Duncan Smith

In Hawkes Bay a lamb finisher currently has 27,000 labms on his farm, about 5,000 more than last year, because there's so much feed. Audio

It's been another great week in Canterbury with weather as good as you could expect for the time of year. Conditions are excellent for newly establishing seed and grain crops. Audio

Gisborne vegetable growers are sick of being blamed for food price hikes which means people are chosing less healthy food options, and grass growth in mid and south Canterbury is exceptional for this… Audio

Country Life is drinking coffee in Northland and, at 60 dollars for 130 grams it makes a cup of coffee a tad more than even the recently talked about $7 cup. There's gritty determination from a farmer… Audio

Jennifer and David Rodrigue have a small herd of bell-wearing goats at their Waipu farm. The goats browse on trees, shrubs and grass and produce milk that's transformed into award winning cheese. Video, Audio

Sheep with fur - not wool - are among the latest trials being undertaken by one of New Zealand's top breeders Derek Daniell of Wairere Stud, who is at the forefront of trends in sheep rearing. Audio

Little has changed inside Gilchrist's Store in Oturehua since it first opened in 1902. New goods share the old shelves with retail collectables dating back to the turn of the century. Helen and John… Audio

The East Coast suffered more slips and roading damage from former Cyclone Fili, but nearly all other regions of New Zealand would rather welcome some rain - just not too much. Audio

Full Episode for Friday April 14 2022 - Belle Chevre Creamery, sheep with hair and a visit to a store brimming with history and the Regional Wrap..... Audio

Tom Oskam has built mountain bike trails in Australia and Canada and has returned to his family land on the Whanganui River to create tracks through the regenerating forest. The old woolshed is now… Video, Audio

Wellingtonians Gijs and Trish Veling were looking for the perfect place to retire - they found it up a gravel road near Kaeo and live as gently as they can on the land. They have a bountiful organic… Audio

Four food and wine trail maps are being developed for Northland. Audio