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Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder
Kaahu Birdling and Jordan Popata are supervisors at Thomas Brothers Orchard in Riwaka. They manage their own teams and are embracing every opportunity to learn about leadership and orchard management.
…Country Life for Friday 15 March 2024
From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams, Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder, A blast from the past - Mustering in Marlborough and a wrap of the week's rural news Audio
A wrap of the week's rural news
More government support will be heading the way of farmers and growers in the Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson districts where an intense dry spell has been labelled a medium-scale adverse event. Audio
Minister walks back environment announcement experts say is unlawful
"It would be unwise to bother," Andrew Hoggard told councils this week, but he says he was misunderstood.
Midday Rural News for 15 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 14 March 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Auckland lecturer buzzing as she heads to the US to study bees
Auckland computer scientist heading to the US to work on predicting stress levels in bees.
Morning Rural News for 14 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 13 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Cuts are coming for the Ministry for Primary Industries, but an MPI boss says it won't be to core frontline services like its quarantine officers, veterinarians or… Audio
Morning Rural News for 13 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
'Pretty barren': Farmers desperate for downpour as lake runs low
An irrigation scheme is running dry with only a week's worth of water left.
Midday Rural News for 12 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Lake Opuha only has a week's worth of water left. The dam near Fairlie which generates electricity for the national grid and supplies water to 16-thousand hectares… Audio
Morning Rural News for 12 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Farmer confidence 'still in the gutter'
Federated Farmers says it is good to see an improvement in confidence, but it is coming from the "lowest base we've ever had".
Midday Rural News for 11 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Farmers Markets celebrate success
At the weekend, tens-of-thousands of New Zealanders supported their local growers at the country's 25-or-so Farmers Markets.
The markets, which comprise more than 1000 small food businesses, have… Audio
Morning Rural News for 11 March 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
'No turning back' - horse-trekking from Bluff to Picton
Karolin van Onna had been talking about horse trekking the length of the South Island for years and last summer she finally did it. Audio
'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers
Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers… Audio