Country Life

This week on Country Life Gianina meets a worm farmer in Hawke's Bay, while Sally drops in on a Kerikeri orchard growing dragon fruit and Anisha is with some Canterbury grain farmers. Amid punishing weather and high costs, they're making the switch to dairying.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
In this episode:
0:47 - Rural News Wrap
6:30 - Wonder Worm
12:56 - Trading crops for cows
31:50 -In Northland there be dragons
With thanks to:
Trevor Hellyer
David Clark, Rod May, and David Birkett
Satish Kumar, Luke Beehre, and Jeanette Johnstone
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A trial of the striking and exotic dragon fruit is hitting its straps in Northland. Could the new sweet varieties grown under cover be a viable crop in New Zealand amid a changing climate?

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
And you can find Sally's other story from Northland Te Tai Tokerau about the Land family, here.
With thanks to:
Satish Kumar, Bioeconomy Science Institute
Luke Beehre and Jeanette Johnstone, Northland Inc
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Canterbury is an arable powerhouse, but in recent years, many have started moving into dairying. What's behind the change?
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.
And you can find that other story we mentioned about the Wairarapa Grains Collective, here.
With thanks to:
David Clark, Rod May, and David Birkett
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Trevor Hellyer made the move from one mud loving animal to another - changing from pig farming to worm farming just outside Havelock North.

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A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk
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