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Country Life for Friday 17 February 2023
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Country Life for Friday 17 February
7:01 PM.Country Life visits a regenerative farm near Ashburton farming wagyu beef and hears some of the harrowing stories from rural areas hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. The show takes you onto the Heaphy… Read more Audio
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Rural news wrap
7:07 PM.RNZ's rural news reporter, Maja Burry, takes a look at the week's agricultural news which is dominated of course by the destruction caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Read more Audio
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Will Halliday on dealing with livestock during disaster
7:11 PM.Many farmers and people living rurally will be dealing with the issue of flood-stricken animals. Will Halliday of Beef and Lamb NZ has some tips for those handling stressed livestock. Read more Audio
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A city boy's love affair with growing green
7:21 PM.From golf course turf to your well known Kikuyu, Mark Eman grows it all and has done for almost 40 years. Read more Audio
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Guiding on the Heaphy Track
7:30 PM.Angus McKenzie has spent the past ten years as a guide on the Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park in the northwest corner of the South Island. Read more Audio
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New direction for traditional farm
7:35 PM.From regenerative agriculture and Japanese beef cattle to solar panels that run the irrigation pumps, Ryan Cockburn is changing the farming landscape on his grandparents farm near Ashburton. Read more Audio