This week Country Life gets some tips for the coming season from drought-hardened farmers, meets a flower grower turning blooms into bouquets and balms and heads to the Clash of the Colleges where students compete in ag events.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/countrylife).
In this episode:
1:09 - Rural News Wrap
9:33 - The Potion Room: 'Therapeutic flowers'
16:06 - A clash-course in agriculture
29:46 - Lessons from the dry years as El Niño gathers force
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Kelly Doyle, The Potion Room (https://www.facebook.com/thepotionroomnz/)
Daniel O'Regan, Tess Bamford, Maddi Ballinger, Evan McSherry, and Chris Adams
Willie Falloon, Hannah French, John Booth, and Robert Hickson
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2 Oct 2026
Lessons from the dry years as El Niño gathers force
As farmers prepare for the impacts of the intense El Niño weather pattern, drought veterans, younger farmers and rural support specialists compare plans, share hard-earned lessons and discuss when to act before dry conditions arrive.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/countrylife).
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Willie Falloon, Hannah French, John Booth, and Robert Hickson
Photo credit Selby Jowsey
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2 Oct 2026
A clash-course in agriculture
Motorbikes, fencing and gumboot throwing - the Canterbury Clash of the Colleges has it all.
You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/countrylife).
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Daniel O'Regan, Tess Bamford, Maddi Ballinger, Evan McSherry, and Chris Adams
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