Country Life for Friday 6 November 2015

9:30 PM.When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic… Read more Audio

9:18 PM.Ivan Fredrickson and his daughter Kylee Perrett have a favourite subject....Ayrshire cows. The red and white dairy cows make up just one percent of the national herd but for Ivan and Kylee they're the… Read more Audio

9:16 PM.Nelson-based Richard Toft has won a Conservation Innovation award from the World Wildlife Fund for his development of Vespex, an award-winning New Zealand designed wasp bait aimed at decimating the… Read more Audio

9:05 PM.It's been a good year for West Coast farmer Katie Milne; first she was named Dairy Woman of the Year and this week won the rural category in the Women of Influence awards. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.The east coast of the North Island's had marvellous rain, and everywhere had a big temperature dip mid week. In the South Island cow mating is in full swing. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Shepherd's Shemozzle is known as one of the most gruelling three-kilometre races, which challenges competitiors' fitness, mental strength and of course, relationships with their dogs. Rural… Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.Last week after Cosmo's story about poet and farmer Ross Agnew we had competition to win two copies of his latest book called Farmyard Blues. There was a great response to the question “what was the… Read more Audio