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Country News

• Country Life: Meet the South Canterbury couple weaving farm wool into fashion
  Country Life visits a shearing shed where the wool clip's being turned into fashionable woollen coats. […]
• Country Life: The high-tech dairy hub feeding China's sweet tooth
  A growing taste for pastries, cakes and dairy-topped drinks in China and Southeast Asia is fuelling demand for New Zealand-made cream cheese. […]
• 'Out of control' love for tractors forces Kiwi to auction 116
  Two rugby field-sized sheds have been barely enough to contain Wānaka man Allan Dippie's obsession. […]
• New rules for welfare of pigs on farms - in 10 years
  The government's changes set new welfare requirements for pig farming, but will not come into force until the end of 2035. […]
• Timber industry welcomes 10% tariff as a 'bit of relief'
  News the US imposed a tariff of 10 percent on imported timber has come as a relief to industry, which expected a higher figure. […]
• Country's largest study into drinking water nitrates reveals rural freshwater at risk
  Canterbury, Waikato and Southland had the highest amounts of contamination. […]
• Wine export volumes strong, value down slightly in year ended June
  NZ Winegrowers annual report indicates exports rose 5 percent by volume in the year ended June, though the value of exports was down slightly at $2.10 […]
• Not kidding: Goat trained to join owner's hunting trips
  His owner Alesha Tomasi said the two-year-old loved to swap his paddock for adventures in the hills. […]
• Bioenergy sector hopeful green energy demand will fire up wood-to-power supply chain
  Woody biomass from forestry or wood processing can be turned into bioenergy, as alternatives to LPG gas or coal, for example. […]
• Country Life: Sniffing out new life at Trufflewood
  Springer Spaniel Indie has just finished her first harvest as a truffle hunter, showing outstanding skills for a pup. […]
• Country Life: Storm Baynes-Ryan takes physio to farmers
  Physio and farmer Storm Baynes-Ryan gives in-paddock advice to help Te Tai Rāwhiti farmers recover from injuries, stay strong and keep fit. […]