Leah Tebbutt
Country Life for 2 June 2023
Growing and brewing yuzu, a composting barn and Tom the Young Farmer, plus a round up of farming conditions around Aotearoa. Audio
From Cockpit to Countryside: pilot cultivates aromatic acre
With a spare acre or two wrapping around the house, Damian Paine's turned his paddock into purple. Acre Lavender Farm Audio
Country Life for 26 May 2023
Aeroplane pilot finds balance with lavender, Culverden dairy farm bridges cultural gap and tractors for Tonga plus the wrap of agricultural news Audio
Rural counselling fund drops as demand peaks
The Rural Change Fund saw demand increase from 5 applications a week to 25. Now, when rural people need it most, the wellbeing programme has been put on pause. Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 19 May 2023
Country life this week spends the morning in a milking parlour with a difference. All the stalls are highsided, tailored for the deer which are providing rich creamy milk. Also Australian chef and… Audio
Adrian Worsley: The man behind the metal
Adrian Worsley designs and constructs unique one-off sculptures from recycling scrap metal, tools and farm implements. Audio
Country Life Friday May 12 2023
The banks are closing in over a troubled river, from scrap to sculpture, Arthur Anae - from politics to farming chooks and the Rural News Wrap. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions on farms around the country
Autumn in Manawatu has been one out of the box. As a result, farmers are taking a fair bit of feed into winter. There won't be much work being done on farms in Southland this weekend - duck shooting… Audio
Country Life for Friday May 5 - 2023
Chicken Champion, A Year on the Farm - Part six, Future still uncertain for apple grower post Gabrielle, Community gets behind organic garden and a wrap of the week's ag news. Audio
Composting loo and eating insects because "why wouldn't you"
Melissa and Aaron Jacobson are trying to live as sustainably as possible on their small property perching ontop a hill outside of Eltham, Taranaki and plan to turn their way of life into a full-time… Audio
Country Life Friday April 28, 2023
Country Life is at Greystone Wines in Waipara, finds out how humanure is helping a Taranaki family's sustainability journey and chats to a polo club owner who wants to shed the game's elitist image. Audio
Rural News Wrap
Country Life has previously spoken about the damage to forest estates due to the cyclone - but are crews back at work? The cyclone has also affected the annual Kaimanawa Horse Muster, to control the… Audio
Country Life for 14 April 2023
Cracking good eggs on a cliff, Mongolian scissors shearers, Sunflower paddocks on a Taranaki farm and a wrap of the week's ag news. Audio
The vertical farms of tomorrow
A French agriculture professor developing new indoor plant varieties and an Auckland man installing vertical farming tech in private homes were two of the attendees at Aotearoa's first-ever Controlled… Audio
A slice of Te Kupe: hairy sheep and drone mustering
Taranaki sheep farmer Murray Jackson is looking forward to retiring his woolshed in a couple of years. He's phasing his family farm out of wool production to rear hardy and hairy Australian White… Audio
Country Life for Friday March 31 2023
Country Life meets two ambitious farming sisters who've developed a roadside fashion and food hub, a Golden Bay farmer opposed to virtual fencing and heads to Taranaki to find out about hairy sheep… Audio
Mushrooms sprout new lease on life in remote woolshed
Kyle Davey took a winter off two years ago, but what sprouted from his boredom turned out to be some pretty fungi. Audio
Country Life for 24 March
Sally gets in amongst it at the Central Districts Field Days to find out what's new in the ag world, Cosmo tracks down a bike trail that follows one of New Zealand's longest gold-mining water races… Audio
How a freezer kickstarted a 50 year career in bag-making
Nearly 50 years ago, Dan Hickman swapped a freezer for a sewing machine. These days, you won't find many people in Otorohanga that aren't proud owners of a colourful Danzbagz bag. Audio