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Midday Rural News for 7 November 2024
Midday Rural News for 7 November 2024 Audio
Morning Rural News for 7 November 2024
Midday Rural News for 7 November 2024 Audio
Morning Rural News for 7 November 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Dry conditions in Hawke's Bay put farmers on edge
Ongoing dry conditions across Hawke's Bay have farmers on a knife's edge.
Midday Rural News for 6 November 2024
Midday Rural News for 6 November 2024 Audio
Fresh herbs producer thrives as NZers get more 'creative' with cooking
A large producer of fresh herbs like coriander and basil is flourishing as New Zealanders become more adventurous in the kitchen.
Morning Rural News for 6 November 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Kiwifruit crop: No longer 'a ripper of a season'
Initial enthusiasm among kiwifruit growers for a terrific fruit-producing season has been tempered by a colder September.
Farmers hang ten
Eight years ago, an idea was hatched to help address those in the rural sector facing mental health issues. The idea? To get farmers off the farm and out surfing. Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 November 2024
Midday Rural News for 5 November 2024 Audio
Morning Rural News for 5 November 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 November 2024
Midday Rural News for 4 November 2024 Audio
How two Dunedin foodies ended up looking for spices on a Sri Lankan mountain
There are light-hearted wild goose chases for elusive spices, hilarious scenes with Baghya trying her hand at making local dishes, wide-eyed wanderings through ancient food forests but also instants…
Morning Rural News for 4 November 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Capturing greenhouse gases for farm feed
In a Rotorua lab scientists are cooking up plans to create stockfeed out of captured greenhouse gases from geothermal power stations Audio
From the Archives - growing plants helps addicts' recovery
Country Life visited Nova Trust's farm near Christchurch where the charity is helping rehabilitate addicts through horticulture. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Kiwifruit is starting to bloom in Bay of Plenty, dairy farmers up and down the country are busy breeding the next season's calves, while North Canterbury farms have welcomed some recent rain to break…
The gore and the glory of a rural vet round
Kaipara-based Scottish vet Rory Dean has written a book based on his experiences as a rural vet in the UK and New Zealand.
Rory Dean - a rural vet inspired to write
Rory Dean, graduated as a vet from Edinburgh University in 2015, and has already filled a book - Adventures of a Country Vet - full of adventures and experiences as a rural vet in his native UK and… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country Audio
