Country Life for Friday 10 May 2013

9:05 PM.Dairy farmer Paul Bourke has just returned from helping install a water system for a remote rural village in Nepal. Audio

9:10 PM.Rain and warm temperatures have fueled grass growth across much of the North Isalnd while in the South Island a few more frosts are starting to nip back pasture growth. Audio

9:20 PM.Professor Natalie Jackson, director of the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, Waikato University says central Government seems to focus on population trends in places like… Read more Audio

9:31 PM.Ian Henderson was one of the Biodynamic pioneers in New Zealand agriculture. His farm in Scargill, North Canterbury is Demeter and BioGro certified and produces and sells beef, mutton, whole grains… Read more Audio