This week Country Life takes you to a dairy farm with a difference, supplying milk direct to the customer, and the team checks in at a lab where work is underway to stop a tiny pest munching through grapevines.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:43- One year, one hospital, one community
• 8:01 - On the Farm: a wrap of conditions around the country
• 15:25 - Harnessing plant power to combat vineyard threats
• 28:05 - Calving a Niche - Faith Farm Fresh keeps milk flowing direct to customers

With thanks to guests:

• Sophia Zohrab
• Michelle Thompson, Plant and Food Research
• Stacey Faith, Faith Farm Fresh

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Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details