Stories by Gianina Schwanecke
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Green shoots for Hawke's Bay apple industry with 'well-needed' capital injection
Country Life: Shane Flynn from Craigmore Sustainables explains why they see a bright future for the region's horticulture sector.
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing for a bird flu outbreak
How are chicken and egg farms protecting themselves from avian flu? Country Life visited a broiler chicken farm to find out what good biosecurity practice involves.
Ditching the lawn mower and other curious ways to grow great tomatoes
Meet Anthony and Angela Tringham, of Curious Croppers, the couple growing heirloom tomatoes using agroecology principles.
All creatures great and small: The zoo hospital helping native wildlife
Country Life goes inside Wellington Zoo's animal hospital, Te Kōhanga, where they help rehabilitate native birds ready for release back into the wild.
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Kiwifruit is starting to bloom in Bay of Plenty, dairy farmers up and down the country are busy breeding the next season's calves, while North Canterbury farms have welcomed some recent rain to break…
Country Life: The truth about flower farming
Kate Briant, of The Rural Florist, juggles a busy young family with her burgeoning flower growing business.
Girls who Grow: The next generation of land girls
The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wāhine in agriculture recently launched across the wider Wellington and Horowhenua region targeting girls from urban backgrounds.
A cut above - couple making 'one of a kind' knives with deer antlers
Jacinda and Richy Sheridan have carved out a niche for themselves, making hunting and farm knives using deer antlers.
