Sally Round

This week Country Life is at a pumpkin farm in Manawatu, finding out about seed growing and meets a photographer from South Auckland who's spending time at one of New Zealand's iconic hill country… Audio

This week Country Life meets Hawke's bay stud owner Tony Thompson who's been breeding cattle for half a century. The team also find out about an organic vege growing business in Canterbury and chat to… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio

Landscape designer and market gardener Cath Goodrick enjoys showing how people to incorporate kai into their gardens. Audio

This week on Country Life we check out an artificially constructed lake on Braemore Farm that's built for water storage and fun... and farming with a toddler in tow. Anna and Mitch Munro are out on… Audio

This week Country Life takes a look at how the folk at Kai Rotorua are preparing for the upcoming kumara harvest. Also, a training programme in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning… Audio

Farming in the wake of the Mt Tarawera eruption has tested the Ford family for nearly a century. But dam-building and a lighter footprint on the land in the sensitive Rotorua Lakes area has earned… Audio

This week on Country Life the team catch up with some sheep farmers busy with docking and crutching on the land, and then a taste of the sea, as they sample different seaweeds. Audio

Farm manager Bradley Riggs has more than just sheep and cattle to think about. He has high profile guests and celebs staying at the farm's luxury lodge and enjoys showing them the kiwi farming life… Audio

This week on Country Life the team head to a luxury lodge where farming is all part of the experience, and Tuatapere's domain is transformed into a sensory celebration of rural life during the annual… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio

This week Country Life takes a look at the process of breeding new varieties of apples, gets an update on the grape harvest and visits a commune in Golden Bay. Audio

Seven hectares can produce a "magnificent" amount of food. So says small-scale farmer and Kellogg scholar Alison Bentley who's done just that, growing beef cattle, hazelnuts and a wide range of fruit… Audio

A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio

Coming up on Country Life... we meet a small-scale farmer who has big ideas on how smaller farms can help solve the growing problem of food insecurity in New Zealand... and a Southland deer farmer… Audio

Fang Mei fell in love with wine after working in the banking industry in New Zealand and China. Now she has her own vineyard here and educates people in China about New Zealand wine, gleaning insights… Audio

A farming couple in Southland are making health products from the hemp they grow, and we get some insights into the Chinese market for New Zealand wine. Audio

Aerial topdresser John Bargh is preparing for another season up in the air. He's spent nearly five decades in the skies spreading fert on hill country farms and says this season has been as tough as… Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio

Country Life this week heads inside a Hawke's Bay packhouse and orchard once covered in millions of litres of silt after Cyclone Gabrielle, meets a topdressing pilot who's still flying after nearly… Audio