Grass

From golf course turf to your well known Kikuyu, Mark Eman grows it all and has done for almost 40 years. Audio

Environmental and social trials are underway on a dairy farm near Ashburton. Rhys and Kiri Roberts are comparing conventional farming with a regenerative system, they're giving staff more work… Audio

Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass. Audio

Lawn owner William Ray looks at the ecological benefits of not mowing and letting your grass grow longer. Audio

UK seed company Germinal has been supplying our farmers with clovers and grasses for the past 15 years. Dairy farmer and agronomist Sarah Gard is general manager of its New Zealand operations. The… Audio

Growing a variety of tall plants with deeper roots and not overgrazing are two key principles for South Otago grazing coach Siobhan Griffin.  She is working with Tony and Michelle Pringle who run a… Audio

George Block of consumer.org.nz has been testing some new lawnmowers that have recently arrived on the market. He shares his best buys and advice. Audio

Central Otago is rapidly changing. Intensive irrigation has transformed once semi-arid valleys into lush pastures that support a growing dairy industry. St Bathans based landscape artist Grahame… Audio

Dave Sulley one of the small group of dedicated people who make sure that the country's nearly 400 golf courses stay open - and golfers get to play their rounds. Dave is greenkeeper at Te Marua Golf… Audio, Gallery

At the New Zealand National Turf Conference Awards in Auckland last night, Eden Park took out the best international cricket pitch of 2016. Head groundsman, Blair Christiansen, talks about good grass.