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Country Life Friday February 11 2022
We head out on horseback to find out how horses are helping to heal sufferers of post traumatic stress, the breeder of the new Roxy apple says it has the flavour of yesteryear and 14 years after a…
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Roxy - Sweet, pink and heading to Asia
The new Roxy apple has taken 20 years to develop, is currently being picked and has customers waiting for it in China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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No gumboots, no problem: Newcomer to dairy farming now cream of the crop
Fourteen years ago Christopher Vila switched careers and countries and turned up to milk cows in street clothes. He can hardly believe he's now New Zealand's Dairy Manager of the Year...
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Goat farmer sets the baa high for mohair
Dozens of curly haired kids browse under the watchful eyes of their nannies at Joseph Burstons' Angora goat farm in North Canterbury.
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Country Life Friday February 4 2022
Dozens of curly haired kids browse under the watchful eyes of their nannies at Joseph Burstons' Angora goat farm in North Canterbury. Dairy farmer George Moss used to be a climate change skeptic, now…
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'It's not too hard' - DairyNZ Climate Change Ambassador
Dairy farmer George Moss used to be a climate change skeptic, now he's a climate change ambassador the dairy industry.
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Marty's Microgreen's - and now a bit more besides...
Marty Hubbard used to grow thousands of lettuces - they rotted during the first lockdown when markets dried up overnight.
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Country Life Friday January 28 2022
Would-be shearers are seeing if they can fill up the comb and cut down the number of blows it takes to shear a sheep. We meet a catchment farm advisor for The Hurunui District Landcare Group and Nicky…
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Sharing tips for shearers
A new training programme is being rolled out for shearers, pressers and wool handlers.
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A blooming business stems from passion for flowers
An exquisite palate of seasonal colour covers Birch Hill Flower Farm in North Canterbury. Nicky Paul grows an array of spray-free flowers to sell at her local market.
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Former All Black goes green
Harry Millar is a catchment farm advisor for the Hurunui District Landcare Group. He provides support and expertise to farmers to understand and develop farm environment plans and meet their evolving…
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All the Trimmings
Christmas is the season of traditions and for many people one of those is to collect a Christmas tree to decorate their home over the festive season. It may be a branch of pohutukawa, a pine tree in…
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Winegrowers unearth a sense of place at Waikari vineyard
17 Dec 2021Transforming an old limestone quarry into a vineyard has been a labour of love for Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen. Their viticultural journey at the site near Waikairi in North Canterbury began…
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Country Life for 17 December 2021
On Country Life, a couple of wine-mad viticulturists have transformed a limestone quarry into an organic vineyard that pays homage to the grape-growing traditions of the Burgundy region in France, and…
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Farm Talk: Finnish Farmer Teemu Kinnari
Teemu Kinnari is the 14th generation to toil on the family farm. It has been in the family since 1667.
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Bird highway takes flight
A bird highway is taking shape across the south of the North Island. Farmers and landowners are getting in behind the Tonganui Corridor - a project to link up pockets of old forest with new plantings…
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Country Life for 10 December 2021
Clearing out decades of sheep manure under woolsheds is a specialist job; and farmers at the southern tip of the North Island are creating a forest highway to lure endemic wildlife into the valley.
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Getting to the bottom of it
Scotty Newman and his team clean out woolsheds - not inside - but underneath. They dig out decades worth of compacted sheep manure.
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Sustainable farming systems put to the test at university dairy
Three farming systems geared towards sustainable dairy farming practices are being tested at Lincoln University's demonstration dairy farm. Farm manager Peter Hancox is trialing a variable milking…
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Fine wool fills the shearing shed
Fresh off the hills the merino wethers are being shorn at Lake Heron Station in Canterbury. The low micron wool is contracted to the Icebreker brand. The mountainous 19,600 hectare property is also…
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Covid lockdown sparks fishing fever
3 Dec 2021New Zealand's beautiful rivers and lakes are likely to get an influx of anglers over the summer months so it's a good time to catch up with Fish and Game ranger Richie Cosgrove.
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Farm Talk - Canadian Cattle rancher Travis Wasko
Travis Wasko often has to tend his beef herd in minus 20 or even minus 30 degree temperatures. When it's that cold the first job of the day is to ensure the animals have access to water.
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Country Life for Friday December 3 2021
Fine wool fills the shearing shed, Covid lockdown sparks fishing fever, Canadian beef rancher battles poor prices and the Regional Wrap
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Farming couple struggle to get their heads around new rules
Implementing farm environment plans has been at times confusing for Lees Valley farmers Craig and Marilyn Dalzell, so they've called on their son Alex to help out.
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