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9:07 PM.Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers will spend much of summer cleaning up the mess after this week's flooding, and in the south, boysenberry crops have suffered in the wet. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Shearers are running behind in King Country because they haven't been able to get dry sheep and Marlborough winegrowers are keeping a close eye out for black spot and powdery mildew. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Unvaccinated shearers are a vexing issue for East Coast sheep stations, the feed situation's come right in Manawatu and between showers, everyone's making baleage in Canterbury. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Pukekohe's potatoes are being harvested and Marlborough's pear crop is looking light so very little thinning's required. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Hot, windy weather has been very drying for Hawke's Bay and in Nelson, the bees have been taken out of gold kiwifruit blocks and are now in with the green. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Rain and hot weather has split cherries in Hawkes Bay. Southland's had a stunning week for getting crops in the ground, Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Damaging winds around Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty have blown over shelter trees in kiwifruit orchards and whipped flowers off the vines. On the West Coast of the South Island mating is going well on… Read more Audio

2:56 PM.Find out what's happening on farms and orchards around the country. Hawkes Bay had a 29 degree day this week and a bit of rain. That makes it a risky time for fire-blight in apples. Spring sowing of… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.There've been three days of sun in a row on the West Coast. Hawke's Bay sheep farmers are thrilled so many new-born lambs have survived. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Waikato has hit peak milk production a couple of weeks early and in the south, heavy snow has fallen in Central Otago Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Vines are in leaf and vineyard workers are shoot thinning in Hawke's Bay while Tasman dairy herds are heading towards peak production but need more sun. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.In Horowhenua a wet and cold period this week has slowed up asparagus production. Good weather in Canterbury has allowed for a range of tasks to be completed including spraying, drilling, dagging… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The north of the North Island has had a big dose of rain and West Coasters are looking skyward for sun... Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Hawke's Bay apple trees are bursting into blossom and Canterbury farmers are dealing with wind-damaged irrigators. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Gales in Canterbury have toppled trees and taken out power. Avocado growers are having a rocky start to the export season. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Some farms are tight on feed on the East Coast and Southland farmers are having a great run of weather - great timing for lambing and calving. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.In Northland dairy farmers seem to be well set up for feed for spring but beef farmers are feeling the pinch a bit. The vines are waking up in Marlborough and sheep are spaced out for lambing in South… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Harvesting of leafy vegetables has continued in unpleasant conditions around Pukekohe and on a Nelson orchard growth is about a week ahead of last year. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.It's been cold and miserable in Taranaki where farmers are heads down, tails up calving and farmers would quite like some sunshine in Southland to help lift spirits. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The sap seems to be flowing a little earlier than normal in a Gisborne vineyard and sheep farmers in Central Otago are busy pre-lamb shearing but it's been hard keeping yards dry. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.New born lambs in Wairarapa welcomed the sun on their backs at the end of the week after a wet start to the week. In Southland, calves are starting to appear across the countryside. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Orange growers in the Gisborne region are getting good returns and the clean-up continues on inundated farms and vineyards in the South Island. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Hawke's Bay orchards have had the right amount of winter chill this week, pruning and maintenance work is continuing in Marlborough's vineyards and calving's due to start in early August in Southland.

9:07 PM.Lettuces are in short supply after frosts and rain in Southland has left farms muddy underfoot. Read more Audio