Farming
Shifting times for sheep in Wairoa
A changing climate and shifting land use has prompted Wairoa sheep and beef farmer Dave Read to develop a new breed of low-input sheep. Audio
Biography captures 'special time in New Zealand farming history'
Bee Dawson speaks to Emile Donovan about her new book Where the Nor'wester Blows. Audio
Public wants fast rivers clean-up but farmers call for handbrake
Two months of talking to Taranaki people has exposed the split between the farming industry and the rest of the region over polluted rivers.
Federated Farmers on proposal to ease foreign investment rules
Federated Farmers is welcome a proposal to ease the rules for overseas investors. The Associate Finance Minister, David Seymour, says there's too much red tape for foreigners who want to invest in New… Audio
Girls who Grow: The next generation of land girls
The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wāhine in agriculture recently launched across the wider Wellington and Horowhenua region targeting girls from urban backgrounds.
The next generation of land girls
Girls who Grow: The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wahine in agriculture recently launched across the wider Wellington and Horowhenua region targetting girls from urban… Audio
Country Life Friday 11 October 2024
This week Country Life joins the Girls Who Grow programme helping bridge the urban-rural divide and get more young women into the primary sector and the team meet two North Canterbury hunters helping… Audio
Free venison mince feeds people in need
Hunters for Hope's Steve Hill and Adam Kreisel turn surplus venison from hunters and farmers into high-protein food parcels for low income families.
