Farming
In love with yuzu
It's ancient, niche, sour and prickly - but what's not to love about yuzu? Country Life talks to Neville Chun about his passion for the fruit and follows it from the harvest to the brewery where yuzu… Audio
In love with yuzu
It's ancient, niche, sour and prickly - but what's not to love about yuzu? Country Life talks to Neville Chun about his passion for the fruit and follows it from the harvest to the brewery where yuzu…
AudioOrganic gardener Kath Irvine: time to plant fruit trees
Nomad gardener and The Edible Backyard author Kath Irvine has parked up the house truck and settled down for winter in Golden Bay. Audio
Tom the Young Farmer on his NZ farming experience
"It's going to be painful to go back to milking in a herringbone parlour after the speed that we're able to milk out in the rotary here," says Tom Everall, aka Tom the Young Farmer. The Shropshire… Audio
Tom the Young Farmer on his NZ farming experience
"It's going to be painful to go back to milking in a herringbone parlour after the speed that we're able to milk out in the rotary here," says Tom Everall, aka Tom the Young Farmer. The Shropshire…
AudioComposting barn better for cows and land, says Karamea farmer
Frano Volkman's cows will soon be snuggling up on a thick bed of woodchips and sawdust in their new 6,300m2 composting barn. The organic fertiliser formed underneath Volkman's herd will be spread onto… Audio
Composting barn better for cows and land, says Karamea farmer
Frano Volkman's cows will soon be snuggling up on a thick bed of woodchips and sawdust in their new 6,300m2 composting barn. The organic fertiliser formed underneath Volkman's herd will be spread onto…
AudioOn the Farm
Wet conditions in Northland have not stopped all year destroying kumara crops. Arable farmers in Canterbury have been battling to get autumn-sown crops of winter wheat and barley in the ground as… Audio
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
On the Farm
Wet conditions in Northland have not stopped all year destroying kumara crops. Arable farmers in Canterbury have been battling to get autumn-sown crops of winter wheat and barley in the ground as…
AudioCountry 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.
AudioSynlait to sell off Dairyworks and Talbot Forest brands
The dairy company Synlait wants to sell-off its household dairy brands Dairyworks and Talbot Forest Cheese, as it looks to pay down debt.
Midday Rural News for 2 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector Beef and Lamb New Zealand estimates the damage from Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods, will cost between 367 and 422 million dollars. a… Audio
Moving Day, for some, means moving islands
The Bells have embarked on an 1100km journey up the country to start their next chapter in Raglan.
Alix Te Kere on being a finalist in Young Maori Grower Awards
For this year's Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower Award all three finalists are wahine Maori. One of the finalists is Alix Te Kere, who is a health and safety advisor for Rockit Management Services in… Audio
Farmers prepping for dairy farm mooving day
It's a big week for the dairy farming community... That's because tomorrow is mooving day! It's the day when dairy farming families, contract milkers, sharemilkers, and employees move to new farms. Audio
Milk keg rollout aims to reduce cafe use of single-use plastic bottles
A Waikato dairy farm is getting behind a new initiative to help cafes cut down on the use of single-use milk bottles by the thousands each year.
