Country Life for Friday 30 September 2022

1:03 PM.Best of 2022 - A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Country Life's new monthly series with Oxford farmer and youtube vlogger Alistair Bird starts this week - he'll be giving a monthly taste of his life on the land. In the first episode he tells us what… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.In the Bay of Plenty gold kiwifruit are in their full bud stage and the new red kiwifruit vines are starting to flower. In Otago one farmer says it' been one of the best lambing seasons in his 50… Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Best of 2022 - A new educational programme beams farmers into urban classrooms to talk about agriculture with school children. Read more Audio

9:21 PM.In this new series, Alistair and Genna Bird share the ups and downs of farming life across the four seasons. In part one, Alistair heads to the Timberlea Angus bull sale in search of a fine yearling… Read more Video, Audio