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Country Life for Friday 23 June 2023

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 June 2023
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  • Chef swaps cooking good food for The Good Farm

    rural farming
    Former chef turned farmer Loren Gibbs.

    11:35 AM.The Good Farm – a raw milk producer and market garden in the Bay of Plenty – is a real family affair. Former chef Loren Gibbs tells us about trading in the heat of the kitchen for digging in the dirt… Read more Audio

  • New direction for traditional farm

    history rural
    Ryan Cockburn

    7:20 PM.With fields of crops, shimmering solar panels and several hundred Wagyu beef cattle, young farmer Ryan Cockburn is changing the landscape on his grandparents' coastal property. Read more Audio

  • Treat youself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust

    rural farming
    Chair of Rural Support Trust Taranaki Mike Green.

    7:14 PM.Taranaki branch chair Mike Green says we've not weathered the storm yet, but with support, we can. Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    Cattle being shifted up a muddy track in Tairāwhiti

    7:07 PM.RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 23 June 2023

    rural farming
    Thunder and Biscuit (left), two Wessex-Saddleback pigs.

    7:07 PM.A new direction for a traditional farm, a chef swaps the heat of the kitchen for chilly mornings milking, and a chat with the Rural Support Trust on farmer wellbeing. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 16 June 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 30 June 2023
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