Rural
Country Life Friday 15 November 2024
This week Country Life chats to a horse mad Waikato woman training to be a saddler, meets a dairy farming couple who dairy no longer use imported feed and synthetic fertilisers, and heads out on a… Audio
Ancient saddle-making guild draws young Waikato woman
20-year-old Sophia Stratford is learning the craft of saddle, harness and bridle making at Capel Manor College in London. Audio
Downscaled Christchurch A&P show opens
Flocks of farm animals and food vendors are back at the Christchurch Show, which started on Thursday. Canterbury A&P Association head Sir David Carter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Changes are on the way for NZ Post, and posties aren't happy
Posties say proposals to NZ Post that include job cuts, price increases, communal delivery points and fewer deliveries and postal outlets threaten our culture. Audio
Farmers feeling positive ahead of Fonterra AGM
Fonterra is holding its AGM in New Plymouth on Thursday, and farmers are heading into it feeling positive. Federated Farmers' dairy chief Richard McIntyre spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Forester selling woodchip hopes to fuel local biomass market
However, growing the market is a challenge because of the large investment needed to transition away from fossil fuels, the company says.
Insecticide chlorpyrifos faces ban
An insecticide used on pastures and grain crops and as a biosecurity treatment for pest species could soon be banned.
The vegetable Kiwis find very a-peeling
New Zealanders chomped through over $1 billion of potatoes last year - mostly in the form of chips or frozen fries.
Scheme putting vets in rural areas 'welcomed' but needs extending, says NZVA
Thirty-five graduate veterinarians will join rural areas in serious need of agricultural vets through the government's Voluntary Bonding Scheme.
In pictures: Crowds enjoy NZ's oldest country show
Thousands turned out on Saturday for the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial show, which has been held on the same site in Waimate North since 1888.
All creatures great and small The zoo hospital helping native w
We take you inside Wellington Zoo's animal hospital, Te Kohanga, where they help rehabilitate native birds ready to be released back into the wild. Audio
Business is blooming at family focused peony farm
Picking, grading and packing for export is in full swing at Prebbleton Peonies near Christchurch. Most of the large, fragrant flowers are flown daily to Japan, the United States and Europe. Audio
County Life for Friday 8 November 2024
This week Country Life chats to a veterinarian at Wellington Zoo's animal hospital, Te Kohanga, about caring for native birds brought in to the centre and we're at a forum where scientists discuss the… Audio
Nitrogen: Friend or foe?
Scientists look at the details underpinning nitrogen and its use in agriculture and horticulture and its impacts on the environment
In the pink - keeping peonies all in the family
Flower picking and packing for export is in full swing at Prebbleton Peonies. Most of the large, fragrant flowers are flown daily to Japan, the US and Europe.
All creatures great and small: The zoo hospital helping native wildlife
Country Life goes inside Wellington Zoo's animal hospital, Te Kōhanga, where they help rehabilitate native birds ready for release back into the wild.
NZ AI tech company partners with Brazilian beef giant
MindHive Global was started in 2011, but soon pivoted to using AI to detect blemishes and grade the quality of hides at leather tanneries.
