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Country Life for Friday 26 January 2024

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  • Egg farmer cracks the paddock-to-plate market

    business rural
    Scott and Emma Jimmieson in front of the chicken barn in Halcombe

    7:34 PM.Scott Jimmieson sold cars to upskill for his paddock-to-plate free range egg business. It was tough-going but good training for understanding his customers. Country Life hops in the delivery van… Read more Audio

  • Summer lamb prices slide down the big dipper

    rural farming
    Malvern Lamb Sale

    7:21 PM."It's going to be a tough year. Do you want to talk to the bank manager or me?" Sheffield farmer Tom Ferguson tells Cosmo Kentish-Barnes after his on-farm lamb sale. Read more Video, Audio

  • Nuffield scholar and agricultural journalist Claire Taylor

    rural
    Claire Taylor, agricultural journalist and Nuffield scholar

    7:14 PM.Are farmers around the world telling their story well enough? Scottish ag journo and Nuffield Scholar Claire Taylor has been visiting New Zealand and spoke to Country Life Read more Audio

  • On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country

    rural farming
    Waikato maize in January 2024

    7:07 PM.All stock are doing very well in Waikato and the maize crop is outstanding. In Canterbury grass growth is slow and even farms with irrigation have been battling to keep enough water going on. Read more Audio

  • Country Life Friday January 26 2024

    rural farming

    7:07 PM.Country Life checks in on a paddock-to-plate free range egg venture and a Canterbury lamb sale as well as consitions on farms and orchards around Aotearoa. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 19 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 2 February 2024
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