Farming Conditions

More kiwifruit blocks are being planted in south Auckland and lambs are skipping around paddocks with the sun on their backs. Audio

There's huge concern about low aquifer levels around many North Island regions, and snow is blanketing Otago. Audio

The Hawkes Bay countryside has been transformed by winter rain. In the McKenzie Basin, merino shearing is underway. Audio

The chief executive of Deer Industry New Zealand, Innes Moffat says it will be a tough 12 months for venison sales as Covid-19 disrupts supply chains and slows down the sale of premium meats. Audio

Avocado exports are just starting,  apple growers are thinking about heavily pruning crops because there'll be so few workers to pick their fruit,  a crisp minus seven degrees hit the Mackenzie… Audio

There's been perfect lambing weather in the North Island and calves are arriving early in Otago. Audio

Big, beautiful calves are arriving a couple of weeks early in some parts of the country and for many South Island regions spring is in the air. Audio

Waikato and Taranaki dairy farms have never looked better at this time of year, and it's been relatively balmy in the deep south... Audio

Wet weather is pugging up some paddocks but grass growth is great for the time of year and, with seasonal employees unable to return home, pruning's well advanced in Nelson orchards. Audio

Calving's been keeping farmers busy over a mostly dull, wet and chilly week weather-wise as hares and rabbits pester growers around Pukekohe. Audio

Calving's started as winter arrives in the far north and stock are tucking in to winter crops around Canterbury Audio

Winter sets in in the north and the effects of the drought are still being felt at the top of the South Island. Audio