Country Life for Friday 7 April 2017

9:29 PM.More than 50 years ago Jaap and Sue Van Dorser cleared and then planted up a small section of the Awahou Stream which flows into Lake Rotorua. Over 20 years ago they were joined by another couple and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:14 PM.Mesh cover laid over potato crops is proving effective in controlling potato pests and reducing potato blight without chemical sprays. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Bay of Plenty farmer Mike Mexted considers himself very lucky. He only has surface flooding on his farm and has been able to take in cows from an inundated dairy property a few kilometres away at… Read more Audio

9:10 PM.The country's largest on-farm deer sale was held on High Peak Station, Mid Canterbury, this week and Edgecumbe farms are swamped. Much of the rest of the North Island is sodden too. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.Awahou Stream Care Group, Potato Mesh Charles Merfield, Mike Mexted. Read more Audio