Milk
Ewe Milk Sheep
Southland is home to one of the largest sheep milking operations in the world. Antara Ag Farms runs approximately 14,000 milking ewes across three properties. All the milk is processed at the Blue… Audio, Gallery
Drying Off
Waikato Sharemilkers Andrew and Michelle McPherson milk 530 cows near Te Awamutu in Waikato. Country Life has visited them over the past year and in this episode they wrap the season up. Audio
Coastal Conversion
Ian and Heather Smith have been farming sheep and cattle on their Southland farm in Waimahaka for three decades. Two years ago they decided to build a rotary milking shed, bought 450 cows and… Audio, Gallery
Minister meets with banks as concerns over dairy debt grows
A growing number of dairy farmers face being forced to sell up as global milk prices stay low. Audio
Man says he was grieving for wife when made formula threat
An Auckland businessman who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080 says he was grieving for his wife and in a bad state when he made the threat. Jeremy Hamish Kerr sent letters to Fonterra… Audio
Forage to Feast (Part 2)
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
Forage to Feast
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
A local storm in a coffee cup goes global
One cafe in Canterbury recently spurned trim milk for its coffee, sparking a media frenzy one paper called "the great New Zealand coffee debate". But it was really just another case of harvesting… Audio
Ice Cream for Ewe
Lincoln University lecturers Guy and Sue Trafford (above) are setting up a sheep milking operation on their property near Darfield in Canterbury. The milk from their flock of 200 sheep will be used to… Audio
Clouds in my coffee
Barista of the year Addison Dale tells us what he thinks about Christchurch cafes refusing to make coffee with low fat milk. Audio
Digesting Dairy
Australian Centre for Ancient DNA senior research associate Dr. Bastien Llamas on how, only 4000 years ago, adult Europeans gained the ability to drink milk (of goats and cows) from Russian herders. Audio
A2 Milk shares soar on upgraded earnings forecast
Shares in specialist milk and infant formula maker A2 Milk have soared to an all-time high, after it raised its earnings guidance for the second time in a month. Audio
NZ milk banned from Queensland prisons
New Zealand milk has been banned from four Queensland prisons amid complaints it's taking business away from local farmers.
Labour points finger over milk retail price
The Labour Party is taking aim at milk processors and retailers accusing them of creaming it while consumers pay more for their milk. Audio
Fijian Farming
A group of Fijian dairy farmers has been visiting New Zealand looking at technology and farm management techniques that could be put into practice or adapted to suit their farms. New Zealand's… Audio
Synlait Milk launches new product to help insomniacs sleep
Synlait Milk's farmers are staying up late to help insomniacs get a better night's rest. Audio
Rise in overnight global dairy prices
Global dairy prices have increased overnight, rising 2.4 percent in the final auction of 2014. Audio
Key whole milk powder price rises
The global dairy price index has risen 2-point-4 percent in the latest overnight auction, following three successive drops. Audio
Lewis Road Creamery
Lewis Road Creamery's founder would like all dairy cows in New Zealand to be jerseys….he believes their milk makes the creamiest butter and milk you can produce. In fact it was the pursuit of… Audio
Raw milk can be safe, says advocate
Unlike in Australia, it is legal in New Zealand to sell raw milk as a drink - but only at the farmgate. Audio