Country Life for Friday 27 January 2023

9:31 PM.Oxford farmer Alistair Bird explains what happened on-farm in December and gets some calves ready for living on the hills. Read more Audio

7:40 PM.Billy Barton used to compete with ferrets as a past-time in his native Wales. Now he trains them and a pack of white shepherd dogs to hunt out rabbits and feral cats in NZ's war against pests. Read more Audio

7:13 PM.The unique limestone hills of the Waipara Valley are home to Greystone's 50-hectare organic vineyard. General manager and founding viticulturist Nick Gill says that despite a lack of direct sunlight… Read more Audio

7:07 PM.Cows are laying in grass in Waikato, while pasture growth has dropped dramatically in Southland. Clinical signs of facial eczema are starting to show around the country and a tropical insect which… Read more Audio

7:07 PM.Billy Barton - 'They call me the Ferret Man', A Year on the Farm - Part 4: Calves get health check before heading onto hills, Grape growth on track at organic vineyard, and On the Farm - a wrap of… Read more Audio