Dairy Farming
Waiau dairy farmers' milking shed destroyed in quake
Waiau dairy farmers Don and Donalda Galletly's milking shed was destroyed by the 7.8 earthquake, and they've been struggling to milk their cows ever since. Audio
The Lingering Effects of Facial Eczema
Cows are still recovering on Carol and Kay O'Donaghue's Waikato farm following the worst season for facial eczema they have ever seen. Audio
Model Milking
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is operated by the South Island Dairying Development Centre and is run as a fully-commercial demonstration farm. The focus for the 2015/16 season is to increase… Audio
Debt on the Dairy Farm
Consulting Ag-Economist Phil Journeaux says the average Waikato and Bay of Plenty Dairy farm lost $100,000 last season. Audio
Regional Wrap with Young Farmers
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Dairy farmers are enjoying the lull before calving begins next month. Winter shearing is underway in the north. Audio, Gallery
Rachel Stewart: off-side with her tribe
Rachel Stewart is the 2016 Canon Media Award Opinion Writer of the Year. The former president of Wanganui Federated Farmers is off-side with much of the rural community she calls her 'tribe' after… Audio
Climbing the dairy ladder
Albino Guien Dakila has gone from farm labouring to running his own dairy farming operation. Albino and his wife Anna moved to Southland from the Philippines seven years ago and now they are lower… Audio
Farming on the Fringe
Dozens of cut & blow wave vouchers from the Kaos HQ hair salon in Invercargill have been gifted to dairy farmers in response to the plunging payout. The initiative is run by the Southern Dairy Women's… Audio
Drying Off
Waikato Sharemilkers Andrew and Michelle McPherson milk 530 cows near Te Awamutu in Waikato. Country Life has visited them over the past year and in this episode they wrap the season up. Audio
Ahuwhenua Finalist Harepaora Ngaheu
Farming has turned 24 year old Harepaora Ngaheu's life around. Harepaora lives at Te Teko near Whakatane and is proud to be a role model for other young Maori. Audio
Young Maori Farmer of Year Finalist Ash-Leigh Campbell
Ash-Leigh Campbell is studying at Lincoln University. She has plans to work her way into farm ownership and would love to become a leader in the dairy industry. Audio
Ahuwhenua Young Maori Famer of the year
Jack Rahahruhi manages a Landcorp farm at Cape Foulwind and last week was named Young Maori Farmer of the Year. Audio
Aust supermarkets 'ripping off farmers'
The Green Party in Australia is calling for regulation of the milk market to protect struggling dairy farmers.
Cather Simpson: photonics and sperm
Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute and Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, and Director of the Photon Factory at the University of Auckland. Her start-up company… Audio
A Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has… Audio, Gallery
Plea to include polluted lakes in plan
Leaving two polluted Canterbury lakes out of a government plan on water quality would send a dangerous message, says an environmental expert. Audio
The Water of my Land
They don't agree about much, but at least they're willing to speak up. Waikari artist, writer and environmentalist Sam Mahon meets with Medbury dairy farmer Dave Hislop to discuss their different… Audio
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Chris Lethbridge is hunting for work because his dairy farm is in receivership and he needs to leave by the end of June. He's worked in the dairy industry for thirty years, but says now his three… Audio
Teaser Bulls
Teaser Bulls are vasectomised bulls that identify cows that are ready to be mated. Jennie Macky leases the 15 month old bulls to farmers to do what they do best in their herds. She says having a… Audio
Weaner prices up by as much as 21 percent
Weaner prices have hit record highs as dairy farmers turn to beef to increase their profits.