Country Life for Friday 3 March 2017

9:31 PM.Country Life was there when the handpiece buzzed at the 17th World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Invercargill. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:16 PM.On a rugged sheep and beef farm near Taihape, Dan and Jacqui Cottrell grow New Zealand's only commercial crop of the ancient South American grain. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 PM.Ian Handcock's Fit for Farming movement encourages farmers to be active off the farm. One farmer is taking it to an extreme and will attempt to milk 4,000 cows in 12 hours. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.The North Island is having a late summer and store lamb prices have increased, while in the South Island some farmers on the West Coast have turned their irrigation on! And a haze is in the air as mid… Read more Audio