This week Country Life talks to researchers who say there’s potential for the brown kiwi to become a pest patroller in orchards and vineyards. Mark Leishman pulls on his Country Life gumboots to meet an entrepreneur behind an intriguing gateway made of the toughest timber – ironbark, and a visit to a Waikato farming family who’ve been integrating robotics and automation into their dairy operation.

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

In this episode:

• 0:36 - Kiwi on pest patrol
• 14:33 - Rural News Wrap
• 18:32 - Ironbark - the wood as hard as steel
• 32:51 - Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm

With thanks to guests:

• Isobel Castro and Karen Mason
• Steve Evans
• Brett and Linda Coubrough

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