Country Life for Friday 7 June 2013

9:25 PM.Slipping on his overalls to supervise thousands of pigs and then getting the laptop out as chairman of the New Zealand Pork Industry Board is all in a day's work for North Otago farmer Ian Carter, who… Read more Audio

9:17 PM.A selection of agricultural news from the week. For further rural news go to the Radio New Zealand website. Audio

9:16 PM.Massey and Lincoln Universities have slowly lost ground with farm business management research, but now, thanks to financial backing from Dairy NZ, both are boosting their expertise with a Centre for… Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Dairy farmers are enjoying the calm before the calving storm and are very happy their payout's on the move up. Audio

9:05 PM.Expat Kiwi Daniel Smith works for a cheese manufacturer in Shanghai. He says the market for soft, fresh cheese is growing in the metropolitan city and there's little competition at present as many… Read more Audio