Duncan Smith

For the first time, South Korean companies are exhibiting together at the National Agricultural Fieldays. Audio

Many areas of the North Island received heavy rainfall as the week ended, but temperatures are back up again, while in the South Island dairy cows are starting to be dried off prior to going to winter… Audio

Friday was beautifully sunny over the North Island, and despite Cyclone Pam, nearly every region still needs more moisture, while in Southland farmers are weighing up whether it's worth buying in… Audio

Rain is needed all over the North Island, it threatens to arrive but never does, while in the South Island at last there's relief for Marlborough with good rainfall, and parts of the West Coast is… Audio

Northland's summer has been a cracker compared to last year's, and South Canterbury's Opuha Dam has dried up. Audio

Some North Island regions have had reasonably good rain, but follow up is needed, while in the South Island, Marlborough and Canterbury have missed out on rain and Otago needs a lot more. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story about White Ghosts and Yellow Peril, a new non-fiction publication that reveals some surprising and sometimes unsavoury facts about New Zealand's first contact… Audio

Most North Island regions received very welcome rain this week, but some, like Bay of Plenty missed out on anything worth recording and still need a lot more. In Canterbury, demand for store lambs has… Audio

Three hail storms in Hawkes Bay have damaged apple crops and in the South Island Marlborough is bone dry while Wyndham's A and P Show is cancelled due to the wet conditions. Audio

The difficulty securing workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector is also hitting the racing industry. Some trainers say in 20-years, 80-percent of training stables in this country will be… Audio

Strong winds have battered most regions of New Zealand and the wind, along with intermittent rain, have delayed docking on both North and South Island farms. Audio

Regions relying heavily on dairy cheques for business are reeling with the size of this week's payout drop, but on farm most places had lovely warm days mid-week in the North Island and grass growth… Audio

Around the North Island most farms have low pasture covers because it's been colder than usual and condensed lambing and calving has quickly pushed up demand for feed. Calving and lambing's in full… Audio

Canterbury-based Lincoln University has entered into two new farming ventures in the North Island; one is with St. Peter's School in Cambridge. The school has its own dairy farm. Audio

A cold nasty snap hit the North Island at the week's end, while in the South the West Coast is sodden. Audio