Rural Delivery Logo

Innovation, Best Practice and Sustainability in New Zealand’s Primary Sector

Saturdays 8.00am and Sundays 6.00am on TVNZ1 or TVNZ Watch On Demand Logo or Subscribe now. It's free!

Follow Us

NZ On Air Logo

Featured

Recent

Showing 213 of 1352 Results


Post Hero Image

Rabobank Farm Experience Programme

Sat 28 Oct 2017
6:48

A rural experience for urban teenagers introduces new career options
Oct 2017
Post Hero Image

Lincoln Foundation Farmer of the Year 2017

Sat 07 Oct 2017
6:40

A visit to the Lincoln Foundation Farmer of the Year for 2017
Oct 2017
Post Hero Image

Smart Farm Data

Sat 30 Sep 2017
6:42

An option for targeted monitoring of animal health.
Sep 2017
Post Hero Image

CRV Ambreed Low N Dairy Sires

Sat 23 Sep 2017
6'08

The development of a genetic tool to reduce nitrogen leaching by dairy cows
Sep 2017
Post Hero Image

Ashley Dene Station

Sat 16 Sep 2017
6:41

Up-scaling research and development at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Station
Sep 2017
Post Hero Image

Dairy Heifer Grazing

Sat 02 Sep 2017
6:30

Dairy grazing for improved profitability in Taranaki
Sep 2017
Post Hero Image

Breeding Bulls for LIC

Sat 26 Aug 2017
6:51

A top dairy farmer in Manawatu provides genetics for LIC
Aug 2017
Post Hero Image

Elite Genetics at LIC

Sat 26 Aug 2017
7:10

Productivity gain in the national dairy herd remains the aim at LIC.
Aug 2017
Post Hero Image

Levno Monitoring Systems

Sat 19 Aug 2017
7:32

A fuel monitor system is developed for use in the milking shed.
Aug 2017
Post Hero Image

Hauraki Plains College

Sat 19 Aug 2017
7:28

Agriculture students at Hauraki Plains College work their own farm.
Aug 2017
Post Hero Image

Dairy Cow Behaviour

Sat 15 Jul 2017
6:06

Creating models to understand animal behaviour on farm at AgResearch
Jul 2017
Post Hero Image

Bridging the Rural Urban Gap

Sat 15 Jul 2017
6:24

Bridging the gap between rural and urban communities in Manawatu
Jul 2017
Post Hero Image

Pourakino Catchment Group

Sat 08 Jul 2017
6:47

A group of Southland farmers and their community with a focus on water care.
Jul 2017
Post Hero Image

A Sustainable Approach to Dairying

Sat 17 Jun 2017
7:16

A soil-based approach to sustainable dairying in Waikato
Jun 2017
Post Hero Image

Quantec Epiology

Sat 10 Jun 2017
6:18

Isolating milk proteins for fighting infections at Quantec
Jun 2017
Post Hero Image

Peter West’s Farming Philosophy

Sat 03 Jun 2017
6:48

A new approach to farming reaps rewards for a Waikato dairy farmer
Jun 2017
Post Hero Image

Southern Dairy Hub

Sat 20 May 2017
6:41

A new centre for dairying and science in Southland
May 2017
Post Hero Image

Flett Family Farming

Sat 29 Apr 2017
7:22

The Flett family farm is home to four generations of Fletts and is a testament to the innovative and questioning spirit of the generations.
Apr 2017
Post Hero Image

Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Maori Farmer

Sat 22 Apr 2017
7:00

In 2012, Tangaroa Walker became the inaugural winner of the Young Māori Farmer Award in the Ahuwhenua Trophy - BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Awards. At the time, he was keen to get ahead in the dairy industry and had the goal of owning his own farm
Apr 2017
Post Hero Image

PKW Incorporation

Sat 15 Apr 2017
6:32

Parininihi ki Waitotara’s No 2 farm at Ohangai just east of Hawera won 2016’s Taranaki Supreme Award in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. It is a great example of what’s now happening on all the PKW farms in Taranaki.
Apr 2017
Post Hero Image

Muller 2015 Taranaki Environment Award Winners

Thu 13 Apr 2017
5:58

Mark and Jacqui Muller run a 167ha dairy farm with a leased 35ha run-off property 3km away. The Muller’s operation has been in business for over 100 years. Mark is a third generation farmer. His Swiss grandfather Melchior began farming the original 48ha Muller family block in 1914.
Apr 2017
Post Hero Image

Blackwell Stud and Dairy Grazing

Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:40

Robin and Jackie Blackwell are award winning dairy support focused farmers and bull breeders, who are passionate about their business and their Taranaki farm environment.
Apr 2017
Post Hero Image

Thomas Chatfield Dairy Farm Manager of 2016

Sat 03 Dec 2016
6:41

Thomas Chatfield is a physiotherapist who became an award winning dairy farm manager
Dec 2016
Post Hero Image

Huntly Road Dairies - Dairy Business of 2015

Sat 12 Nov 2016
6:42

Innovation and team work win Dairy Business of the Year for Duncan and Anne-Marie Wells
Nov 2016
Post Hero Image

Owl Farm at St Peter's School Cambridge

Sat 15 Oct 2016
7:02

A demonstration dairy farm on school grounds is an opportunity for students and the public
Oct 2016
Post Hero Image

Sustainable Farming in the Bay of Plenty

Sat 08 Oct 2016
6:44

The Birchalls operate a 280ha dairy unit on difficult country in an environmentally sensitive location close to Lake Okaro near Rotorua.
Oct 2016
Post Hero Image

Nutrients and Peat Soils Research

Sat 08 Oct 2016
6:32

A Sustainable Farming Fund project with AgResearch, Landcare and Waikato stakeholders
Oct 2016
Post Hero Image

Nutrient Loss Research Around Lake Rotorua

Sat 01 Oct 2016
6:50

Chris Paterson is a dairy farmer invovled in research to accurately measure nutrient losses
Oct 2016
Post Hero Image

Robotic Milking in Waikato

Sat 24 Sep 2016
6:22

John Fisher was an early adopter of robotic milking for his grass-fed herd in Waikato
Sep 2016
Post Hero Image

Mt Eliza Raw Milk Cheese

Sat 24 Sep 2016
7:15

One of the few producers of raw milk cheese in New Zealand
Sep 2016
Post Hero Image

Dairy Cow Fertility Study

Sat 17 Sep 2016
6:55

A multi-party project to improve the lifetime fertility and productivity of dairy cows
Sep 2016
Post Hero Image

Milk Fingerprinting at Fonterra

Sat 27 Aug 2016
7:34

Groundbreaking technology for milk product management has been developed at Fonterra
Aug 2016
Post Hero Image

The Living Water Partnership in the Hikurangi

Sat 20 Aug 2016
6:42

Fonterra, farmers and DOC work on one of five areas targeted for environmental remediation
Aug 2016
Post Hero Image

Candy Dairy Focus Farm

Sat 13 Aug 2016
7:25

After being invited to become a DairyNZ Focus Farm, the Candy's production has grown
Aug 2016
Post Hero Image

Waikato Wetland Showcase

Sat 23 Jul 2016
7:02

A couple committed to the environment have created a wetland showcase on their farm
Jul 2016
Post Hero Image

Wangapeka Artisan Cheese and Milk

Sat 16 Jul 2016
6:58

A family has become involved in artisan cheese production from the ground up
Jul 2016
Post Hero Image

A Big Barn Approach to Dairying

Sat 02 Apr 2016
7:19

A look at one of the world’s largest robotic dairy barns owned and operated by a farming family that are pioneering indoor dairy farming in New Zealand.
Apr 2016
Post Hero Image

Rangitikei Strategic Water Use Project

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:42

A project set up by consultant Greg Carlyon to look at water use in the Rangitikei district
Apr 2016
Post Hero Image

DTexH2o

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:56

A device developed by a dairy farmer for safe and economic water use in dairy shed milk lines
Apr 2016
Post Hero Image

The Impact of One Plan on a Dairy Conversion

Fri 01 Apr 2016
6:32

David Marshall recently converted to dairying under the Horizon Region's One Plan
Apr 2016