Country Life for Friday 12 June 2020

9:05 PM.Country Life this week is out at sea with a Wairarapa couple fishing for kaimoana for kiwis and delivering it from sea to plate. The team also meets a some recent immigrants to New Zealand ... goats… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Farmers in the picturesque Matukituki Valley near Wanaka are enjoying being able to move stock easily now that tourist traffic has quietened down. The mild start to winter around much of the country… Read more Audio

9:12 PM.Lincoln University PhD student Cameron Marshall is studying a genetic line for a trait in dairy cows that leads to less nitrogen in urine. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Paula Levett saw some miniature goats in an Australian magazine several years ago and the next thing she and some others were importing two bucks to New Zealand. She felt there was a place for a… Read more Audio

9:22 PM.In the future, common Friesan, Jersey and KiwiCross cows may need to make way for Montbeliarde, Normande, and Fleckvieh milking cows in New Zealand. These breeds are dual-purpose – good for both… Read more Audio