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Country Life for Friday 16 August 2024

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  • Wellington's goat scapes and a family's dairy dream

    rural farming
    The Steenkamps are often accompanied on-farm by their four human kids.

    7:39 PM.Meet the Steenkamp family behind The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying Wellington locals with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products from just outside the city centre. Read more Audio

  • Trees help combat erosion on Hurunui hill country

    rural farming
    Erosion poles

    7:27 PM.There's often little that can be done to prevent erosion of farmland, but the roots which grow from trees like willow and poplar are one way to help secure land that is at risk of slipping and… Read more Audio

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    University laboratory with microscope and plants

    7:20 PM.A round-up of the week's rural news. Read more Audio

  • Guest - Kellogg scholar Rebecca Hyde

    rural farming
    Rebecca Hyde out on the family farm

    7:12 PM.Rebecca farms sheep and beef in Scargill with her husband and father. She's also authored a project aimed at building collaboration with farming communities and Runanga in the Hurunui District. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for Friday 16 August 2024

    rural farming
    It's time for milking at The Brooklyn Creamery, outside Wellington.

    7:00 PM.This week the Country Life team meet the Steenkamp family who are milking it in Wellington. The family runs The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying the city with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 9 August 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 23 August 2024
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