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Country Life for Friday 30 November 2018
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How does a kiwifruit orchard get organic certification?
9:45 PM.Ryan McDonnell comes from a "really heavy spray background" but now manages four organic kiwifruit orchards. Country Life tags along as BioGro auditor Vivienne Cruickshank checks out whether they're… Read more Audio
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Oamaru students learn on the land not to be sheepish
8:20 PM.Agriculture students at Waitaki Boys High are learning practical skills and contributing to research on Fraser Farm – a 20-hectare sheep property that borders their Oamaru school. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide
9:12 PM.Former BBC rural journalist Anna Jones used a Nuffield scholarship to look at how the urban/rural disconnect influences the mainstream media's reporting of farming stories. Read more Audio
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On the farm for November: our guide to what's happening around NZ
9:07 PM.Mainly light winds with some sunshine and showers graced South Auckland. Ideal conditions for strong growth of outdoor crops and the transplanting of new ones. Lamb growth has slowed with the poor… Read more Audio
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Full Episode for Friday 30 November 2018
9:03 PM.Inspecting an Organic Kiwifruit orchard, Learning on the Land, Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide and The Regional Wrap. Read more Audio