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Country Life for Friday 4 March 2022
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
9:07 PM.Cool and damp conditions in Gisborne have been good for leafy crops but not so good for grapes and squash which love the hot and dry over ripening. On the West Coast a farmer at Hari Hari has been… Read more Audio
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Surgical bus sees surge in demand for cancer surveillance
9:15 PM.Mobile Health's surgical bus can no longer offer some operations in rural New Zeland because of the increased demand for cancer surviellance. Read more Audio
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Floral Tribute
9:25 PM.Every Thursday morning the five women from the Floral Collective Waikato set up their buckets in the Frankton Railway Institute Hall to sell field grown blooms to local florists. Varieties that don't… Read more Audio
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Maniototo farmers in high spirits
9:34 PM.A hobby has turned into a business for organic Central Otago farmers John and Susie Elliot. They make single malt whisky in the farmyard distillery using their own barley and peat from a local swamp.
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