Country Life for Friday 13 July 2018

9:40 PM.Henk Smit is hurting. M Bovis has been found in his herd and that means culling 800 calves and cows from two farms. He's finding attending to the paperwork and dealing with agencies managing the… Read more Audio

9:27 PM.Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef… Read more Audio

9:14 PM.Every year for the past 18 years, Welsh farmer Rhys Howatson has spent a few weeks in New Zealand pregnancy scanning sheep. He's scanned millions of them. Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Gisborne has had a couple of frosts and quite strong nor-west winds. Karamea, on the South Island's West Coast, had a mid-week down pour of about 150 millimetres. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.Testing Times - Farming with M Bovis and MPI Responds, Peace on Pepin, Counting Heads, Farm Succession feedback and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio

9:55 PM.MPI Director of Response Geoff Gwyn says MPI is working closely with Henk Smith to address his concerns. Read more Audio