Country Life for Friday 11 March 2016

9:39 PM.The agricultural sector might be at a low ebb but in Rakaia, a rural township in mid-Canterbury, the community spirit is alive and kicking. With Liz Depree from the Rakaia Medical Trust, agricultural… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:29 PM.Sharemilking couple Andrew and Michelle McPherson have a 540 cow herd on a farm near Te Awamutu in Waikato. With this week's massive milk solids payout drop to three dollars 90 a kilo of milksolids… Read more Audio

9:17 PM.Country Life is on the hunt for New Zealand's oldest gumboots. The oldest so far appear to be 64 or 65 years old, but today's stories cover the Dutch version of a gumboot, and a pair that would be… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 PM.At a series of farmer meetings around the country, sharemilkers and the farm owners are being given possible strategies to help them cope with the massive dairy payout drop. About 50 farmers attended… Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Southern North Island coastal areas on both the west and east coast are extremely dry, and many South Island areas desperately need water too. Read more Audio