looming food crisis

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    Ukrainian soldiers walk in a field during  live-fire exercises in Chuguev, Kharkiv region on February 10, 2022. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK / AFP)

    9:15 PM.Ukrainian villagers and farmers have been thrown back into the Middle Ages, slaughtering pigs and milking cows by hand in an effort to keep the country fed, a farmer in Ukraine says. Read more Audio

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

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    9:07 PM.In the Pukekohe district the fine weather is ideal for kiwifruit harvesting but vegetable crops are still relying on irrigation. Contactors in Central Otago are doing a third cut of lucence and lambs… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday March 11 2022

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    9:00 PM.Country Life hears how farmers are doing in Ukraine, Cosmo chats with pioneering fruit grower Kevin Jackson in Cromwell and Sally finds out how a horse and plough is bringing a touch of romance… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 4 March 2022
  • Next Episode: Friday, 18 March 2022
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