Dairy Farming
Farm Talk - Conversations with farmers around the world
Benthem Farms in northern Michigan farms 2500 cows. They're milked three times a day and housed year round. In winter temperatures can drop to -28 degrees C.
AudioFarm Talk - conversations with farmers around the world
A western Australian farming leader says supermarkets have taken control of the fresh milk price and dairy farmers in his state are only just breaking even. Audio
Farm Talk - conversations with farmers around the world
A western Australian farming leader says supermarkets have taken control of the fresh milk price and dairy farmers in his state are only just breaking even.
AudioFoothills history the focal point for rural museum
The tiny Staveley Museum displays a photographic collection that tells the story of the foothills area of Mid-Canterbury including timber milling, coal mining, limestone quarrying, farming and family… Audio
Foothills history the focal point for rural museum
The tiny Staveley Museum displays a photographic collection that tells the story of the foothills area of Mid-Canterbury including timber milling, coal mining, limestone quarrying, farming and family…
AudioAnchor Food Professionals reaches $3bn in annual revenue
Anchor Food Professionals - Fonterra's foodservice business - has defied Covid challenges to become a $3 billion annual revenue business.
It's calving time
It's calving season in the dairy sector and many farmers and staff are working huge hours to look after their animals. Country Life is up before the birds with Carterton dairy farmer Jody James to see… Audio, Gallery
It's calving time
It's calving season in the dairy sector and many farmers and staff are working huge hours to look after their animals. Country Life is up before the birds with Carterton dairy farmer Jody James to see…
AudioMaking sense of ‘Milk and Money’
The recent Groundswell protest put farmers’ grievances about the government’s environmental policies front and centre. Good timing for a new six-part documentary series exploring the dairy industry,… Video, Audio
Making sense of ‘Milk and Money’
The recent Groundswell protest put farmers’ grievances about the government’s environmental policies front and centre. Good timing for a new six-part documentary series exploring the dairy industry,…
Video, AudioNew documentary shines a light on dairy farming in New Zealand
A new six-part documentary investigates the impact and future of the dairy farming boom in Aotearoa. It's called 'Milk and Money', it's streaming on TVNZ. The journalist behind the series, Baz… Video, Audio
Veteran Veterinarian
John Smart has been based at Clutha Vets in Otago since he graduated in 1976. Audio
Veteran Veterinarian
John Smart has been based at Clutha Vets in Otago since he graduated in 1976.
AudioRising Star: Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Quinn Morgan
Quinn Morgan was recently named the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the Year. Audio
Rising Star: Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Quinn Morgan
Quinn Morgan was recently named the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the Year.
AudioNew book challenges Kiwi farming stereotypes
Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Audio
Going out, giving back and getting help
Dairy farmer Sam Owen shares the tips that help him maintain his mental well-being. Audio
Going out, giving back and getting help
Dairy farmer Sam Owen shares the tips that help him maintain his mental well-being.
AudioHappy to be farming hops
Harvesting is the busiest time of year for hop farmer Cameron Ealam and his extended family who are working from dawn to dusk picking, cleaning and drying several varieties of aromatic hop cones that… Audio, Gallery
Happy to be farming hops
Harvesting is the busiest time of year for hop farmer Cameron Ealam and his extended family who are working from dawn to dusk picking, cleaning and drying several varieties of aromatic hop cones that…
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