Country Life for Friday 5 August 2016

9:38 PM.The Purdie family from Mahoenui have been breeding Angus bulls for more than 90 years. At the beginning of June they held their 70th on-farm sale. Farmers from around the North Island came to bid on… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:27 PM.Jim and Deborah Cook love their Clydesdales, it's in their genes; Jim's grandfather worked a team on his farm and Deb's grandfather was a competition ploughman. Their 18 horses live on the outskirts… Read more Audio

9:18 PM.Colin Cox was involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand and with the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written a memoir which Country Life has turned into a… Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Consulting Ag-Economist Phil Journeaux says the average Waikato and Bay of Plenty Dairy farm lost $100,000 last season. Read more Audio

9:09 PM.Hawkes Bay has finally seen some rain and the West Coast of the South lsland has had more than its share; some parts have received 2 metres of rain in the past three months. Read more Audio