Dairy
Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam
Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorrestyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand. These giant, burly beasts produce the softest award-winning cheeses. Audio
'Milk from an almond, then why not a sheep' Fernglen Farm's she
Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while also ensuring strong welfare standards for their animals and finding new ways to balance the… Audio
Southland show at 'the hole in the bush'
Tuatapere's picturesque domain is transformed into a sensory celebration of rural life during the annual Waiau A&P Show. Dairy cow exhibitor Merv Livingstone has been to every show since he was five -… Audio
'From red tape to red carpet':
Geoff Allott, a former Black Cap and co-founder of exporting company Quality NZ, has been in the Indian market for 12 years. He shares some of his insights into trade opportunities and how New Zealand… Audio
Freestyle to farmstyle, taking one day at a time
Trent Garton, a former champion freestyle motocross rider, and his wife Tiki have bought the family farm. It's been a difficult road but they take it one day at a time. Audio
Warnings that crackdown on nangs will make them more dangerous
Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection. Audio
The inside skinny on China's consumers from Mark Tanner
Mark Tanner knows what people in China are consuming. He's the founder of China Skinny, a market research company based in Shanghai, and talks to Country Life about trends in NZ's largest market. Audio
Wellington's goat scapes and a family's dairy dream
Meet the Steenkamp family behind The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying Wellington locals with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products from just outside the city centre. Audio
Wellington's goat scapes and a family's dairy dream
Meet the Steenkamp family behind The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying Wellington locals with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products from just outside the city centre.
AudioNZ's top milking herd is small, but mighty
Taranaki dairy farmer Cliff Shearer's practices may seem old-fashioned, but they've helped him make his way into the history books. Audio
NZ's top milking herd is small, but mighty
Taranaki dairy farmer Cliff Shearer's practices may seem old-fashioned, but they've helped him make his way into the history books.
AudioThe not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on in a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton, who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert on… Audio
The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on in a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton, who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert on…
AudioA taste of the future of dairy
Justin Gregory tries Daisy Lab's prototype precision-fermented products, which aim to have the texture and mouthfeel of dairy product, but are made without input from a cow. Audio
A taste of the future of dairy
Justin Gregory tries Daisy Lab's prototype precision-fermented products, which aim to have the texture and mouthfeel of dairy product, but are made without input from a cow.
AudioFarmers from around the world, Jana Gäbert
Jana Gabert runs a dairy farm about 30 kilometres south of Berlin. She is among farmers around Europe who have taken to the streets in protest about increasing costs and regulation amid high… Audio
Farmers from around the world, Jana Gäbert
Jana Gabert runs a dairy farm about 30 kilometres south of Berlin. She is among farmers around Europe who have taken to the streets in protest about increasing costs and regulation amid high…
AudioBuilding a wetland on farm
A wetland at the bottom of a dairy farm in South Wairarapa is reducing most of the nitrates being drained from the paddocks. The project at Kaiwaiwai Dairies is nearly a decade old and one of the… Audio
Building a wetland on farm
A wetland at the bottom of a dairy farm in South Wairarapa is reducing most of the nitrates being drained from the paddocks. The project at Kaiwaiwai Dairies is nearly a decade old and one of the…
AudioSoldiering on: 'There's no way that farm could have run without her'
Rhoda McWhannell ran her Waikato farm almost single-handedly when her husband went to war during WWII. She wrote a journal of her daily struggles, weaving in her wry observations about war and love of… Audio