Arable
Farmers turn weed into wellness products
Hemp grows beside wheat, barley and peas at Blair and Jody Drysdale's farm in northern Southland. The seeds are pressed in the farmyard and made into nutritional oil and skincare cream, that the… Audio
Canterbury pea growers pleased with crop
Peas are an important part of the Christmas day meal for many New Zealanders. We grow a lot of them too, about 60,000 tonnes a year and most of them are grown in Canterbury. Lincoln arable farmer… Audio, Gallery
Changing the way the family farms
Roscoe Taggart is a third generation farmer at Cust in North Canterbury. He took over the running of the family farm five years ago. The 28-year-old is phasing out the sheep breeding component of the… Audio
English farmers upbeat while down under
Rodger Hobson, the UK's largest grower of carrots, was part of a recent whirlwind tour of agricultural production systems around NZ. He says British farmers have much to learn from aspects of New… Audio, Gallery
Opportunities for NZ's Arable Farmers
Federated Farmers new national board member, Karen Williams, would like to see more New Zealand grown grains used in our food. Audio
