Rural
Are farmers spending their money at Fieldays?
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - all the bells and whistles you can dream of. But with the country now in a recession - are farmers actually buying anything… Video, Audio
Fieldays: Brain health and mental wellbeing worth thinking about
This year, brain health and mental wellbeing are recurring themes at the annual rural gathering at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.
'Growers are waiting': Ongoing talks with government for post-cyclone funding package
Hope could be on the horizon for growers facing the loss of their livelihoods following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Farmers reminded to look after their brains during Fieldays
Wearing fluffy cat ears which spin around translating your brainwaves isn't what a farmer would do on a normal day in the yards. And growers are more likely to walk between crop rows, not through the… Audio
Race for the rural vote underway at Fieldays
The race for the rural vote is underway at Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton with Labour, Act and National turning up in force at the largest agricultural gathering in the Southern Hemisphere… Audio
'We're worried about where New Zealand is going'- National
RNZ has placed a web journalist on leave while it investigates their editing of web articles to add a pro-Russian stance. The reporter says they've been doing it for five years, and were never tapped… Audio
Potential rethink on genetic modification gains attention from industries
Biotech and agritech firms are welcoming a potential rethink on genetic modification, saying New Zealand lags behind other countries where the practice is already common.
Cow shed has the essence for coffee roasters
Essenza is home to the best-smelling cow shed in the North Island. Where cattle once sheltered, Mike Jobling now roasts coffee beans. Audio
A quacking good win for Willow the Duck
This year, for the first time in the National Poultry and Pigeon Show's long history, a duck is the Champion of Champions. Willow, a rare Silver Appleyard duck who hales from the South Island town… Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for Friday June 9 2023
Cow shed has the essence for coffee roasters, A quacking good win for Willow and the Rural News Wrap. Audio
In love with yuzu
It's ancient, niche, sour and prickly - but what's not to love about yuzu? Country Life talks to Neville Chun about his passion for the fruit and follows it from the harvest to the brewery where yuzu… Audio
Organic gardener Kath Irvine: time to plant fruit trees
Nomad gardener and The Edible Backyard author Kath Irvine has parked up the house truck and settled down for winter in Golden Bay. Audio
Tom the Young Farmer on his NZ farming experience
"It's going to be painful to go back to milking in a herringbone parlour after the speed that we're able to milk out in the rotary here," says Tom Everall, aka Tom the Young Farmer. The Shropshire… Audio
Composting barn better for cows and land, says Karamea farmer
Frano Volkman's cows will soon be snuggling up on a thick bed of woodchips and sawdust in their new 6,300m2 composting barn. The organic fertiliser formed underneath Volkman's herd will be spread onto… Audio
On the Farm
Wet conditions in Northland have not stopped all year destroying kumara crops. Arable farmers in Canterbury have been battling to get autumn-sown crops of winter wheat and barley in the ground as… Audio
Country Life for 2 June 2023
Growing and brewing yuzu, a composting barn and Tom the Young Farmer, plus a round up of farming conditions around Aotearoa. Audio
Zespri blames falling profits on climate, rising costs and Covid-19
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri's profit has fallen more than a third as sales volumes fall and costs rise.
