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'See, feel, touch': How a riverside farm connects with community
7:39 PM.A South Wairarapa riverside farm is turning into a rich classroom, offering lessons in science and the environment, maths, language, and legends of the land. Read more Audio
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Cashmere goat farmer wants to reboot luxurious fibre industry
7:26 PM.David Shaw has been on a 35-year goat fibre journey on his farm in South Otago. It began with 50 multi-coloured feral goats and now, through selective breeding, he runs 700 creamy white goats and… Read more Video, Audio
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Tips for farmworkers from dirt bike champions
7:12 PM.Four of the country's champion endurance motorbike riders are offering lessons around the country on how to ride farm bikes safely. They're hoping the fundraiser will help them get to Spain in October… Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 26 July 2024
7:11 PM.Country Life meets a farmer who's been on a 35-year quest to breed the perfect cashmere goat, a dirtbike enduro champion is helping farm workers ride their two wheelers safely, and a riverside farm… Read more Audio
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From pup to pro: Following a Wairarapa working dog's journey
7:39 PM.Meet Miley, a seven-month-old huntaway with great potential. She's the third generation bred by award-winning dog triallist Chris Shaw and we'll follow along as he trains her up. Read more Audio
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Mosgiel tech company uses AI to help farmers figure out when - and how - to drench sheep
7:26 PM.New technology is helping farmers to prevent drench resistance and keep sheep parasite-free. Read more Audio
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Retired Working Dogs charity sees jump in old dogs needing new homes
7:19 PM.The cost of living crunch has seen the number of retired working dogs looking for homes explode. We talk to the charity helping rehome them about why they make such great pets Read more Audio
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Country Life Friday 19 July 2024
7:08 PM.This week Country Life meets a Huntaway pup with great potential to become a top farm dog, we learn about the science behind protecting sheep from worms, a charity is helping to rehome old working… Read more Audio
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AI cameras in pest traps recognise predators and birds
7:39 PM.A pilot using artificial technology to differentiate predators from native birds could be a game-changer for pest control. Read more Audio
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Eltham hotel an unlikely home to war relief project
7:26 PM.Step inside an old post office in rural Taranaki and you'd think you were in a grand mansion in Europe. It's been converted into a small luxury hotel, but there's more than meets the eye behind its… Read more Audio
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India poses challenges and opportunity for NZ meat producers
7:19 PM.Strategic thinking is needed to break into the Indian market, Meat Industry Association's Sirma Karapeeva says. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 12 July 2024
7:00 PM.This week Country Life meets a couple who have restored the old post office in rural Taranaki and ... a new pest trap driven by artificial intelligence is being rolled out around the Orokonui… Read more Audio
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Kohirā Solar Farm: Northland sheep benefiting from the power of the sun
7:39 PM.Kohirā is a solar farm near Kaitaia that is experimenting with agrivoltaics - combining agriculture with harvesting the energy of the sun. They run sheep under the solar panels and are looking at… Read more Audio
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What's the model sheep of the future?
7:26 PM.Sheep breeders will increasingly have to address issues like animal welfare and the right to farm when they consider improving their sheep's genetics, experts say. But the biggest issue facing… Read more Audio
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East Coast farmers 'feel forgotten'
7:19 PM.Farmers in Te Tai Rāwhiti have made huge progress since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the region last year. However, successive severe weather events mean the work is far from over. Read more Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
7:12 PM.Apple growers in Hawkes Bay are busy pruning trees and pulling out old blocks. Further south, farmers on the West Coast are feeding out silage, moving breaks and getting ready for calving. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 5 July 2024
7:10 PM.Country Life looks at a farming system known as agrivoltaics where traditional agriculture runs alongside solar farming and Cosmo's at a sheep breeders field day on Banks Peninsula, to find out how… Read more Audio
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Kaputī and kaitiakitanga in Taemaro Bay
7:38 PM.Sandra Heihei is the 17th generation of her family living in remote Taemaro Bay. She and her husband Alfonso live off grid and are among kaitiaki of this ancestral coastal land. Passing on knowledge… Read more Audio
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Compost replaces chemical fertilisers on South Otago dairy farm
7:26 PM.Regenerative farming suits Mark Anderson down to the ground. He's focused on putting as much life and diversity back into the land and says the benefits to the entire farm, and his own well-being, are… Read more Audio
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Bringing kiwi back to the capital: A national taonga returns to Wellington
7:19 PM.A night out tracking the new kiwi which call Wellington, and Terawhiti Station, home with the Capital Kiwi Project team. Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
7:12 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news from RNZ's rural news desk. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 28 June 2024
7:10 PM.This week the Country Life team spends a night out tracking kiwi in the capital, meets a family living off-grid on their ancestral land in the Far North and visits a South Otago dairy farm where… Read more Audio