Duncan Smith

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

The Hakatere Station in the foothills of the Alps in Mid-Canterbury is now part of the Hakatere Conservation Park and managed by the Department of Conservation. It was once considered to be good sheep… Audio

Diane Howe delivers the mail to 500 rural customers near Hokitika. Audio

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

Anton "The Chicken Boy" Cooper from Central Otago. Audio

The North Island has had a mixed bag of heavy showers, wind and sunshine and in the South Island lambing is in full swing. Audio

The Westland Cooperative Dairy Company was formed 75 years ago and is 100 percent dairy farmer owned by about 330 shareholders from Karamea to Fox Glacier. Audio

Colin Brown runs Lake Farm Beef from his picturesque property overlooking Lake Karapiro. He breeds and raises Angus and Angus Piedmontese cross cattle to sell directly to consumers, a farm to plate… Audio

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

Karapiro Kiwifruit grower Tim Oliver responds to the news PSA has been found in Waikato. Audio

The sun has shown its face in the North Island and on the east coast of the South Island conditions are muddy underfoot. Audio

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

The extremely wet ground conditions are continuing to make dairy farmers' lives very stressful and in the South Island constant rain in South Canterbury is turning paddocks to mud. Audio

Agricultural news. Audio

Rain in the North Island and on the mainland the sun is out and lambs are starting to come out too. Audio

The Whangarei Growers' market is the largest and oldest market of its kind in New Zealand. It was started by two growers 15 years ago who were sick of the supermarket chains squeezing returns. The… Audio

Your host at Blackball's Club Hotel is Arnie Jansen who also has a flock of sheep that regularly follow him down the road in order reach paddocks on the other side of town. Audio

A brief selection of rural news from the past week. Audio

In both the North and South Island it's been wet, wet, wet. But there is grass growth in many areas because it's been relatively mild. Audio