10 May 2024

The last day of the kumara harvest with Doug Nilsson

From Country Life, 7:20 pm on 10 May 2024
Dargaville kumara grower Doug Nilsson checks the seed kumara that will form the basis of next year's crop. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf

Dargaville kumara grower Doug Nilsson checks the seed kumara that will form the basis of next year's crop. Photo: Peter de Graaf

It's the last day of the kumara harvest at Dunsmore Gardens, a farm on the outskirts of Dargaville. It's also time to celebrate after the grower lost 99 percent of his crop last season.

He spoke to Peter de Graaf.

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