Horticulture

Stories plucked from the 2023 archives: Cosmo's with chooks on a cliff edge, Sally's picking apples and Leah meets a dairy farmer who hails from Japan. Audio

Watermelons are growing well in Pukekohe and potato crops are producing good yields at harvest. In Canterbury, baleage is being made and jersey bulls are being taken out of the dairy herd. Audio

The soggy ground has put East Coast arable farmers behind schedule. Only about half this season's maize crop has been planted. Also, the Big Feed Rural Telethon has raised more than 639-thousand mince… Audio

A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Audio

Changeable weather has prevailed in Pukekohe. Farmers in Otago are busy marking lambs and bulls are going out to the cows Audio

A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Monique Steele. Audio

George and Diana Turney went from tragedy to starting Mangaweka Asparagus three decades ago. After the community came to their aid, they have enjoyed giving back and helping others gain a living from… Audio

A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy Audio

A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. Audio

How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story… Video, Audio

Despite a dry period in Pukekohe in the middle of the month, warmer temperatures and residual soil moisture has stimulated crop growth. Most farmers are through calving on the West Coast and are busy… Audio

RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio

RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio

Jon and Tae are preparing their rented land near Otaki to start producing "pay-what-you-can" vege boxes in the spring. It's a small-scale social enterprise aimed at making healthy food more accessible… Audio

A botanist on the West Coast wants locals to start planting growing edible perennials that are growing in his nursery and food forest. Audio

Clean-up a pleasant surprise for Hawkes Bay apple grower. Audio

RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio

RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's rural news. Audio

A lot of lambs hit the ground during the recent cold snap and losses are a growing concern in Te Tai Tarawhiti while in Otago there's more feed sitting around than usual so farmers are set up pretty… Audio

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