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A keen interest in farming and machinery for five generations
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Wool: Government and ram breeders told to butt out in 1934
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Milk of human kindness: More than 2000 milk meals donated
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Farming and footy with Smiley Barrett on The Country
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Four deaths in three weeks prompt quad bike warning
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'With me and pork, it just clicks': Butcher apprentice mastering his trade
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The Country: Shane Jones on NZ’s energy crisis
Shane Jones, Tom Young, Chris Russell, Joe Higgins.
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Scottish shearer shatters Sacha Bond's world record
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