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Country Life for Friday 6 June 2014
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Intro and Guest
9:05 PM.Doug Laing reports on New Zealand's success at the Olympics of Shearing. Audio
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Regional Wrap
9:12 PM.In the North Island the last of the kiwifruit is coming off and picking gangs are going straight into pruning, while in the South pregnancy scanning is underway on cows and sheep. Audio
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Belted Galloways
9:20 PM.Linda van Eyk breeds belted galloway cattle at Pirongia in Waikato. In the US, the striking cows are sometimes called Oreos - that's because their coats resemble the Oreo cookie - which has creamy… Read more Audio
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Farmer Phil King Purely Dorset Duvets
9:29 PM.Phil King is a 70 year old central Hawkes Bay farmer. He's been a champion ram breeder and fat lamb produce, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of NZ and organiser of the AC Cameron Award… Read more Audio
Phil King, Central Hawkes Bay Farmer and developer of Purely Dorset Wool Duvets.
Linda van Eyk with her Belted Galloways.