Farming
Avocados for 19 cents? The bumper crop has arrived
It's a great time for avocado lovers, and not so much for growers.
Morning Rural News for 11 September 2025
News from the rural farming sector.
Applications for the The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority open on 18 September, not close on that date as is stated in the Rural News. Audio
NZ's biggest farmer looking for investors in their farm
New Zealand's biggest pastoral farmer is keen to coax the next generation into business with the chance to buy into the management of a rambling east coast property, that's actually owned by all of… Audio
Facial recognition technology for sheep. Yes, really!
A new trial is underway that involves facial recognition technology, for sheep. Audio
Building a farming legacy - a matriarch reflects
Rosie Cartright is a mother of four, and soon to be grandmother of eight, she's up at the crack of every dawn for milking. She talks about what it takes to build a farming legacy, working alongside…
From the Archives Rewilding Panawai
Farmer retires land he says "shouldn't ever have animals on it". Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 5 September 2025
This week Country Life is on a nature walk in the Bay of Plenty with a young conservationist with a passion for bugs, and revisits a North Canterbury farm where native trees are making a comeback. Audio
'Lifesaving' and more - the legacy of the Kiwi gumboot
A West Coast dairy farmer has credited his good old gumboots for saving his life when he was struck by lightening while out on his quad bike herding cows early Monday morning. The boots were Skellerup… Audio
