Country Life for Friday 12 June 2009

9:05 PM.The National Fieldays theme is My Land, Our Environment. Dr Jon Tanner talks about expansion in organic production. Audio

9:05 PM.North Canterbury farmer Philippa Summerville talks about the 'Quadmate' carry container that she and her husband Peter were showcasing at this years South Island Field Days in Lincoln. Audio

9:09 PM.The North Island had plenty of rain but no grass growth to talk of and in the South the rain has eased off but conditions are pretty bleak. Audio

9:15 PM.Darfield farmer Paul Jarman sheds some light on the different stages of a sheep's life. Audio

9:17 PM.Sleeping in a different bed nearly every night, eating weetbix for dinner and driving a horse and gig were all part of the early Herd Testers lot in New Zealand. A new book celebrates these hardy… Read more Audio

9:31 PM.South Island producer Cosmo Kentish-Barnes captures a day in the life of experienced stock scanner Jeff Sewell, who is pregnancy testing a herd of cows on an isolated farm, that borders the Buller… Read more Audio