Duncan Smith

The North Island is dry and farmers are weaning lambs early and at lighter weights, while in the South Island the first draft of lambs are going to the works. Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

Growth is slow and late in both the North and South Islands after a less than ideal October. Audio

The East Coast of the North Island could do with a bit of moisture to kick-start pasture growth, while in the South a cold snap has caused major damage to vineyards in Central Otago. Audio

The East Coast of the North Island is drying out and farmers are quitting stock. Audio

The Whangarei area has an estimated 1500 kilometres of dry stone walls. Some were built as early as the 1860s. Fred and Jim Osborne build and maintain walls, Catherine Ballard has written a book about… Audio

The buzz of top dressing planes can be heard in parts of the North Island and in the South, windmills have been whirring and helicopters hovering over frost prone crops. Audio

Now that spring is here more and more kiwifruit orchardists are finding the vine killing disease PSA on their orchards. What do you do when your orchard tests PSA positive? Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

Grass growth is a little slow in the North Island and stock are on top of it in many places, in the South Island.In the South Island arable farmers are in clover. Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

The North and South Islands have both had kinder weeks weatherwise, letting farmers get out and do activities that have been delayed recently. Audio

The Hakatere Station in the foothills of the Alps in Mid-Canterbury is now part of the Hakatere Conservation Park and managed by the Department of Conservation. It was once considered to be good sheep… Audio

Diane Howe delivers the mail to 500 rural customers near Hokitika. Audio

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Anton "The Chicken Boy" Cooper from Central Otago. Audio

The North Island has had a mixed bag of heavy showers, wind and sunshine and in the South Island lambing is in full swing. Audio

The Westland Cooperative Dairy Company was formed 75 years ago and is 100 percent dairy farmer owned by about 330 shareholders from Karamea to Fox Glacier. Audio

Colin Brown runs Lake Farm Beef from his picturesque property overlooking Lake Karapiro. He breeds and raises Angus and Angus Piedmontese cross cattle to sell directly to consumers, a farm to plate… Audio

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