News from the rural and farming sector.Audio

Phil Moeke is the manager of Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The Nest of Tānemahuta), a commercial nursery in Invercargill that has grown over 800,000 native trees and plants since it opened in 2022.

Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorrestyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand. These giant, burly beasts produce the softest award-winning cheeses.Audio

Organic dairy farmer Janet Fleming is in her eighth season of once a day milking, something she credits with helping get her through Taranaki's recent drought. She's also trialling growing a range of…Audio

A commercial nursery in Waihopai Invercargill, called Te Kohaka o Tane, has grown over 800,000 native plants and trees since it opened in 2022, more than half of which have already gone into the…Audio

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 a Runaka-owned and operated native…Audio

A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector.Audio

Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorresteyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand.

Other sectors are disappointed they have so far missed out on the government's boost for the wool sector.

Last weekend, Southland crop farmer Mark Dillon won his fourth New Zealand conventional ploughing title at the NZ Ploughing Championships.Audio

A new report is raising the alarm about the reliance on planting pines to offset greenhouse gas emissions?Audio

News from the rural and farming sector.Audio

A four-year-old Northland girl has been awarded for her giant pumpkin growing skills for the second year in a row.

New Zealand's largest working farm, Molesworth Station, has declared its cattle free of bovine tuberculosis for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Researchers many roads and bridges around the mountain could be affected if the volcano were ever to erupt.

The president of Federated Farmers in Northland says farmers have been grateful for the downpour.

Catherine Mullooly says mental toughness got her to the top.

Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while also ensuring strong welfare standards for their animals and finding new ways to balance the…Audio

Gloria Harris has been running a little owl and morepork rescue service in Southland for 30 years. "I've probably cared for close to 300 birds," she told Country Life.Audio

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.Audio