A Southland deer farmer has developed a natural, edible alternative to plastic for wrapping baleage, and hopes the innovation will fund his dream of owning a high-country farm.

A Northland couple escapes life in the big smoke to produce commercial quantities of subtropical fruit, making a positive contribution to the challenges of a warming climate.

A Manawatu family has robots milking their dairy cows, allowing each cow to choose when they're milked over 24-hours, and freeing up time for the farmers to do other things.

A Southland family breeds strong wool sheep for top-quality yarn, with one of their daughters using the wool-clip to create jerseys that are sold through a farm-gate business.

A central Canterbury cropping farmer, keen to have more control over the grains he grows, has built his own stone mill and grinds specialty flour using traditional methods. 

A Canterbury high country family runs a diverse farming operation, including deer, a breed of lamb that's renowned for its taste and texture, and a new agri-tourism venture.

A trapper and conservation worker helps farmers control predators on their land while revitalising the natïve whio population on the North Island's East Coast.

A Far North family of beekeepers are hands-on with their business from working with nature, through to packing, marketing and selling honey to their local community.