Emu farm

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Emus are well-known as a native bird in Australia, but they are also now farmed for their meat and their oil. In this programme, Peter Hadfield visits a farm in New South Wales, around 300 miles from Sydney, where Phil and Penny Henley have been farming the land for the last twenty years. As well as sheep and cattle, they have about 1200 emus, which they hatch and rear on the farm. Peter meets the emus, finds out about the distinctive drumming noise which the females make, and visits the farm shop where products made from emu oil are on sale. He also finds out how recent droughts in Australia have affected the farm, and stops to admire the amazing views the farm has of the nearby Warrumbungle National Park. Produced and presented by Peter Hadfield.