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Country Life for Friday 31 March 2023
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
7:07 PM.Sunshine's brought a sharp lift in fruit growth as kiwifruit begins its harvest, cooler temperatures are setting in and with grass growing in the South lambs can be fattened. Read more Audio
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Country Life for Friday March 31 2023
7:07 PM.Country Life meets two ambitious farming sisters who've developed a roadside fashion and food hub, a Golden Bay farmer opposed to virtual fencing and heads to Taranaki to find out about hairy sheep… Read more Audio
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Golden Bay farmer opposes virtual fencing
7:15 PM.Golden Bay dairy farmer Tim Rhodes says virtual fencing is a worry for the dairy cow, the farmer and the consumer. Read more Audio
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Ambitious farming sisters develop fashion and food hub
7:38 PM.The shearers' quarters at Davaar Station are a popular stop-off for locals and tourists on the Te Anau-Mossburn Highway. Inside, Anna Macdonald tickles their taste buds with sweets while her older… Read more Audio
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A slice of Te Kupe: hairy sheep and drone mustering
7:22 PM.Taranaki sheep farmer Murray Jackson is looking forward to retiring his woolshed in a couple of years. He's phasing his family farm out of wool production to rear hardy and hairy Australian White… Read more Audio