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Morning Rural News for 25 May 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Farmer fined for mistreatment of sheep that resulted in 11 deaths
A Southland farmer found with several dead ewes and lambs on his property and other sheep too weak to stand, has been fined $7500.
Decade before Fonterra abandons coal altogether
Fonterra, one of the country's largest greenhouse gas emitters, says it's working to reduce emissions, but more government assistance would help.
Family-run beef farm cuts out the middleman
A boutique Taranaki beef producer is hoping to cut fresh export deals at a summit for young business leaders in Thailand.
'Methane munching' microbes developing at Canterbury University
Scientists at the University of Canterbury are testing theories about how to remove methane produced by cows from the atmosphere. They're working on biofilters, which are micro-organisms that can… Audio
Morning Rural News for 24 May 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 23 May 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Ratio of sheep to people drops below five to one for first time in 170 years
Stats NZ's new Agricultural Production Census for 2022 reveals the national flock has dropped two percent on the year before, to 25.3 million sheep in June 2022.
Morning Rural News for 22 May 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Fish & Game urges members to help cyclone-hit farmers
Fish and Game is urging anglers and hunters to help cyclone-hit farmers.
The not-for-profit group is issuing a call to arms for members to pitch in with the clean-up job.
Fish & Game chief executive… Audio
Dairying with deer
Hinds at Pāmu's Aratiatia deer milking unit are finishing up providing rich creamy milk for the season. Country Life is there at milking time to see how it's done. Video, Audio
Dairying with deer: 'Every year we're making gains genetically'
Country Life - Finding the perfect milking deer, one that's not too quiet but not too flightly, is a big focus at Pāmu's Aratiatia Deer Milking Unit near Taupō. Audio
Long Read: How To Save A Life
By Ellen Rykers: Fifteen years ago, Search and Rescue foresaw a crisis – its volunteers were aging, and the job is hard physical work. Audio
'It's pretty bad': Students head north to lend a hand with cyclone-hit fences
A group of volunteer students say they will work "bloody hard" to finish re-fencing a 30 kilometre stretch of farmland in Hawke's Bay this week.
Rural counselling fund drops as demand peaks
The Rural Change Fund saw demand increase from 5 applications a week to 25. Now, when rural people need it most, the wellbeing programme has been put on pause. Audio
'Get your hands dirty!' says soil advocate and farmer
Australian food writer-turned-food activist Matthew Evans was in North Canterbury last weekend talking to local growers about what keeps the earth, and us, healthy. Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
