Susan Murray

In days gone by, Northern Manawatu farmers haven't gone in for group activities, but now a group take social days off the farm together for the mental wellbeing of their community. Locals Jason… Audio

The kumara harvest is 95 percent complete and growers have had a dream run. In the South Island pasture growth in Marlborough is up 30 to 40 percent on usual for the time of year. Audio

Ag Consultant Phil Journeaux says skinny cows take months to recover and will cost farmers next season because they'll be too thin to be productive. Audio

Food for Thought, Pop Up Pub and a Social Day Out, Beefing up Cows and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Taranaki has had cold southerly winds and heaps of rain. Dairy farmers are mainly still milking but will dry off earlier than they had hoped. Pasture growth remains higher than normal in Canterbury… Audio

Motorcycle Madness, Lake Waikere , More Doe for Goats Milk, The Waimakariri Next Generation Farmers Trust and the Regional Wrap. Audio

From Cape Reinga to Slope Point - Trekking to Raise Money for MS Research, Ecolibrium Biologicals, Fourth generation Australian potato grower Brett De Campo and the Regional Wrap. Audio

It's been a marvellous week for harvesting kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty. On Marlborough hill farms calf weaning has finished and ewes are on a fast rotation while the ram is out. Audio

Fruit, Flowers and Fragrances, The Colville Project, Micron Matters and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Hawkes' Bays grape harvest is 80 to 90 percent through. Horowhenua's had good grass growth but temperatures have taken a dive. Some rain and cooler temperatures this week in Canterbury have seen… Audio

High Hopes for Hemp, Sussing out Soils, Confidence Crisis in Dairying, Harvesting Tamarillos and the Regional Wrap. Audio

The Regional Wrap and AgMatch's wind-proof jersey.  Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats and… Audio