Rural
Midday Rural News for 11 February 2021
The state-owned farmer Pāmu has reported a small half-year profit.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Passionfruit glut expected after limited exports this year
Consumers are set to enjoy a glut of passionfruit after export woes hit the industry.
LDR South Auckland: DHB reviews lockdown procedures
It's time for us to catch up with one of the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, the free public-interest news service dedicated to strengthening coverage of parts of New… Audio
Potato exports plummet in December amid dumping claims
New Zealand's potato trade is struggling as exports to some key markets plummeted in December, new figures show.
Midday Rural News for 10 February 2021
Northland farmers are facing a second summer of drought conditions.
Maja Burry has mo ngā korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Business booming for Matakana family making deluxe hutches
A serious head injury has lead to a successful business for Matakana family. Chris Jamieson started Hutch and Coop making rabbit and guinea pig hutches as well as chicken coops, and business is… Audio
Sustainable beef patties?
A year long trial has shown that beef patties can be produced sustainably across the supply chain in New Zealand, according to the Ministry for Primary industries. Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 February 2021
A new campaign to fill harvesting jobs on orchards and vineyards in the Nelson Tasman region has attracted 400 applications in less than a week.
Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua.
…Social media could be boosting sales of exotic kiwano fruit
Somewhere just outside Te Puke, fields of strange alien-like vines are growing large egg-like mottled golden fruits, covered in sharp spikes - and US buyers can't get enough.
Mustering at Molesworth
For the musterers at Molesworth Station, it's an early start to beat the heat. Josh, Duncan, Connell and Liam are moving the cattle during the mating season. Country Life spends a day with the… Audio, Gallery
Mustering at Molesworth
For the musterers at Molesworth Station, it's an early start to beat the heat. Josh, Duncan, Connell and Liam are moving the cattle during the mating season. Country Life spends a day with the…
AudioThe Dream Team: Jess, David and Bronwyn Hill
A Raglan dairy farming family set up a wee milk bottling plant three years ago. They produced 30 litres of drinking milk a week and delivered it to local customers. Now they bottle and deliver 5000… Audio
The Dream Team: Jess, David and Bronwyn Hill
A Raglan dairy farming family set up a wee milk bottling plant three years ago. They produced 30 litres of drinking milk a week and delivered it to local customers. Now they bottle and deliver 5000…
AudioOn the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Over much of New Zealand pasture quality is dropping in the heat but stock are generally doing well. There are some sensational Hawkes Bay nectarines in shops. Audio
Calling all Young Farmers
The FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition is back says New Zealand Young Farmers CEO Lynda Coppersmith. The 2020 season was cancelled for the first time in the contest's 52 year history due to… Audio
Calling all Young Farmers
The FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition is back says New Zealand Young Farmers CEO Lynda Coppersmith. The 2020 season was cancelled for the first time in the contest's 52 year history due to…
AudioFull Episode for Friday February 5 2021
Country Life is out with musterers on horseback at Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm and demand is soaring for milk from a small Raglan farm. Audio
