Rural News

The Government has announced it'll be working with flour millers here to add folic acid to most of New Zealand's bread. Audio

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Rural contractors are struggling to secure places in MIQ. The sector says if spots in MIQ aren't made available urgently, they'll be facing a labour crisis this Spring. Audio

A farming family in the Far North say they're living a nightmare, with feral dogs killing more than 100 of their livestock in the last week. Audio

Despite wet weather slowing things down about 177 million trays of kiwifruit have now been picked, making this the biggest harvest ever. Audio

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Zespri kiwifruit growers have voted down a plan to tackle illegal SunGold plantings in China.  Audio

The pork industry has told the government the phase out of farrowing crates is a train wreck waiting to happen. Audio