Rural News

The cash-strapped co-op Westland is under offer from China's Yili conglomerate for 3 dollars 41 a share, or 588 million dollars all up. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Agriculture Minister has strongly implied to farming leaders the sector will be brought into the emissions trading scheme. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Prime Minister has told farmers she will try to minimise the social and economic impacts any new environmental legislation could have on them. Audio

Federated Farmers is warning people not to take the rise in dairy sector emissions out of context. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Improved sentiment among sheep and beef farmers and horticulturalists has caused a slight lift in rural confidence, according to Rabobank's latest quarterly survey. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A new scheme is being launched that will allow customers to know where their eggs came from. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio