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Country Life for Friday 14 October 2022

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  • Country Life for October 14 2022

    rural farming
    "It's an amazing machine and it does something practical as well."

    7:07 PM.Country Life is at a bull sale in North Canterbury, hears from long-time Pukekohe correspondent Stan Clark and learns how flour is ground the old fashioned way, by wind, in Foxton.

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

    rural farming
    A dairy herd wearing electronic collars, which guide the cows around the farm, lines up for milking

    7:07 PM.Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers are counting their losses this week after a frost last Friday caused irreparable damage. Central Otago sheep farmers are nearing the end of shearing and lambing is in… Read more Audio

  • 25 Years of Country Life - Our man in Pukekohe

    rural farming
    Stan Clark

    7:13 PM.Throughout our quarter century we've relied on good hearted and informed people from around the country to share with us what's happening in their region. Their comments are compiled into the rural… Read more Audio

  • Emotions flow at family run bull sale

    rural farming
    Farmers chatting near some bulls at the Timperlea Angus Yearling Bull Sale.

    7:19 PM.The Timperlea Angus bull sale is one of the biggest days of the year for stud breeder Marie Fitzpatrick. It's also a time when her family get together to celebrate their love for farming and that… Read more Audio

  • A fine grind in Foxton

    Manawatu
    The steering wheel turns the cap at the top of the mill and sets the blades in the direction of the wind.

    7:29 PM.Flour is being ground the old fashioned way, powered by wind in Foxton's 17th century style Dutch windmill. Country Life takes a tour. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 7 October 2022
  • Next Episode: Friday, 21 October 2022
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