Country

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

The name of beef farmer Adam Thompson's business says it all - Restore Native. Half a million native plants have left his nursery this winter. Many have gone to farmers wanting to restore gullies… Audio

Every morning during lambing Alistair Bird heads out with his binoculars and a Go Pro camera to look for new born lambs and birthing ewes that are struggling. He uses the GoPro to record the highs and… Audio

A start-up called Magic Beans is helping connect people and save money by swapping home grown food. Audio

Restore Native, Moving to the lambing beat, Food and friendship with Magic Beans and On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ. Audio

How do you know where you're going, if you don't know where you've come from? It's a question that plagues Professional Sheep Shearer and entertainer Billy Black Woolman. Audio

If we continue at our current rate, we won't have enough of many crops to feed the planet. We need to increase the yield ASAP. But genetic modification and chemical sprays can be slow, expensive, and… Audio

News from the rural farming sector for 19 August 2022 Audio

News from the rural farming sector for 18 August 2022 Audio

Kiwifruit growers have been warned to expect lower returns this season due to poorer fruit quality and rising costs.

Zespri says that poor fruit quality is a significant problem affecting not only… Audio

Foot-and-mouth disease could topple the livestock industry. Can we keep it out? Audio

News from the rural farming sector The log-jam was predicted months ago with labour shortages affecting meat plants and the lamb kill running months late, so co-inciding with the bobby calf peak… Audio

News from the rural farming sector: The Ministry for Primary Industries has quashed reports China is set to ban imports of New Zealand meat. The golden glow is falling off kiwifruit returns this year… Audio