Country Life for Friday 10 August 2018

9:35 PM.The Thompsons have just planted 15 hectares of kiwifruit trees and 4,000 Yen Ben lemon trees on their Kerikeri property. Back in 2008, the couple tried to retire, but it only lasted six months. Read more Audio

9:20 PM.Peter's most successful creation to date is a beet harvesting bucket for tractors. His BEETBOSS attracted worldwide interest recently when a YouTube video of some 'rugged bucket action' went viral. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:07 PM.Former RNZ Rural News reporter Alexa Cook is traveling through Europe with her partner. She tells Cosmo about the farming observations she has made in Ireland and Scotland. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Grass is growing in most North Island areas with warmer than normal soil temperatures. Farmers in Marlborough are break feeding stock and calving is in full swing on most South Island dairy farms. Read more Audio

9:03 PM.A  fruitful mix of businesses based near Kerikeri, an agricultural engineer in Timaru who's invented a beet harvesting bucket for tractors and farming insights from Ireland and Scotland with former… Read more Audio