Farming
Guest - Kellogg scholar Rebecca Hyde
Rebecca farms sheep and beef in Scargill with her husband and father. She's also authored a project aimed at building collaboration with farming communities and Runanga in the Hurunui District. Audio
Country Life for Friday 16 August 2024
This week the Country Life team meet the Steenkamp family who are milking it in Wellington. The family runs The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying the city with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products… Audio
Top award a boost for farmer after period of low grain prices
A Rangitīkei farmer was surprised to receive the honour which singled out the high yields he achieves.
More support for drought-affected North Canterbury farmers
Prolonged dry weather and challenging financial conditions have made circumstances tough for farmers in the the region.
They're farming Kingfish out here
NIWA has just opened a new Aquaculture Centre in Ruakaka which can produce 600 tonnes of Kingfish a year. Audio
Court ruling against Chinese-owned forest company welcomed
The court said the company must cease discharging woody debris and sediment - slash.
Growing future growers in Wairoa
Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of… Audio
MenzShed - a place where blokes can be blokes
A backyard initiative is keeping blokes busy in North Canterbury. The Cheviot MenzShed is a tooled-up workshop where men can tinker, talk and share their skills with the local community. Audio
Taking salad to the next level in Taranaki
A Waverley business has cut the ribbon on a 900 square metre state-of-the-art tunnel house. Salad Brothers took over the 1.1 hectare site about 18 months ago and aims to produce half a million… Audio
