Horticulture
Here Now: Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice
Pretty much the last place you'd think you'd find a rice paddy growing is on a hill in Nelson, but Yuki Fukuda is doing just that. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
On the Farm a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand. Audio
City to Farm - how leftovers are giving back to the land
Food scraps from retirement villages and schools are heping to nourish a banana orchard and other farms via the City to Farm project, which aims to keep organic waste out of landfill and help curb… Audio
Crooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model two years on
Crooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model may have been a radical idea two years ago but its vege box plan is working, with those who can't afford to pay subsidised by those who can. The small farm has… Audio
On the Farm: a wrap of conditions around the country
A wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around New Zealand. Audio
A juicy history of the fruit industry's evolution and politics
Where Have All the Apples Gone? Chris Smellie's juicy expose of the fruit industry's evolution and politics. Audio
Roebuck Farm Where the garden beds are rich 'like chocolate cak
Over the past 20 years, Jodi Roebuck and his wife Tanya have turned a bare paddock into a thriving market garden with an emphasis on microgreens, teachers others from around the world how to do the… Audio
'We can grow anything here' A family's growing experiment
The McClutchie whanau explores growing different crops, with aspirations to grow Maori medicinal plants, on their family whenua in North Taranaki. Audio
Nick Roskruge - digging into indigenous knowledge
Nick Rahiri Roskruge is Country Life's guest this week. His work in agriculture and soil science have taken him far afield looking at crops sustaining indigenous communities. Audio
Berry grower Bob Teal - finding a niche and bearing fruit
Bob Teale's inventiveness has allowed him to keep growing a niche range of berries into his 80s. Old push chairs for harvesters and a handy little electric golf cart helps him run up and down the… Audio
