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Country Life for Friday 9 December 2022

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

    rural farming
    Busy bees in the Summer sun.

    9:07 PM.Rain has come back to Northland in the past few days. It's a blessing to see conditions like these in the summer months as soil moisture levels won't be improving from now. Silage making is in full… Read more Audio

  • Country Life for December 9 2022

    rural farming
    Cherry trees in Central Otago

    9:07 PM.A Year on the Farm - Part 3: Dagging Ewes to prevent Flystrike, Ian Moore, tractor racing and On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ. Read more Audio

  • A race against time at Fieldays

    rural farming
    Mark Eager and Lizzie Stephenson at the tractor racing experience.

    9:17 PM.Fieldays being held in late-November wasn't the only difference to the annual offering. Mark Eager and Lizzie Stephenson were put in the drivers seat of a tractor in a race they dubbed against the… Read more Audio

  • A year on the farm: Dagging the ewes to prevent flystrike

    rural farming
    Dagging ewes

    9:22 PM.It's a hot day in the yards as Oxford farmers Alistair and Genna Bird start the pre-summer task of crutching a mob of woolly sheep. Read more Audio

  • From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm

    rural farming
    Ian Moore

    9:33 PM.Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke… Read more Video, Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 2 December 2022
  • Next Episode: Friday, 16 December 2022
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