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Country Life for Friday 30 May 2014

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IMG                                                Ross and Grant Skilton.

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web                                                     A sheep dog trial course at Waihi Station and Steven Blanchard.                                 

 

  • Producing Pigs

    9:29 PM.Grant and Ross Skilton farm 5000 pigs near Whanganui. Each week 25 litters are born, usually on a Wednesday, and another 240 pigs head off the farm for processing. The pigs grow from one kilogramme to… Read more Audio

  • Trial and Error

    rural farming

    9:13 PM.The 2014 New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association Tux South Island and New Zealand Championship is being hosted by the Geraldine Collie Dog Club at Waihi Station near Geraldine. There are four events… Read more Audio

  • Intro and Regional Wrap

    9:05 PM.Two cracking frosts tickled up most North Island regions this week while in the South Island dairy cows are moving onto winter grazing. Audio