Farming
Organic vegetable farm loses $250,000 worth of crops in floods
Untamed Earth Organic Farm co-owner Penny Platt said their farm at Coes Ford was completely underwater and the deluge caused damage to their other sites.
Country Life: On the Farm
The latest regional wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand.
Outsmarting a million dollar pest
Are some grapevines better at defending themselves from pests? Trials are being conducted to find out.
Faith Farm Fresh keeps milk flowing direct to customers
It's a busy time of year for Stacey Faith, calving 300-plus cows, rearing their calves and keeping the Faith Farm's roadside milk dispensing outlet going, providing locals with milk fresh from the… Audio
On the Farm a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand. Audio
One year, one hospital, one community
With rural health care under the spotlight, our guest this week sheds some light on working in a small country hospital. Sophia Zohrab is among 12 med students on Auckland University's rural medicine… Audio
Full Episode for Friday 1 August 2025
This week Country Life takes you to a dairy farm with a difference, supplying milk direct to the customer, and the team checks in at a lab where work is underway to stop a tiny pest munching through… Audio
Fed-up Italian farmers set up turnstiles to charge for Instagram hot spots
If Carlo Zanella, president of the Alto Adige Alpine Club, had his way, travel influencers would be banned from the Dolomites.
Dairy farmers explore beefier genetics with US cattle rancher
With insatiable American demand for burgers driving booming global beef markets, dairy farmers are jumping on the bandwagon.
The flood-hit Christchurch growers who need your help
In May this year, flooding left half of the Untamed Earth Organic Farm, near Halswell, under water. Audio
Wandering cows spark safety fears on Tairāwhiti's highways
There were 186 callouts for wandering stock on Tai Rāwhiti highways last year.
'Kids are part of the farm life': Labour rejects need for govt's consultation
The Labour Party is ridiculing the government's consultation over what chores children can do on family farms, describing it as a solution in search of a problem.
