Farming
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.
"Nature's itching to put the bush back"
From a block of gorse-infected scrubland on Banks Peninsula, renowned botanist Hugh Wilson has spent half a lifetime growing Hinewai Reserve into a 1600-hectare paradise of regenerated native forest… Audio
Forging through tough times
Blacksmith Jamie Hughes has a niche business crafting knives and hand-forged metalwork for chefs, farmers and tourists from his smithy in Norsewood. Tough economic times means he's feeling it from all… Audio
Rural News Wrap
A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy Audio
Country Life for Friday 24 May 2024
This week Country Life meets a traditional Māori healer helping shearers around the motu and things heat up in a blacksmith's forge in Norsewood. Later we explore a native forest that grew from rough… Audio
