Cows
Milk for Mozzarella
A herd of horned beasts provides milk for Methven cheese makers. Tucked away on an isolated farm near the foothills of the Southern Alps is the only commercial dairy buffalo herd in the South Island… Audio, Gallery
Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn: bitches and woolsheds
Creators of the hit touring show The Bitches' Box, who are acting as dogs again in the new show, Sons of a Bitch, which tours to 19 woolsheds throughout the South Island in April, alongside… Audio
Outside the Wire
Prisoners at the Otago Corrections Facility near Milton are being trained in agriculture skills. The Facility has a dairy farm where prisoners milk about 350 cows on the 123 hectare property that the… Audio
Cattle Costs - Dr. Andrew Higgins
CSIRO Land & Water researcher Dr Andrew Higgins has developed a logistics tool called TRANSIT which will reduce the cost and time of transporting cattle around Australia. Audio
Happy Herd
Thomas and Hannah Oats are contract milking 350 cows for Thomas's parents near Reefton. Much of their enjoyment of dairying comes from the stock, which is reflected in their management practices. The… Audio
Does increasing herd sizes really get farmers any extra money?
Dairy NZ scientist John Roche says between 2003 and 2013 the average dairy farmer added 100 cows to their herd - but he says they're no better off financially because they have to spend more on… Audio
Tests unable to draw link between
Tests have been unable link a liver disease outbreak that killed hundreds of cows in Southland with an new variety of swede thought to be the culprit. Audio
Marlborough’s milkmaids and Daffodil the community cow
A team of Marlborough women -and one bloke- take turns hand-milking Daffodil at 3pm each day. From the Jersey cow's milk they process a variety of goodies from cultured butter and cream to cheeses and… Audio
Milking it!
Ashburton dairy farmers Mark and Devon Slee are the national winners of the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They were chosen from the ten regional winners and it's the first time a dairying… Audio
Kiwipole Cow - Derek Fairweather
There's a new cow on the block and it's one that has been bred to be heat tolerant. The breed is called Kiwipole and it's been developed by Waikato company Dairy Solutionz. The idea is that the cow… Audio
Krishna Farm
Located in the Motueka Valley near Nelson, this 12 hectare smallholding provides a satisfying means of livelihood for those working on the property, who are also wanting to become more spiritually… Audio