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Australian rural services giant Elders buys into PGG Wrightson
One of Australia's largest agribusinesses has bought a strategic stake in New Zealand's biggest public rural services firm.
Midday Rural News for 15 December 2022
News from the rural farming sector Wineries around the country operate cellar doors to offer tastings and sell wine but for the last two years many have been quiet due to the border closures. Some… Audio
Morning Rural News for 15 December 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Plans for supplementary feed 'out the window' thanks to unseasonal heavy rainfall
A Northland farmer says wet weather has been wreaking havoc on his efforts to grow supplementary feed.
Midday Rural News for 14 December 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Morning Rural News for 14 December 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
'Quite frightening' drop in wool prices has farmers worried
Slowing international demand for wool means farmers are getting lower prices for their clip.
Midday Rural News for 13 December 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Morning Rural News for 13 December 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
New oyster hatchery aims to strengthen New Zealand production
A new $5 million hatchery in Nelson is aiming to ensure a reliable supply of oyster spat for New Zealand's largest oyster producer, Moana New Zealand.
This Thursday is New Zealand's first rural telethon called "The Big Feed"
This Thursday is New Zealand's first rural telethon called "The Big Feed". It's been run by 'Meat the Need' Charity to connect farmers' produce with families that need it across New Zealand. They're… Audio
Midday Rural News for 12 November 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Morning Rural News for 12 December 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
How a young country-school teacher is using farm lessons in her classroom
Teaching wasn't always the plan for Eden Warrender and nor was returning to her old primary school 17 years after leaving. But service to others has always been part of who she is.
From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm
Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke… Video, Audio
A year on the farm: Dagging the ewes to prevent flystrike
It's a hot day in the yards as Oxford farmers Alistair and Genna Bird start the pre-summer task of crutching a mob of woolly sheep. Audio
A race against time at Fieldays
Fieldays being held in late-November wasn't the only difference to the annual offering. Mark Eager and Lizzie Stephenson were put in the drivers seat of a tractor in a race they dubbed against the… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Rain has come back to Northland in the past few days. It's a blessing to see conditions like these in the summer months as soil moisture levels won't be improving from now. Silage making is in full… Audio
Country Life for December 9 2022
A Year on the Farm - Part 3: Dagging Ewes to prevent Flystrike, Ian Moore, tractor racing and On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ. Audio
Some farmers' poor record-keeping stunts efforts to deal with M bovis
The Ministry for Primary Industries says farmers failing to keep accurate stock movement records are hindering efforts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
