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Country Life for Friday 16 July 2021
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Full Episode for Friday July 16 2021
9:03 PM.The team visit a micro dairy farm near Oamaru in North Otago. Part-time farmers Glen and Bron Claridge milk twenty cows all year round and supply pasteurised milk to locals in glass bottles. Read more Audio
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Tomato virus has growers on high alert
9:07 PM.The Pepino Mosaic Virus has been identified in indoor grown tomato crops. New Zealand growers may lose some of their international markets because of it. Read more Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
9:11 PM.Hawke's Bay orchards have had the right amount of winter chill this week, pruning and maintenance work is continuing in Marlborough's vineyards and calving's due to start in early August in Southland.
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Plastics designed to degrade on command
9:17 PM.Scion scientists are introducing enzymes to plastics that will trigger degradation once the plastic's work is done. Read more Audio
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Supporting Shearers
9:23 PM.Serena Lyders grew up in shearing sheds - she is now an advocate for support and mental health services to be made available to people working in shearing gangs. Read more Audio
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Micro dairy milking it in North Otago
9:32 PM.Part-time Oamaru farmers Glen and Bron Claridge milk twenty cows all year round and supply pasteurised milk to locals in glass bottles. They took over The Natural Dairy business last year and have… Read more Audio