Farming
Kiwi on pest patrol
Could growers harness the kiwi as a way of reducing pests attacking their crops? A recent study has filmed the endangered birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils… Audio
Government's experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
The associate agriculture minister announced the rewrite, which undoes a ban on farrowing crates, despite concerns raised by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. Audio
Barker's $60m factory expansion nearly complete
The iconic South Canterbury fruit company's factory expansion will come to fruition later this year, in efforts to "future-proof" the growing business.
Onus is on farmers to reduce methane emissions
Climate groups and opposition parties have criticised the government's move to lower emission targets. Agrizero is a private-public partnership tasked with helping farmers reduce emissions. Chief… Audio
Why Watties is turning away NZ tomatoes, corn and beetroot
Wattie's New Zealand is further reducing local fruit and vegetable crops, citing an ongoing struggle against cheaper imports.
The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
Changes announced by the animal welfare minister turn out not to be what they say on the label.
Crucial vote looms for farmer-owned meat processor
It's crunch time for the red meat processor Alliance Group, with a vote next week on whether to accept an overseas investment deal. Audio
The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
Changes announced by animal welfare minister Andrew Hoggard turn out not to be what they appeared on the label. Audio
'Big money' changing hands at Feilding saleyards
Global demand for red meat is driving strong prices for sheep and cattle, some of the best former Feilding farmer Eric Linklater has seen.
Cattle, cookhouses and call of back country
Country Life spends a day with the stockmen, farmer and cook at Molesworth Station, peeling back the mystique of New Zealand's most famous farm. Audio
Growing vegetables 'like cakes relying on solar energy'
David Ruan says the colourful vegetables growing in his garden are like little mooncakes relying on the sun for energy, hence the name Suncakes Gardens.
From the Archives: Mustering at Molesworth
It's an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the cows for the mating season and everyone needs to beat the heat. Country Life producer spent a day with the… Audio
The 'big money' changing hands at the Feilding saleyards
Global demand for red meat is driving strong prices for sheep and cattle, some of the best former Feilding farmer Eric Linklater has seen in over 20 years of guiding tours at the local saleyards. Audio
