On the Farm

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On the Farm

A roundup of farming conditions all around New Zealand

  1. 2023-02-03

    On the Farm - Floating onions and slipping farmland

    Assessment of damage is underway in Pukekohe after a deluge of rain saw onions floating down the street and farms turned into lakes. Kiwifruit vines and structures have also been wiped out - while parts of the South Island start preparing for a drought.

    8 min

  2. 2023-01-27

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    Cows are laying in grass in Waikato, while pasture growth has dropped dramatically in Southland. Clinical signs of facial eczema are starting to show around the country and a tropical insect which could be hugely detrimental has been found on the West Coast.

    7 min

  3. 2022-12-16

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    Heavy rain in Pukekohe mid-week made the ground too wet to dig potatoes or lift onions. Cherry picking is underway in Otago. The last two weeks have seen warm days and cool nights which has been good for ripening and flavour.

    6 min

  4. 2022-12-09

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    Rain has come back to Northland in the past few days. It's a blessing to see conditions like these in the summer months as soil moisture levels won't be improving from now. Silage making is in full swing in Canterbury and vineyards are at the tail end of shoot thinning in Central Otago.

    7 min

  5. 2022-12-02

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    Hawke's Bay has had good weather for flowering vineyards. A dairy farmer in Southland says grass is shooting out of the ground after a good dose of rain.

    6 min

  6. 2022-11-25

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    There's an explosion of grass in Waikato this week after countless days of rain and warmish weather, calves are being weaned and drenched on the West Coast and winter crops are in the ground in South Otago.

    6 min

  7. 2022-11-18

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    In Manawatu it's gone from being too wet to drive tractors on paddocks to hanging out for rain. While on the West Coast of the South Island, farmers are shutting up paddocks for silage, and some are past their peak milk production.

    7 min

  8. 2022-11-11

    On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

    In Taranaki the temperature gauge is rising and pasture growth is finally looking good. In Southland, they're flat out tailing and some farmers are pleasantly surprised that their lambing tally is higher than scanning predicted.

    7 min
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A roundup of farming conditions all around New Zealand

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  • Channel
    RNZ Radio
  • Creator
    RNZ
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2023
  • Episodes
    303
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
  • Show Website
    On the Farm

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