Farming

Radio New Zealand's Country Life team regularly check in with farms and orchards around the country. Here's the latest regional wrap -- it is dry out there for farmers.

Dozens of paddocks planted in bright yellow sunflowers have been drawing visitors to farms throughout Aotearoa this summer.

The party's agriculture spokesperson says selling the SOE is a "no-brainer" because it's been a drain on the public purse for years.

Kiwifruit growers are welcoming the $24.1 million payout Zespri has received for the mice infestation on last season's first shipment of SunGold to Europe as "a late Christmas present".

Wool prices might be rising at last but some farmers want sheep that don't even grow the fibre.

Colin Boyd - handed a $95,000 fine for redirecting a stream on his property - has pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to fix the damage.

Jill McKenzie was one of the first Land Girls at Lincoln during World War II. Now 101, she looks back on decades of connection to the land.