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Country Life for 14 July 2023
Oyster farm, Jack Raharuhi, Opepe and the Ag news roundup Audio
Country Life for 14 July 2023
Oyster farm, Jack Raharuhi, Opepe and the Ag news roundup
AudioA green fingered grower with tunnel vision
Adrian Merhten's hydroponic journey began 20 years ago after being inspired by a local vegetable grower. He was a baker then, but now he's known in Hokitika as "The Lettuce Man". Audio
A green fingered grower with tunnel vision
Adrian Merhten's hydroponic journey began 20 years ago after being inspired by a local vegetable grower. He was a baker then, but now he's known in Hokitika as "The Lettuce Man".
AudioCountry Life for Friday June 30 2023
Lettuce man, Knocker the toy man, deer hunting, monthly wrap of conditions on farm. Audio
Country Life for Friday June 30 2023
Lettuce man, Knocker the toy man, deer hunting, monthly wrap of conditions on farm.
AudioNew direction for traditional farm
With fields of crops, shimmering solar panels and several hundred Wagyu beef cattle, young farmer Ryan Cockburn is changing the landscape on his grandparents' coastal property. Audio
Country Life for 23 June 2023
A new direction for a traditional farm, a chef swaps the heat of the kitchen for chilly mornings milking, and a chat with the Rural Support Trust on farmer wellbeing. Audio
Country Life for 23 June 2023
A new direction for a traditional farm, a chef swaps the heat of the kitchen for chilly mornings milking, and a chat with the Rural Support Trust on farmer wellbeing.
AudioCountry Life for Friday June 9 2023
Cow shed has the essence for coffee roasters, A quacking good win for Willow and the Rural News Wrap. Audio
Country Life for Friday June 9 2023
Cow shed has the essence for coffee roasters, A quacking good win for Willow and the Rural News Wrap.
AudioComposting barn better for cows and land, says Karamea farmer
Frano Volkman's cows will soon be snuggling up on a thick bed of woodchips and sawdust in their new 6,300m2 composting barn. The organic fertiliser formed underneath Volkman's herd will be spread onto… Audio
Composting barn better for cows and land, says Karamea farmer
Frano Volkman's cows will soon be snuggling up on a thick bed of woodchips and sawdust in their new 6,300m2 composting barn. The organic fertiliser formed underneath Volkman's herd will be spread onto…
AudioCountry Life for 2 June 2023
Growing and brewing yuzu, a composting barn and Tom the Young Farmer, plus a round up of farming conditions around Aotearoa. Audio
Country Life for 2 June 2023
Growing and brewing yuzu, a composting barn and Tom the Young Farmer, plus a round up of farming conditions around Aotearoa.
AudioDairy farmer bridges cultural gap beside braided awa
With the help of a cultural land advisor, North Canterbury farmer John Faulkner is creating a diverse mahinga kai - Māori food gathering site - on his riverside property. Audio
Dairy farmer bridges cultural gap beside braided awa
With the help of a cultural land advisor, North Canterbury farmer John Faulkner is creating a diverse mahinga kai - Māori food gathering site - on his riverside property.
AudioCountry Life for 26 May 2023
Aeroplane pilot finds balance with lavender, Culverden dairy farm bridges cultural gap and tractors for Tonga plus the wrap of agricultural news Audio
Country Life for 26 May 2023
Aeroplane pilot finds balance with lavender, Culverden dairy farm bridges cultural gap and tractors for Tonga plus the wrap of agricultural news
Audio'Get your hands dirty!' says soil advocate and farmer
Australian food writer-turned-food activist Matthew Evans was in North Canterbury last weekend talking to local growers about what keeps the earth, and us, healthy. Audio