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Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'
7:29 PM.Country Life takes a walk with mountain ranger Tāne Houston through the forest on the slopes of Mt Taranaki. We head up the volcano along a trap line, resetting bait, foraging and chatting about the… Read more Video, Audio
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'She's got everything you want in a cow'
7:26 PM.A 40-litres-of-milk-a-day Friesian called Evie has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the New Zealand A&P Agricultural Show for two years in a row. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets the farmer behind the cow.
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The diverse experiences of farming
7:19 PM.A lot of urban dwellers get their information about farming from supermarkets, new research suggests. A Massey University research project surveyed over 1300 urban and rural people about their views… Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
7:12 PM.This year's annual Canterbury A&P show has been canned, while there's mixed results at the meatworks where venison sales have bounced back but lamb prices remain at historical lows, and new research… Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday April 19 2024
7:10 PM.This week Country Life is out with a mountain ranger foraging and checking traps on the slopes of Mt Taranaki and meets the farmer behind a champion milker. Also, a Massey University research project… Read more Audio
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Research showcased at food, farming and freshwater roadshow
7:38 PM.Farmers and growers around the country have been getting together to hear about research which might help New Zealand agriculture adapt to future challenges. Read more Audio
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Rural Riders spins farmers' wheels - 'I smile a lot here'
7:28 PM.Rural Riders is a chance for farmers to get off the farm on a bike, spin some yarns and focus on the dips and the jumps rather than the weather and the milk price. Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
7:20 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Read more Audio
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Eric Fa'anoi - a view from both sides of the fence
7:12 PM.Eric Fa'anoi has gone from helping farmers protect the environment to being a farmer himself. A visit to his ancestral village in Samoa also helped this young man from Porirua unearth his interest in… Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 12 April 2024
7:00 PM.This week on Country Life, farmers and growers around the country have been getting together to hear about research which might help New Zealand agriculture adapt to future challenges. The team also… Read more Audio
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From techie to market gardener - 'Getting made redundant really pushed me'
7:40 PM.Morgan Kane moved back home when she lost her job at a tech start up. It was the start of her move, with her husband, into market gardening. She and her parents welcome the advantages of… Read more Audio
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Sheds and cupboards cleaned out for Banks Peninsula fundraiser
7:27 PM.Every year on Easter Saturday, unwanted bric-a-brac goes under the hammer at a huge Paddy's Market and White Elephant in Akaroa. It's run by the Akaroa and Bays Lions Club, which raises thousands of… Read more Audio
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Brothers turn rivals as they compete for top farmer title
7:18 PM.Brothers Callum and Archie Woodhouse have been named the top two finalists in this year's East Coast Young Farmer of the Year competition. We catch up with the siblings as they prepare for the next… Read more Audio
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
7:12 PM.Rain is still needed in many parts of the country. Hay and baleage is being trucked around to ensure stock get the feed they need. The grape harvest is well through in Central Otago with good yields… Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 5 April 2024
7:07 PM.This week Country Life meets a young woman who lost her job in the tech industry and turned things around by getting her hands in the soil and starting up a market garden. The team also heads to Banks… Read more Audio
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From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson
7:40 PM.Milk from Murray King's farm on the lower Waimea River flats is crafted into award-winning ice cream. "We had to find a way of generating better income than we would by producing whole milk powder… Read more Audio
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Finding the flock - searching for stories from Flock House
7:28 PM.A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Flock House, a flagship agricultural school in New Zealand was set up 100… Read more Audio
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Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle
7:18 PM.A hen rescued from floodwaters in Cyclone Gabrielle is helping bring back life to farms one year on. Hawke's Bay farmer Sally Newall hatched the idea to gift chicks to families impacted by the cyclone… Read more Audio
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Rural News Wrap
7:12 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Read more Audio
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Country Life for 29 March 2024
7:08 PM.Appleby Farms, Flock House centenary and Cyclone Chicks Read more Audio
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Rare bird returns to Wairarapa wetlands
7:40 PM.A distinctive booming sound is returning to the Wairarapa Moana. Most of the surrounding wetlands have been lost after land was drained for farming. Now, after years of rehabilitation work, more of… Read more Video, Audio
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Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
7:27 PM.A start-up in Marlborough is busy repurposing damaged vineyard posts, that were used to hold up the canopy, into sustainable posts for farm fencing. Read more Audio
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A taste of the future of dairy
7:18 PM.Justin Gregory tries Daisy Lab's prototype precision-fermented products, which aim to have the texture and mouthfeel of dairy product, but are made without input from a cow. Read more Audio
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A wrap of the week's rural news
7:12 PM.A declaration of drought for Otago and Canterbury unlocking new funding support for struggling farmers. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday 22 March 2024
7:00 PM.This week Country Life takes you to an Auckland lab making cheese without the need for a cow, and a start-up in Marlborough which is busy recycling damaged vineyard posts into low cost posts for farm… Read more Audio