Carol Stiles

Hawkes Bay farmers are looking forward to the predicted moisture arriving this weekend. Milk production on dairy farms is ahead of last year and cows have been cycling particularly well. Canterbury's… Audio

Making Water the Winner, Mela Juice and Paul 'Spud' Olsen and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Maize is germinating well in most North Island areas, it's a little later going in than normal, and asparagus has had a terrific growing week. Lamb marking is in full swing in Central Otago and… Audio

Mad about Sheep, British Bubbles, Assessing the Damage, the Regional Wrap and Are Aliens into Agronomy? Audio

Keeping it Natural, Cracking it, A Good Yarn and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Mangarara Station, The Power of Poo, Precision Agriculture and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Waikato has had a break from relentless rain this week but Canterbury has had plenty; 100 mils fell across the region halting cultivating, drilling and the spreading of fertiliser. Audio

Exciting prospects for our cross bred wool thanks to high value products in the USA, and country golf - just how do those clubs keep going... Audio

Docking has continued in King Country this week between the showers and despite muddy tracks and puddles in gateways. Wairarapa is looking lush, The planting of fodder beet and barley crops is… Audio

Chris Thorn has combined his love of hunting and curing wild meats into a business that produces venison salami from locally shot deer; unpicking the DNA of pine trees with Scion and biological… Audio

In Horowhenua and it's hard to get any summer crops into the ground. Asparagus harvesting is underway but yields are down on last year. A good weather week in Canterbury has seen a flurry of activity… Audio

On Country Life old working dogs are given a new life, the programme's just clocked up its 1000th show ...we reminisce about some of the stories covered in that first year, Waipawa Butchery in Central… Audio

Hill country Wairarapa farmers are expecting grass growth to rocket away after recent rain. Calving is drawing to a close in Southland and lambing has settled down after a run of wet weather. Audio

Miraka on the Move, Trees-a-Plenty, Country Pubs, Beetlemania and the Regional Wrap. Audio