Duncan Smith

After being a closed shop for over 20 years, the NZ Dairy Goat Co Op is suddenly after new suppliers. Its growth in export sales has far outstripped its supply base, and returns for farmers are… Audio

Summer's finally hit in the North Island and on the west coast of the South Isalnd regular rain is helping farms get into shape for autumn. Audio

A poem about the morning after Christmas, and the joys of the Radio New Zealand summer schedule. Audio

Jill Brandon works in an asparagus pack house during asparagus season and loves travelling around NZ and Australia doing seasonal work with her husband. They're both retired now, which means she has… Audio

The Country Life team finally get to eat Christmas dinner. Audio

More than 12 and a half thousand people turned out to the first ever Equidays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. It showcased the entire equine sector, and was a chance to buy gear, attend clinics run by… Audio

A classic recording from 1951, of a farmer's wife from Wanganui who shares her tale of Christmas on the farm Audio

The Pyes Pa nursery near Tauranga is a family business that grows more than a hundred thousand seedlings a year. It's expanded rapidly from taking up a corner of a dairy farm, to two properties as… Audio

The penultimate adventure of the Country Life team. Audio

The North Island had a hot and sunny end to the week and conditions have been near perfect for hay making in Otago. Audio

The 1550 hectare Poripori Farm Trust in Bay of Plenty runs sheep, cattle and deer as well as having kiwifruit, tamarillos and olives. It's in the middle of an ambitious riparian and steep sidlings… Audio

Christine Win makes clothing for hunters, farmers, tourists and even dogs from a converted garage at her home near Murchison. Audio

Life team continue their epic movie trailer adventure. Audio

The wind has died down but rain is needed in the North Island, and in the South Island farmers are mopping up after last weeks flooding on the West Coast. Audio

Darfield agricultural contractor David Buckley. Audio

Rain has been delaying farm work in the North Island and in the South Island silage and bailage making's in full swing. Audio

The Country Life team continue their epic movie trailer adventure. Audio

Around the country there's been a burst of growth on North Island farms and, on the mainland, dairy cows have reached their milking peak for the season. Audio

Country Life team continue their epic movie trailer adventure. Audio

In the past two decades water quality has gradually declined in nearly all the monitored streams and rivers in Waikato. Two farmer councillors on Waikato Regional Council talk about changes that will… Audio