Chickens play football and sheep wave their hooves at Bex Tasker's place. She used to be a dog handler with customs and now uses her expertise in animal training and positive reinforcement methods to help kids learn new skills.

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Cornwall Park farm is something of a hidden gem in the heart of Auckland City. But being a farm in the city comes with specific challenges.

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A wrap of the week's news from the primary sector

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There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population. Our friends over at The Detail took a look at the issue.

In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winning

Guests:

• Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chair
• Jill Herron - Newsroom journalist
• John Bissell - hunter and conservationist

Learn More:

• RNZ's podcast Deer Wars
• More on Herd of Special Interest
• Details of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealed

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This week Country Life is at the Wayleggo Cup, a trans Tasman sheep dog trial, meets a record-breaking Angus bull-breeder and opens the door on an unusual business finding opportunity and bringing thrills to a rural main street.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

And you can find our previous story with the late Angus Gordon of Clifton Station in Hawke's Bay, here.

In this episode:

• 0:40 - On The Farm
• 8:20 - Risqué and Rural
• 15:35 - Cash cow: Tangihau Angus' record breaking bulls
• 28:09 - The Wayleggo Cup: A Trans-Tasman sheepdog test

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How do sheepdogs and handling techniques vary between New Zealand and Australia? The best teams battle it out at a Trans-Tasman dog trial contest.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

And you can find our previous story with the late Angus Gordon of Clifton Station in Hawke's Bay, here.

With thanks to:

• Ben Millar, Michael Millar, Leo Jecentho, Barry Knight, Bailey Knight, Jessica Kimpton, Lloyd Smith, Mark Copland, David Shields, and Tony Jackson

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Tangihau Angus near Gisborne has a habit of breaking records. Last year it set the top price for New Zealand bulls at $135,000. This year it's done it again setting a new record price of $161,000.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

You can find more about Tangihau Angus, here.

With thanks to:

• Dean McHardy

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How an unusual business selling adult toys has found opportunity on the main street of Eketāhuna

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With thanks to:

• Ian Turner

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A round up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country

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Country Life visits two farms embracing agritourism - a Bay of Plenty avocado grower and a Hawke's Bay hill country station offering farm walks. The team also steps into an enviro-friendly greenhouse growing year-round lettuces at scale.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:30 - Rural News Wrap
• 7:10 - Keeping salad greens on the shelves, 52 weeks of the year
• 13:30 - Spreading the word about avocados
• 31:00 - Hawke's Bay farm's agritourism 'terroir'

With thanks to:

• Billy Stackhouse, Leaderbrand
• Tim Rosamond and Michele Ricou
• Ro, Ed, Selby and Harry Palmer, Te Aratipi Station

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