Rural News

Irrigation New Zealand says farmers could be hit with big costs if moves to regulate dams and canals catches farm storage ponds in its sweep. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The cost of transporting New Zealand's produce to the rest of the world is forecast to increase due to stricter environmental regulations on the shipping industry. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The woman charged with training agricultural workers says would-be farm students should enrol for their courses as usual, despite yesterday's radical overhaul of vocational training. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fonterra says it will try to cut methane emissions by ten percent by 2030, though it will be hard. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The former science adviser to the Prime Minister says New Zealand must seriously debate evolving technology such as gene editing. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A standoff appears to be blocking the use of a new chamical that would reduce the amount of methane being emitted by cows and other ruminants. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio