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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.

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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.

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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

12:36 PM.The current avocado season will be one to forget with record low volumes of avocados exported, down by more than a million trays so far, with many orchards still recovering after three seasons of… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Abysmal and tragic is how farmers are describing the prices they're being paid for lamb this season - with many re-considering their future in the sector. 

Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:37 PM.R-CALF USA which represents sheep farmers is busy meeting with members of congress to push its agenda - to get higher tariffs on imported sheep-meat from New Zealand and Australia.

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12:37 PM.After seven years in the top job, and 21 years at Zespri's chief executive Dan Mathieson has announced he will move on.

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12:36 PM.The New Zealand wood industry is closely watching the conflict in the Red Sea as global shipping costs are rising as a result of the disrupted supply chain.

Monique Steele has the rural news.
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