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Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50,000 cattle and 450,000 sheep are auctioned off annually at the Feilding saleyards. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life The cries of ‘bid’ keep coming...
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From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth
Source: Radio New Zealand Stockmen resting after a cattle muster at Molesworth RNZ/Sally Round It’s an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the...
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Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds
Source: Radio New Zealand The impact of drought in Hurunui in North Canterbury. Supplied / Dan Hodgen The ebbs and flows of farming are expected to be exacerbated by future...
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Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes Gardens
Source: Radio New Zealand David Ruan grows spray-free vegetables, which he sells at the local farmers’ market under Suncakes Gardens. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Rows of colourful vegetables line...
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Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens. RNZ/Sally Round Friday is World Egg Day – and New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens with...
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More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones at the Aquaculture NZ conference in Nelson. RNZ / Samantha Gee Bespoke legislation and more ocean space is needed for...
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Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Sharon Lundy A new study has found higher concentrations of nectar from native New Zealand plant species in the drier eastern parts of the...
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints subsidiary buys kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty
Source: Radio New Zealand The Three Roads kiwifruit orchard in Edgecumbe near Whakatāne. SUPPLIED/Craigmore Sustainables The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a...
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Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve Evans is a man who just loves old wood and just can’t bear the thought of seeing it end up in landfill or being chucked...
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Barker’s is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issues
Source: Radio New Zealand The view back to the factory from the ponds. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Iconic South Canterbury fruit company Barker Fruit Processors’ $60 million factory expansion will come to...
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Country Life: Harnessing the power of kiwi in horticulture
Source: Radio New Zealand Fancy a drop of “kiwi-friendly” wine or a bite of a “kiwi-friendly” kiwifruit? Branding fruit as “kiwi-friendly” could be a future marketing tool for producers after...
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Country Life: Tirau dairy farm’s tech adoption
Source: Radio New Zealand Brett Coubrough and his daughter Linda checking on their cows. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life The Coubroughs know their decisions today will determine the years to...
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Dawn Meats raises bid for Alliance stake ahead of shareholder vote
Source: Radio New Zealand Alliance Group meatworks in Southland. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The overseas investment offer to rescue red meat processor Alliance Group has gotten even sweeter. Irish company...
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Wattie’s NZ taking fewer tomatoes, corn, beetroot until demand increases
Source: Radio New Zealand Wattie’s New Zealand is cutting down on local produced crops, including tomatoes, corn and beetroot. pixabay Wattie’s New Zealand is further reducing fruit and vegetable crops...
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First calves of new dairy-beef crossbreed raised in Taupō
Source: Radio New Zealand The first calves of a new crossbred dairy-beef offering are now on the ground at a Pāmu, formerly Landcorp, farm near Taupō. Supplied On a state-owned...
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Farmers welcome government’s drop in methane targets
Source: Radio New Zealand Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford said the new targets were backed by science and had landed in a “solid” place. AgResearch Farmers have welcomed the government’s...
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Falling trees kill sheep, cut power on Wairarapa farms
Source: Radio New Zealand Fallen trees at the side of the road in Riversdale in Wairarapa on Thursday. RNZ / Mark Papalii Many rural communities are clearing away fallen trees,...
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Ikea owner buys up Northland forestry
Source: Radio New Zealand Ingka Investments the parent company of furniture giant Ikea has bought 10,000 hectares of production forestry in Northland. Supplied Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture...
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Alliance farmers vote yes on $270m deal with Dawn Meats
Source: Radio New Zealand Alliance Group meatworks in Southland. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Alliance Group farmer-shareholders have voted in favour of a proposed $270 million investment from Irish meat processor...
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South Island farmers watch rising rivers, protect livestock in storm, Pāmu Farms says
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on Pāmu Farms’ West Coast dairy farms. SUPPLIED/PĀMU FARMS OF NZ South Island farmers are working to keep farms running amid power outages, road closures...
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Environmental lawyers’ bid for reassessment of weedkilling glyphosate rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Environmental lawyers say they remain concerned about the risks posed by glyphosate-based products, the most commonly used herbicide in Aotearoa, despite a rejection in the...
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Time to consider controversial changes to pig welfare rules cut
Source: Radio New Zealand A sow in a farrowing crate. (File photo) Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto via AFP MPs deliberating controversial changes to pig welfare rules will have less time...
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Ex-All Black Sam Whitelock’s Hawke’s Bay farm tipped to stay in beef production
Source: Radio New Zealand Pastoral farming remains a key sector in the Hawke’s Bay economy. A rural land agent has allayed fears a significant Hawke’s Bay farm will be planted...
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Questions for MetService about warnings issued for ‘badly impacted’ Waitomo District
Source: Radio New Zealand Sheep and beef farmer Chris Lovell says floodwaters were so high he was afraid to leave his home to check on stock. RNZ / Robin Martin...
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Blueberries the size of a ping-pong ball to be grown in NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand The Eterna is the world’s largest variety of blueberry. Supplied / The Fresh Berry Company This story has been updated to clarify the blueberries will not...
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Irrigation equipment smashed by winds – ‘A huge concern coming into the summer period’
Source: Radio New Zealand Wind-damaged pivot irrigators in North Canterbury. Supplied Tens of millions of dollars worth of irrigation equipment is thought to have been damaged by strong winds in...
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‘Chainsaw cowboys’: First responder worried about injuries during storm clean up
Source: Radio New Zealand A first responder and local farmer believes it’s a miracle no one was hurt in the devastating storm that hit Clutha, but he’s warning there will...