Country Life gets the latest on the beef market and cherry harvest, learns how pairing solar and horticulture could help with growing and joins one of Pāmu’s young apprentices on a King Country farm. Follow Country Life on your favourite podcast platform or listen on the RNZ website.

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In this episode:

• 0:00 - A yarn on the farm with beef farmer Craig Pickens
• 0:00 - Rural News Wrap
• 0:00 - New study into growing crops under solar panels
• 0:00 - Growing a farmer - Archie's life as a Pāmu apprentice
• 0:00 - Central Otago a fruitgrower's cherry pick

With thanks to:

• Craig Pickens
• Pieter-Willem Hendriks
• Archie Davidson and Alan MacDonald
• Kris Robb and Mike Mangau, Clyde Orchards

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A look at how Clyde Orchard's recent cherry and stonefruit harvest has gone and a tour of a new purpose built accommodation for its RSE workers.

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You can learn more about Clyde Orchards, here.

With thanks to:

• Kris Robb and Mike Mangau

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Archie's 17 and an apprentice to Micky, champion shearer and Pāmu farm manager on King Country sheep and beef farm Te Wharua. We head out mustering and Archie shows how he's working with his whistle and his dogs.

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With thanks to:

• Archie Davidson and Alan MacDonald

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