Country Life

This week on Country Life the team take a walk on the wild side with a herd of water buffalo in Clevedon, check out a botanical growing trial in Taranaki and visit an Invercargill native nursery. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Te Tapu o TāneClevedon BuffaloMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week on Country Life the team catch up with a Wairarapa farming family that's added sheep dairy to their farming operation, and every day is a hoot for Gloria Harris, who runs a little owl and morepork rescue service near Invercargill. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here. In this episode: With thanks to guests: Glenlands FarmFernglen FarmMake sure you’re following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don’t miss new episodes every Friday evening. Like what you hear? Tell us! Leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or join the RNZ Podcasts Facebook group and join the convo. Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while finding new ways to balance the hardships of farming on Wairarapa's coast. You can find photos and read more about this story on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Gloria Harris has been running a nohinohi little owl and ruru morepork rescue service for 30 years. "I've probably cared for close to 300 birds," she told Country Life proudly. You can find photos and read more about this story on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dean Martin has carried on the legacy set by his dad and is not afraid to try new things - from shedding sheep to regenerative agriculture practices. You can find photos and read more about this story on our webpage, here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Country Life this week digs deep into the world of kūmara and finds out about farm training for young people with disabilities. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

It's nearly time for the kūmara harvest at Kai Rotorua and this year there's something new to weave into the legends, poetry and traditional knowledge surrounding the staple crop. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A look at what's been making headlines on the rural news desk this week. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week the Country Life team catch up with some sheep farmers busy with docking and crutching on the land, and then a taste of the sea, as they sample different seaweeds. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Farming in the wake of the Mt Tarawera eruption has tested the Ford family for nearly a century. But dam-building and a lighter footprint on the land in the sensitive Rotorua Lakes area has earned them environmental accolades. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

As part of Aotearoa's first seaweed festival, Pacific Harvest hosted a seaweed tasting event where people could sample various red, green and brown dried seaweeds. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and give a dyed-in-the-wool farmer a wee nudge. This is where Southland entrepreneur Laura Todd comes in. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week on Country Life the team head to a luxury lodge where farming is all part of the experience, and Tuatapere's domain is transformed into a sensory celebration of rural life during the annual Waiau A&P Show. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tuatapere's picturesque domain is transformed into a sensory celebration of rural life during the annual Waiau A&P Show. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Farm manager Bradley Riggs has more than just sheep and cattle to think about. He has high profile guests and celebs staying at the farm's luxury lodge and enjoys showing them the kiwi farming life and traditions. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Geoff Allott, a former Black Cap and co-founder of exporting company Quality NZ, has been in the Indian market for 12 years. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details