Duncan Smith

A selection of agricultural news from the week. For further rural news go to the Radio New Zealand website. Audio

In the North Island much needed rain fell across most regions while in the South Island cherry picking has started in Marlborough. Audio

The Hororata Highland Games are an initiative of the Hororata Community Trust. The Trust was established to support the community through fundraising activities and help the Mid-Canterbury town… Audio

Ulric Baumberger has three thousand Christmas trees growing on his Matangi property near Hamilton. He, his wife and young twins arrived in New Zealand nearly twenty years ago and he started growing… Audio

A selection of agricultural news from the week. For further rural news go to the Radio New Zealand website. Audio

CRV Ambreed sire analyst Kevin Hart and David Smith. Audio

The North Island is dry and farmers are weaning lambs early and at lighter weights, while in the South Island the first draft of lambs are going to the works. Audio

A selection of agricultural news from the week. Audio

The North Island is dry and farmers are weaning lambs early and at lighter weights, while in the South Island the first draft of lambs are going to the works. Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

Growth is slow and late in both the North and South Islands after a less than ideal October. Audio

The East Coast of the North Island could do with a bit of moisture to kick-start pasture growth, while in the South a cold snap has caused major damage to vineyards in Central Otago. Audio

The East Coast of the North Island is drying out and farmers are quitting stock. Audio

The Whangarei area has an estimated 1500 kilometres of dry stone walls. Some were built as early as the 1860s. Fred and Jim Osborne build and maintain walls, Catherine Ballard has written a book about… Audio

The buzz of top dressing planes can be heard in parts of the North Island and in the South, windmills have been whirring and helicopters hovering over frost prone crops. Audio

Now that spring is here more and more kiwifruit orchardists are finding the vine killing disease PSA on their orchards. What do you do when your orchard tests PSA positive? Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

Grass growth is a little slow in the North Island and stock are on top of it in many places, in the South Island.In the South Island arable farmers are in clover. Audio

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week. Audio

The North and South Islands have both had kinder weeks weatherwise, letting farmers get out and do activities that have been delayed recently. Audio