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12:37 PM.Devastated but not defeated is how one grower is describing the situation.

Early in the hours of February 14th last year, metres of floodwater ran through Linden Estate in the hard-hit Esk Valley -… Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:36 PM.A Tolaga Bay farming couple are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle. Mike and Bridget Parker say a year on from the cyclone and they're still clearing their land, with little help from… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Fonterra has lifted its farmgate forecast milk price for this season by 30 cents to a new mid-point of 7-dollars-80 a kilogram of milk solids.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Alliance is busy pushing lamb, beef and venison into China - just in time for Chinese New Year celebrations, which kick off later this month. 

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Despite exporting more beef and sheep-meat last year than in 2022, the value was down 11 percent to just over $10 billion.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:38 PM.A large fire in Waipara on Tuesday got close to vineyards, but there haven't been any reports of vines being lost.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.New research out of Lincoln University has found leaders in the primary industries sector are most worried about the impact of climate change, extreme weather and water quality.

Monique Steele has… Read more Audio

12:38 PM.Māori kiwifruit growers, which has 42 growers mostly around Bay of Plenty, sent three containers of fruit to Hawaii and this year they're planning to send 16 as they plan to ramp up their exports.

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12:38 PM.Fertiliser use is down as cash-strapped farmers look to reduce spending where they can.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Former farmer and Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson says farmers have been given a raw deal by decision makers for too long.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:37 PM.Fire and Emergency has fire bans in place in parts of Otago, Mackenzie, Canterbury, Marlborough and coastal Wairarapa - and further restrictions across much of the South Island.

Sally Murphy has the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.With parliament sitting from tomorrow, farmers want to know what the Government's plan is for the roll-back of rules and regulations it campaigned on last year.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio