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Country Life for Friday 29 March 2024

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  • From cow to cone - a big scoop from Nelson

    business rural
    Appleby Farms

    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

  • Finding the flock - searching for stories from Flock House

    business rural
    A selection of photos of the first Flock House cadets from Britain on display at the Bulls Museum.

    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

  • Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle

    rural Hawke's Bay
    Hawke's Bay farmer and veterinarian Sally Newall, of Patoka, is rearing chicks to gift to 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

  • Rural News Wrap

    rural farming
    Paddocks have been browning off in Wairarapa

    7:12 PM.A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

  • Country Life for 29 March 2024

    rural farming
    Appleby Farms

    7:08 PM.Appleby Farms, Flock House centenary and Cyclone Chicks Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 5 April 2024
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