RNZ: Country Life

Hal Harding's family has been working the land near Dargaville since 1877. His farm is now one of half a dozen flagship farms for the Kaipara Harbour Restoration Group.

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week.

John Clark of Woodhaven Gardens in Horowhenua.

In the North Island intermittent rain showers have been interrupting docking, while in the South farmers have been busy preparing ground for winter feed crops.

Now that spring is here more and more kiwifruit orchardists are finding the vine killing disease PSA on their orchards. What do you do when your orchard tests PSA positive?

West Coast butcher Phil Russ is meating his goals at the Blackball Salami Company.

Wool entrepreneur Polly McGuckin is importing coffins from Yorkshire.

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week.

Grass growth is a little slow in the North Island and stock are on top of it in many places, in the South Island.In the South Island arable farmers are in clover.

Sukhita Langford is the fourth generation in her family to run the amazing little historic shop in the town of Bainham, Golden Bay.

Sons of the Soil is a book looking at the social history of Chinese market gardeners in New Zealand. With Ruth Lam and Howe Young.

Sons of the Soil is a book looking at the social history of Chinese market gardeners in New Zealand. With Ruth Lam and Howe Young.

A selection of primary industry stories from throughout the week.

The North and South Islands have both had kinder weeks weatherwise, letting farmers get out and do activities that have been delayed recently.

Closeburn Station which over looks Lake Wakatipu, was one of the first properties to undergo Tenure Review, allowing the three developer owners to sell building platforms on the station. It now has 27 exclusive house sites primarily owned by overseas owners, but Farm manager Grant McMasters says the residential development's been good for the farm, Queenstown businesses and the community.