Beef
The Detail: Cattle disease
Foot-and-mouth disease could topple the livestock industry. Can we keep it out? Audio
Farm Talk - Canadian Cattle rancher Travis Wasko
Travis Wasko often has to tend his beef herd in minus 20 or even minus 30 degree temperatures. When it's that cold the first job of the day is to ensure the animals have access to water. Audio
Paddock to Platter with Farmer Phil
Regenerative land management practices for animal and vegetable production are key for Phil Varley at his small but diverse farm nestled in the hills above Manuka Bay in North Canterbury. Audio, Gallery
'It just makes sense' - one farm's sustainability story
Linda and Evan Potter are award winning "sustainable farming ambassadors". They farm sheep, beef and deer at Elsthorpe in southern Hawkes Bay. Nearly a quarter of their farm is preserved in the QE2… Audio
Why food sticks to non-stick frying pans
Have you ever felt frustrated when food sticks to your non-stick pans? New research out of the Czech Republic explains why it happens. Chef Travis Clive-Griffin offers an insight into Teflon and… Audio
No Looking Back After Going Organic
Twenty-three years ago Otago farmer Allan Richardson and his wife Sonia decided to start farming their 1300 hectare sheep and beef farm organically. Allan's father Colin, who had bought the farm at… Audio
Laura's Dairy grows into Beck's Beef
Charteris Bay farmer Laura Beck hung up the milking cups in the dairy shed in 2018 and now she is raising cattle on 22 hectares of farmland she leases from the Orton Bradley Park Trust on Banks… Audio
Feilding comes alive
Feilding lost its usual Friday bustle during the Covid-19 lockdown with the historic stockyards closed and the farmers' market shuttered. But it came to life again last week when the lockdown lifted… Audio, Gallery
Young farmers proud to be part of Open Farms event
Ruby Mulinder and Sean Nixon bought their first farm two and a half months ago and jumped at the chance to welcome the public and show them where their food comes from. Audio, Gallery
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers. Audio
How to make the perfect beef and cheese burger
To make the best beef and cheese burger you've ever had, use a 100 percent beef patty and aged cheddar, says chef Adrian Chilton from the restaurant chain Burger Burger. Audio
Mohair, mo' money: farming Angora goats in Canterbury
Glenn Gamble has a flock of 400 mohair-producing Angora goats on his Canterbury farm. He says their fleece sells for a much higher price than the wool from his crossbred sheep. Audio
New Zealand red meat exports up 21 percent
Exports are up $1.2 billion from last year - New Zealand's strongest result in years, Beef and Lamb's chief economist Andrew Burtt said.
Grass vs grain-fed beef - can we tell the difference?
Can people taste the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef? Simon Gault helped our reporter Zac Fleming conduct a blind taste test to find out. Video, Audio
Peace on Pepin: Bush restoration woos tourists to tiny island
Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef… Audio
Nelson farmers prepare for Mycoplasma Bovis
Dairy and beef farmers in the top of the South Island met in Nelson today to discuss the disease. They have a message for authorities that it's a matter of when, not if, Mycoplasma bovis reaches their… Video, Audio
Concern for Calves
Ken Eade milks 550 cows with his son Bruce at Kelso in West Otago. Like most other dairy farmers he is concerned about the spread of Mycoplasma Bovis and the potential impact it will have on the… Audio
What happens to M bovis meat and where does it go?
ANZCO chief executive Peter Conley explains what happens to cattle infected with Mycoplasma bovis, including how they end up in the food chain just as all the other cows processed for meat do. Video, Audio
Stonyhurst
The Douglas-Clifford family run a 22,000 stock unit sheep, beef and deer breeding and finishing property at Motunau, north of Christchurch. They are the proud winners of the 2017 Canterbury Ballance… Audio