Farming
Ministry for Primary Industries to review controls for tomato virus
Ministry for Primary Industries says it will review its current controls after Australia changed its strategy to deal with a highly contagious virus affecting tomatoes, capsicums and chillies.
Colville's tiny volunteer postal service: 'We know who's who'
An hour's drive from the northern tip of Coromandel Peninsula, you'll find a tiny post office run by volunteers. As rural postal services shrink, the small community here ensures the old motto "the…
From the Archives: My old man said follow the cows
June 1 is an important day in the farming calendar when dairy farmers relocate animals, typically from one farm to another, for the start of the new season. Back in 2009 producer Susan Murray stepped… Audio
Colville people ensure the mail gets through
An hour's drive from the northern tip of Coromandel, you'll find a tiny post office run by volunteers. As rural postal services shrink, the small community here - population about 15-hundred - has… Audio
Venture Taranaki 'Branching Out' across the region
Michelle Bauer from Venture Taranaki's Branching Out programme shares exciting new opportunities for Taranaki landowners to diversify their farming and growing operations. Audio
Country Life Friday 30 May 2025
This week Country Life moves with the cows on that traditional day of the farming calendar - Mooving Day. The team's also in northern Coromandel where locals have fought back to retain their local… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming around NZ
Country Life speaks to farmers and growers around NZ to find out about growing conditions over the past month. Audio
Near-miss between pilot and radio tower on farm
Farmers are being urged to tell agricultural pilots about flight hazards on their farms, after a near-miss between a pilot and a radio tower that runs electronic farming systems.
'Mooving Day': Farmers ask drivers not to honk
For the annual event to relocate cows they also have a plea for motorists: drive slowly.
Everything's coming up roses as Rural Women marks centenary
A rose created for the occasion is already two thirds sold.
