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The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on among a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert in lameness in dairy cows. Audio
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Feeding time at the zoo
10 May 2024Have you ever wondered where all the food for Wellington Zoo's 500 animals come from? The answer might surprise you... Gianina Schwanecke meets with the zoo's… Video, Audio
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The last day of the kumara harvest with Doug Nilsson
10 May 2024It's the last day of the kumara harvest at Dunsmore Gardens, a farm on the outskirts of Dargaville. It's also time to celebrate after the grower lost 99 percent… Audio
The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on among a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert in… Audio
Feeding time at the zoo
Have you ever wondered where all the food for Wellington Zoo's 500 animals come from? The answer might surprise you... Gianina Schwanecke meets with the zoo's animal science manager to find out more… Video, Audio
The last day of the kumara harvest with Doug Nilsson
It's the last day of the kumara harvest at Dunsmore Gardens, a farm on the outskirts of Dargaville. It's also time to celebrate after the grower lost 99 percent of his crop last season. Audio
Country Life for 10 May 2024
This week Country Life is at the last day of the kumara harvest in Northland, joins a quartet of otters at Wellington Zoo for dinner to learn more about where the animals' food comes from and speaks… Audio
'A lot of people are moving back'
A former Taumarunui meatworks has a new lease of life as a pet food factory - and is providing plenty of jobs for locals. Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Farming family donates significant land to community
A prominent Bay of Plenty farming family is giving up 100 hectares of farmland that has served them for 60 years.
Midday Rural News for 9 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Global dairy price recovery forecast to be slower than expected - Rabobank
Rabobank is forecasting an opening milk price of $8.40 a kilo of milk solids for the next dairy season - but it is warning the global dairy price recovery is going to be slower than expected.
Work towards 'holy grail' methane vaccine ramps up
A joint venture working to reduce on farm emissions is doubling down on efforts to create a vaccine.
Morning Rural News for 9 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 8 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
ANZCO posts full-year profit, bucking industry trend
The profit is a standout considering other major meat players, Silver Fern Farms and Alliance, have posted big losses.
Morning Rural News for 8 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 7 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Sheep farmers cutting costs, looking for new income sources as prices plummet
One of them said Wellington was "a vortex sucking cash out of the rest of the economy".
Morning Rural News for 7 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Audio
Midday Rural News for 6 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
