Country Life for Friday 20 May 2022

9:06 PM.Northland's wine industry is expanding, the region produces a tiny fraction of New Zealand's but it now boasts 40 keen grape growers, up from just two in the 1980s. And, a new fish screening facility… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Waikato dairy farmer Peter Le Heron estimates this year's drought has cost his farm $100k in lost milk production. Read more Audio

9:12 PM.The citrus harvest continues in Gisborne and finally rain has fallen in Waikato. Read more Audio

9:20 PM.Cheyenne Wilson is it's first chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network. She tells Country Life it was established last year to give young people a voice and a place at the table in the agricultural… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.A state-of-the art fish screening facility in mid-Canterbury prevents fish from entering the Rangitata diversion race intake at Klondyke and being swept into the 67km-long canal scheme. Read more Audio

3:37 PM.Northland produces a tiny fraction of New Zealand's but it now boasts 40 keen grape growers, up from just two in the 1980s. Read more Audio