Wiltshire Sheep
Putting a steak in the ground with heritage breed
Best of 2022 - Two brothers have combined their skills to launch a paddock-to-plate business selling purebred Galloway meat products. Audio
Hair sheep could be the answer to wool woes
Sheep with fur - not wool - are among the latest trials being undertaken by one of New Zealand's top breeders Derek Daniell of Wairere Stud, who is at the forefront of trends in sheep rearing. Audio
Summer Series - Clifton Station moves into the 21st century
Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century… Video, Audio
Shedding sheep hot under hammer
Bidding was competitive at the Mt Cass Station Wiltshire Sheep Sale in North Canterbury. Nearly 3500 sheep reached higher than expected prices at Andrew and Sara Heard's farm and were sold to bidders… Audio, Gallery
Life at Isolation Station
Noel Moleta was brought up on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds and has been farming sheep on an isolated property at nearby Titirangi Bay for four decades. Audio
Hopping to the beat: drummer turned grower Trevor Courtney
Trevor Courtney has always liked beer, and now the drummer for '60s band Chants R&B is growing his own hops. After a 40-year music career, Trevor and his wife Lyndsay now have a lifestyle block in… Video, Audio, Gallery
Living off the land at Tarata
When Hans Michel was in town and plugged his rural adress into the GPS just for interest, it didn't give him directions, it just told him to drive a long way. And it is. Hans and his family live… Audio
Treading lightly on the soil
Organic farmer Bev Trowbridge believes biological and organic farmers are still viewed as a bit 'whacky' in New Zealand. Audio