Country Life
The Country Life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand.
Presented and produced by Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Duncan Smith and Gianina Schwanecke
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This week we're between the rows at 144 Islands vineyard in Northland and on the Hurunui River where off-the-beaten track tourism is helping sustain a sheep farming family.
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Off the beaten track tourism sustains two generations of sheep farmers
Off the beaten track tourism sustains two generations of sheep farmers
Dome glamping, farm tours and jetting up the Hurunui River supplements income and highlights cultural heritage at a traditional sheep and beef farm in North Canterbury.
144 Islands - A Northland vineyard inspired by vines from days gone by
144 Islands - A Northland vineyard inspired by vines from days gone by
Old grape vines clambering over a tumbledown shed inspired Jake Dromgool's wine-growing venture 144 Islands. He grows an array of varieties on the volcanic soils outside Kerikeri.
From steering tractors to the helm of Leaderbrand
From steering tractors to the helm of Leaderbrand
Richard Burke, chief of Leaderbrand, one of New Zealand's biggest horticulture groups, is returning the reins to the family which founded the firm 50 years ago.
Rural News Wrap for 27 September 2024
Rural News Wrap for 27 September 2024
A round-up of the week's agricultural news.
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 September 2024
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 20 September 2024
We meet a mother and daughter growing microgreens and head to a North Canterbury dairy farm using crops to mop up nasties which could end up in waterways.
From selling shoes in China to sprouting microgreens in Te Puke
From selling shoes in China to sprouting microgreens in Te Puke
Kali sold shoes in China before coming to NZ. She discovered her green fingers just out of Te Puke where she has joined forces with her daughter to grow microgreens.
Catch crops help prevent nitrogen from leaching into waterways
Catch crops help prevent nitrogen from leaching into waterways
Trials on a North Canterbury dairy farm have found that early sown oats and Italian ryegrass are taking up excess urine deposited by winter grazing cows.
Kerry Worsnop on a better approach to policy
Kerry Worsnop on a better approach to policy
Nuffield scholar and former Gisborne District Councillor Kerry Worsnop on how policymakers can better work with those on the land.
Rural News Wrap for 20 September 2024
Rural News Wrap for 20 September 2024
A round-up of the week's agricultural news.
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 September 2024
FULL SHOW: Country Life for 13 September 2024
Hear from an expert on China's consumer market, meet a former dairy high-flyer now farming a very different sort of protein and learn more about a niche rural business using deer antlers.
A cut above: Couple making 'one of a kind' knives
A cut above: Couple making 'one of a kind' knives
Jacinda and Richy Sheridan have carved out a niche for themselves, making hunting and farm knives using deer antlers.
Milk high fliers move into hops and plant proteins
Milk high fliers move into hops and plant proteins
Meet a farmer who has developed a food supplement based on a protein extracted from green leaves and established North Canterbury's first commercial hop gardens.
The inside skinny on China's consumers from Mark Tanner
The inside skinny on China's consumers from Mark Tanner
Mark Tanner knows what people in China are consuming. He's the founder of China Skinny, a market research company based in Shanghai.
Rural News Wrap for 13 September 2024
Rural News Wrap for 13 September 2024
A round-up of the week's agricultural news.
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