Strawberries

Cam Booker is hoping a good crowd will turn up on Christmas eve to dig their own spuds and pick peas at his market garden in Sefton. Audio

Fonterra makes a record profit, the wine sector is trying to make use of its by-product, a far north strawberry grower has had to diversify their crops and it's mental health week - what's the message… Audio

Strawberries are the first of the summer fruits to come in and they're turning up in shops now. But some growers are warning of a strawberry shortage. Audio

Best of 2022 - Country Life takes a tour of a high-tech strawberry farm in Foxton.  Audio

The Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise park is currently being built on 240 ha of land near Kaikohe. It is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Audio

Beef farmer Bex Trotter has transformed a roadside paddock into a strawberry field at Luggate in Central Otago. Despite a lack of tourists Red Bridge Berries has been well supported in its first… Audio

A recent glut in strawberries due to favourable weather conditions is pushing down the berry's price at supermarkets.  Audio

Following recent photos of the dramatic weight-loss transformation by pop star Adele the Sirtfood Diet has become a hot topic. But what's the catch? Sarah Hanrahan from the NZ Nutrition Foundation… Audio

Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers. Audio

These long hot days beg for a refreshing pick me up. Megan May of Little Bird Organics has the perfect solution! Audio

An Auckland strawberry grower has paid more $20,000 to install metal detectors at his farm after needle-ridden strawberries were found in New Zealand. Katie Scotcher and camera man Dan Cook look at… Video, Audio

All Australian strawberries imported here will be rigorously checked for signs of sabotage after needles were found in a punnet sold in an Auckland supermarket yesterday. Audio