Horticulture
Berry grower Bob Teal - finding a niche and bearing fruit
Bob Teale's inventiveness has allowed him to keep growing a niche range of berries into his 80s. Old push chairs for harvesters and a handy little electric golf cart helps him run up and down the… Audio
Venture Taranaki 'Branching Out' across the region
Michelle Bauer from Venture Taranaki's Branching Out programme shares exciting new opportunities for Taranaki landowners to diversify their farming and growing operations. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming around NZ
Country Life speaks to farmers and growers around NZ to find out about growing conditions over the past month. Audio
Organic vege business mushrooms under green fingered growers
They started growing vegetables in a paddock for lockdown vege boxes. Five years on, Penny Platt, her brother Ollie and Issac Green grow over 40 crops on 24 hectares of chemical free farmland. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 25 April 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 18 April 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
A garden to munch on
Landscape designer and market gardener Cath Goodrick enjoys showing how people to incorporate kai into their gardens. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 11 April 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
The Kūmara Connection
It's nearly time for the kumara harvest at Kai Rotorua and a new storage building there is waiting for its first crop. It's made out of hempcrete, an exciting new material made from hemp. One of the… Audio
Rural News Wrap for 28 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 21 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 14 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pears
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
How About Them Apples ?
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
Rural News Wrap for 7 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio