The Gotland breed has a brown-coloured fleece and is named after the Swedish island of Gotland Photo: RNZ/Sally Round
Country Life this week heads to a sheep and beef station near Tinui which was badly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle. But the scars on the land are not stopping the Italian owner from fulfilling plans to turn it into a hub for producing bespoke yarn, employing locals, and boosting the profile of the wool industry.
Also, a monthly account of life on the land with Oxford farmer and YouTube vlogger Alistair Bird and his wife Genna. In this episode, the couple talks about their recent success at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards and what happened on the farm in January and February.
