Goats
A different kind of dairy
Alexa Cook explores the dairy goat and sheep industry to find out why more people are keen to get involved. Video, Audio, Gallery
Country Life Summer Edition Saturday December 26, 2016
A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira Audio, Gallery
Christmas carols by goats? Why not?
Singing goats have been employed to make a charity Christmas album in Sweden. Audio
Cable Bay
Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and… Audio
Gathering Goats
Last year David Hutchings sold 20,000 goats to meat processors. 18,000 of those were feral goats mustered out of bush around the North Island. David either sends them straight to the works or farms… Audio
Climate change causes goats to shrink
When it comes to climate change, Polar ice and glaciers are shrinking and now it appears goats are shrinking too. Audio
Say Cheese!
After years of making award winning goats cheese on an isolated farm near Perth in Australia, Gabrielle Kervella & Alan Cockman decided to sell up and retire to the greener pastures of Golden Bay. The… Audio
Kidding Around
Andrea and Mike Gauland are living the rural dream on their 10 acre block near Oxford. They have chickens, ducks, turkeys, pigs and a large herd of Toggenburg goats Audio
The Geep
Is it a Geep? Or a Shoat? Taieri Plains farmer Graeme Wallace has discovered what appears to be a cross between a sheep and a goat when getting his mob in for tailing recently. Audio