Susan Murray
The Sheep Heaven Beanie Competition
The winners are announced! With Susan Murray and Clive Dalton. Audio
Regional Wrap
Around the country some welcome rain fell in most places of the North Island this week, while winter conditions are clinging onto the South. Audio
Islands of Intrigue - Episode 1
Country Life team embark on an epic movie trailer adventure. Audio
Gidday and Guest
Sarah Laugesen is the principal of Woodbank Primary School in Marlborough that has only four pupils. Audio
Pig Passion
Pig hunting competitions are seen as a good community fundraiser and they're particularly popular just before lambing because it reduces pig numbers, stopping them preying on newborn lambs. The… Audio
Regional Wrap
The far north is extremely dry and it's been brilliant weather for calving and lambing in the South. Audio
Seal pups
Seal pups make their way up a mountain stream near Kaikoura to play for the day. Audio
Regional Wrap
Gentle rain has fallen in the North Island and some snow in the South. Audio
Regional Wrap
After a chilly start to the week, the North Island ended up mildish and dry by Friday. The South Island's east coast around Christchurch and coastal Southland got snow, but inland areas were snow… Audio
Carne Technologies
Carne Technologies is a Cambridge firm which specialises in research and development work around the electrical stunning and stimulation of meat carcasses to produce the best possible meat to eat. It… Audio
Regional Wrap
Most of the South Island's had a chance to dry out this week - but cold weather's on the way. Calves are beginning to arrive thick and fast in the North Island. Audio
Sheep Heaven - 18. How Good is the Wool?
A sample of wool from Arahi, one of the ewe hoggets gets taken to the National Agricultural Fieldays to test its quality. There's a new fancy machine which comes up with lots of useful measurements. Audio
Regional Wrap
July's turned into an incredible challenging, wet and windy month around much of New Zealand. Audio
Gidday and Regional Wrap
Wet conditions are still haunting most North Island farmers while in the South Island more snow has fallen and some farms are also struggling in the wet. Audio
Waipiri Holstein Friesian Stud Sells Cows
About 400 buyers and interested observers packed into a marquee on a Waikato dairy farm on Thursday night as 90 cows and calves from New Zealand's top producing herd are sold. Extra staff were flown… Audio
Cowapatche
A North Auckland farmer is sticking fluoro polka dot patches on a cow's rear end. Audio
Winterfeeding in Waimahaka
Southland farmers Ian and Heather Smith run sheep and beef on their coastal farm near Waimahaka. Ian is the third generation of Smiths to farm on this rolling piece of land. Audio
Regional Wrap
There has been a lot of rain in both islands but temperatures remain extremely mild. Audio
Pernel Fruitworld
This Hawkes Bay pip and stonefruit orchard has been in the Mardon family for four generations. Growing apples commercially has been a tough road in recent years, but Philip, David and Ian Mardon all… Audio
Intro and Guest
Bob Thompson reports on good stock health, prices and pasture conditions in Northland, but says structural change is needed in the industry in order to maintain top prices. Audio