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12:35 PM.Beef and Lamb has hit back at a US lobby group which is calling for the government there to limit imports of New Zealand sheep meat.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A lack of demand for asparagus is seeing growers lose money on every bunch that's sold.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The Reserve Bank has released some farm-emissions modelling and it paints a stark picture - under the scenario of the highest emissions pricing model, most sheep and beef farms, and nearly half of… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farm sales are expected to pick up later this spring - with better weather and certainty around a new government.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Forestry company Juken is looking at options for the future of its Gisborne mill - due to ongoing financial difficulties and falling demand.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:32 PM.Parts of the south were left looking like a winter wonderland Friday morning - after a light dumping of snow overnight.

Bruce Eade who farms in Tapanui just north of Gore says he woke to a sprinkling… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.On-going consent delays are causing issues for farmers with the Canterbury Regional Council is failing to approve consents within certain timeframes.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Cross-bred wool prices have climbed to the highest level in seven years prompting calls for farmers to re-set the time and money they put into clip preparation.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:36 PM.After storms in 2018 and earlier this year resulted in mountains of forestry waste damaging bridges and smashing through farmland, the Gisborne District Council has successfully prosecuted a number of… Read more Audio

12:38 PM.The best of the best were crowned at the Beef and Lamb New Zealand awards on Thursday night.

Hundreds gathered at Christchurch's Te Pae convention centre to celebrate.

Monique Steele has the rural… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A dry early spring is creating uncertainty as to whether the largest dam to be built - since the Clyde Dam three decades ago - will be filled as hoped, by December.

Monique Steel has the rural news.

12:36 PM.A recently released University of Auckland study has found NCEA results and University Entrance rates were about 15 percent lower for rural students, compared to their urban counterparts.

Monique… Read more Audio