Carol Stiles

This week Country Life is in Hawkes Bay with New Zealand's largest herd of South African angora goats, discovering how the effects of drought continue to ripple on, and meeting a couple who've carried… Audio

Te Mata Figs' Murray Douglas and Helen Walker were left with piles of fig waste once they'd made their fig molasses. The waste was initially given to cows as a feed but knowing its nutritional value… Audio

We're celebrating 100 years with Wilencote Polled Herefords near Gisborne, checking out new developments at Te Mata Figs, saying farewell to a dearly loved herd of Friesian cows and taking our usual… Audio

Winter sets in in the north and the effects of the drought are still being felt at the top of the South Island. Audio

Miraka Farm, Turning shiitake mushrooms into potent powder, Fermenting for Good, and the Regional Wrap. Audio

A Waikato farmer is building a museum on his farm to preserve memorabilia from New Zealand's oldest introduced sport - tug-of-war.

Graham Smith has a dairy farm 50 minutes south of Hamilton.

He is… Audio

Full Episode - Country Life 19 June 2020. Audio

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… Audio

Leftfield Innovation is looking for ways farmers can use their land to make high value food products that consumers want. It's investigating six crops we currently import but could grow and then use… Audio

Ewe scanning is underway in the north, which has seen more welcome rain this week and dairy farmers are catching their breath before calving. Audio

Farmers in the far north have had to get their wet weather gear out this week and pruning has started on orchards and vineyards. Audio

Country Life this week talks to workers who've switched to dairying from quite different careers and love the farming life. In The 90s File we speak to Riley Kennedy who is keen to tell stories about… Audio

New Zealand's live lobster industry is worth about $320 million annually, much of it sold to China. However, back on January 24 exports came to a halt when China shut down its Chinese New Year… Audio, Gallery

Originally from Oklahoma, Matt is a PhD student at Lincoln University. He's working with Callaghan Innovation and Agriseeds on promoting better health and nutrition for dairy cows, sheep and deer. Audio

Frosts tickled much of the North Island this week. Now saleyards have opened the demand for store stock has improved. Audio

The Shearing Contractors Association says it may have to recruit newcomers to the industry if shearers and shed workers form the northern hemisphere are unable to come in to New Zealand this year. Audio

It's back to business in market town Feilding and the live lobster industry claws its way back now that air freight to China has resumed. The Shearing Contractors Association says it may have to… Audio

It's still horrifically dry in Southern Hawkes Bay and some Gisborne mandarins are being held on trees until demand picks up post lockdown, while in the South Island green kiwifruit are being… Audio