Rural News

News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio

the summer shearing season is underway - but gangs are struggling to find rhythm with consistent wet weather holding things up.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

Dairy co-operative Fonterra has raised its forecast farmgate milk price for this season  - thanks to stronger demand for dairy.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

Palm kernel expeller, or PKE, is imported here from Indonesia and Malaysia to be used as supplementary feed on dairy farms.

The use of P-K-E has come under scrutiny in recent years due to its links… Read more Audio