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Farmer avoids disqualification after 29 cows starve to death in his care
An inspector estimated the cows that had died did so from prolonged starvation over a period of around three weeks.
Volunteers dig in for local community garden in Canterbury
Country Life visits the Kaiapoi Community Garden in Canterbury where a dozen or so volunteers turn up to do a bit of everything, digging in at a place that's become a sanctuary of sorts for the… Audio
On the Farm: a wrap of conditions on farms around the country
Country Life - In rainy conditions around the country, farmers in Northland are working around moist paddocks while those on the east coast are dealing with flooded pastures. Audio
Remembering Ken the chicken champion
Country Life turns back the clock ten years to our visit with the late Far North farmer Ken Vincent. Back in 2013, he'd been breeding chooks for 70 years. Audio
A year on the farm: A tractor on crutches and a Wi-Fi drenching gun
The replacement heifer calves are drenched and weighed, mating gets underway in the sheep paddocks and the tractor needs urgent repairs. Audio
Future still uncertain for apple grower post Gabrielle
Lesley Wilson lost her home and most of the apple crop just before harvest when floodwaters filled with logs and other debris swept through the orchard in Puketapu. Nearly three months on, the… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions on farms around the country
Autumn in Manawatu has been one out of the box. As a result, farmers are taking a fair bit of feed into winter. There won't be much work being done on farms in Southland this weekend - duck shooting… Audio
Country Life for Friday May 5 - 2023
Chicken Champion, A Year on the Farm - Part six, Future still uncertain for apple grower post Gabrielle, Community gets behind organic garden and a wrap of the week's ag news. Audio
Volunteers dig in at community garden
Green-fingered locals in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi love mucking in at their community garden. Audio
Biosecurity risks - and opportunities - identified in two-year 'megatrends' report
There will be an increased risk of plant-destroying insects, weeds and diseases entering the country as the climate changes.
How to grow garlic
NZ Gardener magazine editor Jo McCarroll joins Jesse to talk about growing garlic. Now is the time plant the bulbs and she has some useful tips to grow a crop that you can enjoy later in the year. Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 May 2023
There's some tension in the log trade. Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 May 2023
There's solid support for a new coastal shipping route between Napier and Gisborne.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
$70 million given to growers 'won't touch the sides'
Hawke's Bay growers are relieved the government is putting $172 million into cleaning up silt and debris from Cyclone Gabrielle. $102 million will go towards clearing up residential properties… Audio
Midday Rural News for 3 may 2023
Job losses are on the cards at fertiliser company Ravensdown.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
Hawkes Bay growers awaiting government help post cyclone
Hawkes Bay growers are staring down financial ruin as they desperately await word of government help for the sector to help it recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. Fruit trees, crops and vines are being… Audio
