Rural News

Farming groups have worked with the Ministry for Primary Industries to launch a sector-wide feed budgeting service.

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As we have heard on RNZ over the last few days, the pork industry has been getting increasingly concerned about the growing number of surplus pigs on farms that can't be sent to independent butchers… Read more Audio

With saleyards closed, online livestock trading is taking off with one platform claiming increases of more than 1000 percent in a week.

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The pork industry says the closure of independent butchers during the Covid-19 lockdown could cause an animal welfare crisis for the sector.

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The industry says the spread of Covid-19 around the world is having a serious impact on demand for deer products.

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Rain has brought relief to some drought stricken regions, but others are still seriously parched. Audio

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