Farming
Gearing up for farming life
What's it like for a young couple beginning their farming journey in difficult times?
Family of respected farmer grateful for support since his shock death
RNZ understands the well-known farming advocate died after being electrocuted while fixing a garage door on his property in Ashburton.
Prominent farming advocate dies in incident on farm
Chris Allen, 62, was a well-known and respected Canterbury farmer.
Egg and poultry industry feel the heat as nearly all NZ exports blocked
The Ministry for Primary Industries is culling all 160,000 hens at a farm in Otago after the discovery of bird flu. Audio
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing for a bird flu outbreak
How are chicken and egg farms protecting themselves from avian flu? Country Life visited a broiler chicken farm to find out what good biosecurity practice involves.
'Never too late to make a better decision': Greens on Mt Messenger bypass
It comes in the wake of a farming couple being ordered to pay $180,000 in court costs after trying to prevent their land being taken for the project.
Country Life for 6 December 2024
This week, there's cheese and eggs on the menu with visits to poultry and goat farms. The team also takes a closer look at what's in the pipeline for farmers to help lower emissions. Audio
Milking does and making cheese, all in a day's work
"We do the whole process here on the farm because it preserves the quality of the milk. It's only traveling from the barn to my cheese kitchen."
Bird flu tests at Otago poultry farm negative
Although the result is welcome news, MPI said 'it's very early days' due to the viruses long incubation period and they're still not confident the virus hasn't spread to other farms. Meanwhile, a deal… Audio
