Country Life for Friday 2 September 2022

9:05 PM.Fewer people are raising calves in some parts of the country this season, and concern is growing about a potential shortage of cattle further down the track. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.The search for a non-herbicide weed control method has led to the development of novel electrical weeding technology. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.Early fruit trees are blossoming, asparagus heads are peeping out and lambing is in full swing as spring touched down this week after a miserable winter. Read more Audio

9:05 PM.In celebration of Country Life's 25th anniversary, we're sharing a popular 2008 story about writer Christine Fernyhough's midlife change from the Auckland business world to farming on a high-country… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 PM.Country Life this week profiles two women with quite different farming journeys. Christine Fernyhough's farming experience at Canterbury's Castle Hill Station is a story of a woman midlife having a go… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep… Read more Audio