Country Life for Friday 16 August 2019

9:36 PM.On a busy day Jamie Sleep and his fish processing team at High Country Salmon near Twizel can fillet up to 200 salmon. Business operations manager Tracey Gunn says the farm employs 30 staff, produces… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Auckland company Aroa Biosurgery manufactures wound-care products made out of the lining of a sheep's stomach.  They're used in the United States and are successfully healing wounds that haven't… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:12 PM.Towards the end of the week organic vege growers, artisan butchers, bread and cheese makers get busy preparing for farmers' markets around the country. There are 30 or so farmers' markets in New… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.In Waikato a dairy consultant says it's been the best winter he can remember. A good week of weather in Canterbury has allowed cropping farmers to get on with planting spring barley. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.Serving up Salmon, The Healing Power of Sheep, A New Chair for the Farmers' Markets Association and the Regional Wrap. Read more Audio