Dairying
Fernhill - From DOC to dairy on the family farm
Fifth generation dairy farmer Jason Christensen took a break from the family farm to try life as a DOC ranger. His experience in the world of conservation, evident on the Mt Bruce farm in the… Audio
Summer Series: Country Life for January 19
Country Life visits Pamu's deer milking operation near Taupo, learns about farming by the Maori lunar calendar - maramataka - and hears about the potential for banana-growing on the West Coast. Audio
Summer Series: Country Life for January 5
Stories from the 2023 archive: Leah meets a Northland olive grower, Cosmo's scratching cows with Loulou the Cow Whisperer and Sally's out hunting for a good cause. Audio
Summer Series: Country Life for December 29
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
Yarn on the Farm
A visit to the dairy shed to find out about AI and how to keep cows cool during El Nino. Audio
Fit to Farm
Taranaki sharemilker Kane Brisco has set up an outdoor gym in one of his paddocks to help his mates and neighbours get fit for farming, especially the busy calving season. He says farmers are often… Video, Audio
A2 Milk signals early surge in sales and profit
Dairy company A2 Milk's sales and profit are at record highs, just four months into this financial year. In a trading update released to the market this morning, A2 said...
How NZ can make its primary industries sustainable
New Zealand's reliance on volume-based commodities - currently dairy and tourism - and their environmental impact is a problem tackled in a new research-based book that goes to the industry for… Video, Audio
Insight: The blight of Mycoplasma bovis
Mycoplasma bovis is now this country's most expensive biosecurity breach. Conan Young asks whether eradication is even possible and what impact it will have on the way NZ farms. Video, Audio
James Hoban - Competitive Farming
When James Hoban was growing up he put competitors in the Young Farmer of the Year awards on a pedestal alongside the All Blacks. Now, he's a finalist in the Young Farmer Contest for the second year… Audio
Call to reduce number of Fonterra directors
Two Fonterra suppliers and former board members are calling on Fonterra shareholders to reduce the number of directors in an effort to improve the company's performance.
Docking in South Taranaki
The shipping history of South Taranaki, as explored in the exhibition Port-able: A history of South Taranaki ports, with Rob Groat, Museum Educator at the Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki. Audio
World Soil Day - New Zealand's Volcanic Soils
To mark World Soil Day, soil scientists head on a fieldtrip to explore New Zealand's volcanic soils. Audio
Village Milk
Mark and Phillippa Houston sell raw milk on their farm near Takaka because they think it's significantly better than processed milk. The milk, that's collected daily from a herd of 22 cows, goes… Audio
Going with the Flow
Golden Bay dairy farmer Sue Brown has been acclaimed for her leadership of the Aorere Catchment Project. It's been responsible for cleaning up waterways in the Collingwood area after it was found that… Audio
Cow Urine Measurement
The development of a cow urine sensor is leading to a better understanding of where nitrogen is deposited in paddocks Audio
Insight for 1 April 2012 - Dairy Farming: Coporate Takeover?
Naomi Mitchell investigates the changing landscape of dairy farm ownership. Audio
Udderly Robotic
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits New Zealand's first commercial robotic dairy farm near Ashburton where cows milk themselves when they want to. Audio