Rural News

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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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