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Country Life for Friday 13 May 2022

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  • Salmon farmer balances growth with sustainability

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    9:35 PM.Akaroa Salmon's ocean farm floats discreetly in a tranquil bay near the heads of Akaroa harbour. Seventeen huge round netted pens are home to thousands of King salmon of varying sizes. Duncan Bates… Read more Audio

  • A bumper feijoa harvest

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    Heather Smith checks the trees for ripe feijoas. It's a bumper harvest this year after plentiful rain.

    9:20 PM.On the slopes of Hawke's Bay's Te Mata Peak, many hands have been busy harvesting large plump feijoas. Country Life joins the pickers on a beautiful autumn day to find out more about Heather Smith's… Read more Video, Audio

  • A fleece as white as snow

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    Richard Kettle

    9:12 PM.Wool needs all the help it can get and Richard Kettle of Animal Health Direct says he has the answer to rejected wool due to staining. Read more Audio

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

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    9:07 PM.Frosty temperatures nipped the heels of many North Island regions this week while in the South Island much needed rain fell in Marlborough and Canterbury. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for Friday 13 May

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    9:07 PM.Country Life this week heads out to sea with an Akaroa salmon farmer and meets pickers helping out with a bumper feijoa harvest in Hawke's Bay. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 6 May 2022
  • Next Episode: Friday, 20 May 2022
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