Farming
Cuddly, closeknit and connected to the farmer
The Norsewear factory in Norsewood is a community affair, with families, an entire volunteer fire brigade and neighbours working alongside each other over the decades. They have been celebrating 60… Audio
Project to prevent flooding in Tai Tapu almost finished
A series of dams to capture stormwater as it runs off the Port Hills are being constructed on farmland near Christchurch. It's the brainchild of Brent and Shirley Rawstron from Rossendale Wines, who… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A dry autumn will make for a tough winter for many farmers across the lower North Island, meanwhile it's made a great end to harvest with growers in Hawke's Bay and Marlborough busy pruning. Audio
Country Life for May 31 2024
This week on Country Life, caviar being farmed in Mackenzie Country, a flood-prone vineyard in Canterbury which has created flood prevention basins to keep dry and a woollen sock company which is at… Audio
Farms on the mooove this weekend, an explainer
Saturday is one of the biggest days in the farming calendar - moooo'ving day. The annual event sees farmers, pack up their homes and herds to head to new pastures. Hundreds of thousands of cattle and… Audio
Lack of wool education means farmers 'will suffer'
New Zealand, once renowned for its wool industry and high-end merino products, is now seen as neglecting wool education, industry insiders say.
What rural NZ is looking for in tomorrow's budget
The budget will of course be delivered from Wellington, but this year our rural community will be keeping a close eye on it as well. Farmers Weeky journalist and former share milker Richard Rennie… Audio
New Zealand's brief caviar season under way with all to be sold domestically
New Zealand's brief caviar harvest is underway in the Mackenzie District.
Whakataukī of the Week with Ben Purua
Young Māori Farmer award-winner Ben Purua didn't take the traditional path into farming. It was a stint on a prison farm where he found his agricultural calling. Audio
US curbs Victorian poultry imports over bird flu concerns
Avian influenza has been confirmed on an egg farm in the Australian state, which has also had one human case.