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Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Reaching for the sun

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    By Shawn McAvinue
    1. Rural life
    2. Horticulture
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    Photo: Shawn McAvinue
    Photo: Shawn McAvinue
    A paddock of sunflowers grow in Clinton, South Otago, last week. The seeds of the crop will be cold-pressed to produce sunflower oil for Canterbury company The Good Oil. 

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