Agriculture
Fine wool fills the shearing shed
Fresh off the hills the merino wethers are being shorn at Lake Heron Station in Canterbury. The low micron wool is contracted to the Icebreker brand. The mountainous 19,600 hectare property is also…
AudioFarm Talk - Canadian Cattle rancher Travis Wasko
Travis Wasko often has to tend his beef herd in minus 20 or even minus 30 degree temperatures. When it's that cold the first job of the day is to ensure the animals have access to water. Audio
Farm Talk - Canadian Cattle rancher Travis Wasko
Travis Wasko often has to tend his beef herd in minus 20 or even minus 30 degree temperatures. When it's that cold the first job of the day is to ensure the animals have access to water.
AudioNo rest for the wicked at Lees Valley Station
The new farm manager at one of New Zealand's biggest sheep and beef properties in North Canterbury has hit the ground running. As well as getting up to speed with a holistic grazing system established… Video, Audio
No rest for the wicked at Lees Valley Station
The new farm manager at one of New Zealand's biggest sheep and beef properties in North Canterbury has hit the ground running. As well as getting up to speed with a holistic grazing system established…
AudioFarms flooded in Canadian province
The Canadian Province of British Columbia has been inundated with floodwaters - 18,000 people have been stranded, roads, houses and bridges have been destroyed and farms are awash. Country Life speaks… Audio
Farms flooded in Canadian province
The Canadian Province of British Columbia has been inundated with floodwaters - 18,000 people have been stranded, roads, houses and bridges have been destroyed and farms are awash. Country Life speaks…
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Testing the Waters
A group of farmers near Palmerston North are taking the lab into the paddock and learning to understand and measure what's running off their land into streams and creeks and eventually the Manawatu… Video, Audio
Testing the Waters
A group of farmers near Palmerston North are taking the lab into the paddock and learning to understand and measure what's running off their land into streams and creeks and eventually the Manawatu…
AudioBeef and Lamb's Greenhouse Gas Calculator
Farmers will need to know how much greenhouse gas their farms are producing by the end of next year. There are at least ten tools at the moment they can use including Beef and Lamb's GhG Calculator… Audio
Beef and Lamb's Greenhouse Gas Calculator
Farmers will need to know how much greenhouse gas their farms are producing by the end of next year. There are at least ten tools at the moment they can use including Beef and Lamb's GhG Calculator…
AudioIt's calving time
It's calving season in the dairy sector and many farmers and staff are working huge hours to look after their animals. Country Life is up before the birds with Carterton dairy farmer Jody James to see… Audio, Gallery
It's calving time
It's calving season in the dairy sector and many farmers and staff are working huge hours to look after their animals. Country Life is up before the birds with Carterton dairy farmer Jody James to see…
AudioCalling Home: Cathy Macleay in Punta Arenas
Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Audio, Gallery
Daniel Eb - founder of Open Farms
Daniel Eb founded Open Farms which aims to connect townies with agriculture by having farmers open up their farms for a day. Daniel's also one of the latest batch of Nuffield scholars - who are part… Audio
Daniel Eb - founder of Open Farms
Daniel Eb founded Open Farms which aims to connect townies with agriculture by having farmers open up their farms for a day. Daniel's also one of the latest batch of Nuffield scholars - who are part…
AudioBreeding the methane out of sheep
With the government and the farming sector looking to reduce emissions, the race is on to find practical on the ground solutions to old problems. Methane production is a huge contributor to greenhouse… Audio
'Groundswell' exposes rural / urban divide in media
At the biggest national protest for years last week, farmers made it clear they're unhappy with the government and they feel unloved by the country - and the media. The media coverage also revealed a… Audio
'Groundswell' exposes rural / urban divide in media
At the biggest national protest for years last week, farmers made it clear they're unhappy with the government and they feel unloved by the country - and the media. The media coverage also revealed a…
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