Country Life for Friday 28 January 2022

9:07 PM.Would-be shearers are seeing if they can fill up the comb and cut down the number of blows it takes to shear a sheep. We meet a catchment farm advisor for The Hurunui District Landcare Group and Nicky… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Nets are going on in a Hawke's Bay vineyard. Grapes are at or just past the veraison stage. In Canterbury there are large areas of grass seed crops cut waiting for warm dry weather for harvesting. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Harry Millar is a catchment farm advisor for the Hurunui District Landcare Group. He provides support and expertise to farmers to understand and develop farm environment plans and meet their evolving… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.An exquisite palate of seasonal colour covers Birch Hill Flower Farm in North Canterbury. Nicky Paul grows an array of spray-free flowers to sell at her local market. Read more Audio

9:34 PM.A new training programme is being rolled out for shearers, pressers and wool handlers. Read more Audio