Sheep
Guest - SheepishSophie
Young English sheep farmer Sophie Barnes is spending two years visiting and helping out on farms around New Zealand. Currently she is mustering on a farm in Tiraumea…
AudioNuts about Koura
Jan and Roy Johnstone's small farm in South Otago's Puerua Valley was owned by Jan's uncle before they bought it thirty years ago and they've been planting native and food producing trees there ever… Audio
Nuts about Koura
Jan and Roy Johnstone's small farm in South Otago's Puerua Valley was owned by Jan's uncle before they bought it thirty years ago and they've been planting native and food producing trees there ever…
AudioRegional Wrap
The cherry harvest has started in Hawkes Bay and all North Island regions are feeling a little better after good rain last weekend. At the top of the South Island, the huge forest fire In Marlborough… Audio
Country Comes To Town
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes is at the Canterbury A&P Show where he discovers duck herding, visits a sheep maternity ward, wanders through "Camp Gallipoli" and finds out about the Canterbury excavator… Audio, Gallery
Country Comes To Town
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes is at the Canterbury A&P Show where he discovers duck herding, visits a sheep maternity ward, wanders through "Camp Gallipoli" and finds out about the Canterbury excavator…
AudioRegional Wrap
Bulls are finally putting on weight in Manawatu after a long, miserable winter and in the south Marlborough farmers are getting ready for a dry summer. [{topics] rural, farming Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic… Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic…
AudioRural Raconteur
South Otago sheep farmer Ross Agnew, known for his protest song Fart Tax Blues, has published a collection of his poetry in a new book called Farmyard Blues. Audio
Rural Raconteur
South Otago sheep farmer Ross Agnew, known for his protest song Fart Tax Blues, has published a collection of his poetry in a new book called Farmyard Blues.
AudioThe Apprentice
Seventeen-year old Louisa McClintock has left school so she can learn about farming from her grandfather Graham McClintock on his sheep and beef farm near Cheviot. Audio
The Apprentice
Seventeen-year old Louisa McClintock has left school so she can learn about farming from her grandfather Graham McClintock on his sheep and beef farm near Cheviot.
AudioPrimary sectors celebrate signing of TPP
Despite the dairy industry's grumblings about the Trans Pacific Partnership not living up to expectations, many sectors are celebrating the signing of the deal.
The Bottom Line
Two generations of the Craw family farm together on a collection of seven blocks of coastal hill country on the north eastern reaches of Banks Peninsula. Their passion and farming expertise has been… Audio
The Bottom Line
Two generations of the Craw family farm together on a collection of seven blocks of coastal hill country on the north eastern reaches of Banks Peninsula. Their passion and farming expertise has been…
AudioJenny Morton: brains and sheep
Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Cambridge, and Professorial Fellow and Director of Studies in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, at Newnham College, who has returned to New Zealand as… Audio
NZ stands firm on lamb export deal
New Zealand will not agree to a review of New Zealand's quota of lamb exports to Europe despite pressure from British farmers, the government says.
British farmers 'too hasty' over NZ lamb
Federated Farmers says British farmers are acting too quickly in calling for a review of New Zealand's quota of lamb for Europe.
Get in Behind - a Shepherd's Tale
Anita Kendrick is a shepherd on an 1,800 hectare North Island station. In her spare time she trains working dogs and breeds border collies. Anita also has a broken back. The farm bike she was riding… Audio