Rural News

The Ministry for Primary Industries says lessons have been learnt from its M bovis response, The clean-up is far from over in flood-hit South Canterbury and imports of fresh lychees and mangos from… Read more Audio

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After the major flooding in Canterbury earlier this month farmers on the East Coast north of Gisborne are now in clean-up mode after a huge deluge over the weekend. Audio

The Rabobank-Kiwi Harvest Food Waste Research surveyed just over 1500 people about their food habits. It found New Zealanders waste 8.6 percent of their food - down from 10.2 percent in 2019. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries' situation and outlook report shows export revenue dipping about one percent in the year to June - to 47.4 billion dollars. Audio

Today is the first day of the National Agricultural Fieldays. The four day event which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 is expected to attract more than 100,000 people and generate millions in… Read more Audio

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The Autumn drought on the county's east coast is expected to cause material drop in the number of lambs that are born this season. Audio

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