Susan Murray

The Icing on the Cake, Free As a Bird, Taking on the Giant,and the Regional Wrap. Audio

The North Island's still totally over flowing with water and in the South Island, Marlborough farms are well into lambing while those in Southland are just starting. Audio

On Country Life this week four people get around the table and talk about issues affecting farming, disruptive technologies like synthetic meat and milk, the environment and bobby calves. Also, James… Audio

There's a squawk-fest on Country Life - the team is at the Waikato Poultry and pigeon clubs annual show. Audio

The entire North Island remains totally water logged. The wet conditions are putting stress on all types of farming. Only five millimetres of rain turns soils to bogs. West Coast farmers are getting… Audio

First Pick, Smart As, Across the Ditch and The Regional Wrap. Audio

Areas of Manawatu that never see snow received up to 15 centimetres on Thursday, Rotorua city had snow flurries, and outlying areas like Mamaku and Rerewhikaaitu had heavy snow on the ground.  Flood… Audio

Northland continues to be very wet making ground conditions difficult particularly with calving now underway. In Canterbury prices for top sheep and cattle dogs have remained strong at the 61st annual… Audio, Gallery

Iwi Fruit, Otorohanga's Big Night Out, Taking Orders and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Frosty conditions have hit the North Island this week, but despite very little rain, conditions underfoot are extremely mushy. Canterbury dairy farmers are busy heavy rolling their dairy platforms… Audio

The Manawahe Bunny Hunt, Keep the Kōura in Kaikōura, High Spec Guns, Blade of Glory and the Regional Wrap.

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Dairy farmers around the country are having to build new pens to hold calves about to be trucked off their properties. The new regulations for the design of the pens aim to limit opportunities for the… Audio

In Canterbury it's been dry enough for stock to make good use of feed and even put on condition. Most of the North Island had a good dollop of rain late in the week. Audio