Crossing Divides: The exchange
Two cattle farmers - Casey Spradley in the USA, and Tracy Khothule Marobobo in South Africa - share their perspectives on making a living from their land.
Casey Spradley is a beef rancher in New Mexico – and runs a sustainable business with a responsible approach to irrigating the land. Thousands of miles away in Free State South Africa, Tracy Khothule Marobobo is a beef farmer, on land redistributed as part of a post-apartheid settlement. She now faces the challenge of establishing a business in an increasingly difficult climate. Open minded and willing to share their knowledge, the pair begin a digital dialogue that spans continents. Two countries, two women, both with an eye on learning more about each other and their approach to farming land.
Producer: Kevin Core
Image: Tracy Khothule Marobobo and Casey Spradley (Credit: 91Èȱ¬/Courtesy of Tracy Khothule Marobobo and Casey Spradley)
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- Tue 18 Feb 2020 13:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Tue 18 Feb 2020 18:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Australasia
- Tue 18 Feb 2020 21:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 18 Feb 2020 23:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Wed 19 Feb 2020 02:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except West and Central Africa
- Wed 19 Feb 2020 03:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service West and Central Africa
- Sat 22 Feb 2020 09:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only
- Sun 23 Feb 2020 18:06GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service News Internet
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