Farming
Lambs are flying out of the pens at the Canterbury Saleyards
A lot of Waitaha farmers are moving away from the traditional system of running ewes and finishing their own lambs. Now they're all in the market to buy in and finish other people's lambs. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 16 May 2025
This week Country Life heads to the saleyards in Canterbury, meets a Taranaki woman weaving locally-grown wool into blankets and finds out what it's like to be a rural midwife working in a very remote… Audio
Why rising dairy prices are a double-edged sword
The latest Stats NZ figures revealed butter prices are up 65 percent, while milk was up 15 percent and cheese 24 percent. Audio
Rustic sheds reveal immigrants' farming legacy
The story of a pioneering family of Dalmatian immigrants has been kept alive through a cluster of old sheds on the Devcich farm near Thames.
ANZCO Foods posts $8m profit amid 'another challenging year'
Tight margins in a challenging second half of 2024 have hit the pockets of major red meat processor and exporter ANZCO Foods.
ATV roll-over leaves one dead, three injured
One person is dead and three have been injured after an ATV rolled in rural Waikato this afternoon.
Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard
The tree shaker and walnut picker-upper are cracking ahead at Heather North and Clive Marsh 16-hectare nuttery near Lincoln. By harvest's end, over 30 tonnes of dried walnuts will be turned into… Audio
Devcich farm shines a light on Dalmatian pioneers
The story of a pioneering family of Dalmatian immigrants is kept alive through a cluster of rustic sheds on an historic farm near Thames. Lorenza Devcich's ancestors ran a gumdiggers trading post… Audio
Full Episode for Friday 9 May 2025
There are two sorts of harvest on Country Life this week - muttonbirds on the titi islands and walnuts at one of Canterbury's biggest walnut orchards. Also, a trip into the past to visit an historic… Audio
Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard
The walnut harvest is underway at Lightfoot Orchard in Canterbury.
Passing down traditions in the tītī 'pluck house'
Dan Tarrant's ancestors have been harvesting muttonbirds or tītī for 500 years. The autumn harvest is a family affair and a chance to pass down skills and traditions.
