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Morning Rural News for 12 July 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 11 July 2022
News from the rural farming sector Audio
Morning Rural News for 11 July 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Farmers fear foot and mouth disease outbreak in Indonesia
Farmers say the Indonesian Foot and Mouth disease outbreak could have catastrophic consequences for live stock here.
Indonesia is dealing with an outbreak, and there is concern holiday makers could… Audio
Awareness campaign launched as foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks spread overseas
Biosecurity New Zealand is launching an awareness campaign as many countries suffer outbreaks of the disease, which can befatal to sheep and cattle.
Wool meets hemp on high country station
Paul Ensor farms sheep and cattle at Glenaan Station in the Rakaia Gorge and co-owns a clothing brand that blends merino wool with hemp fibre. Audio
Floris Niu: empowering Pacific women farmers with chocolate
Floris Niu is an organic cacao grower and chocolate producer in Samoa. She grew up in New Zealand, but after a series of illnesses left her corporate life for native Upolu, where her family have… Audio
Gravy with your grassburger, madam?
Can dairy farmers be tempted to put aside some of their pasture for human digestible protein? New Zealand scientists have developed the technology but how would it work in the paddock? Audio
Ōkārito GorseBusters
Best of 2022 - This April, volunteers from all over Aotearoa headed to South Westland to clear gorse from the shores of the stunning Ōkārito Lagoon. Video, Audio
Vet warns of foot and mouth risk from tourist hotspot
Ross Ainsworth is a consultant vet living in Bali which has just confirmed foot and mouth disease among livestock on the island. He says wandering animals near tourist areas heighten the risk of the… Audio
Country Life for 8 July
Foot and Mouth, Okarito GorseBusters, Grass burger, Wool meets hemp on high country station and the Regional Wrap. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Farmers in Wairarapa have been crutching and watching ewes. Conditions underfoot have dried out in Canterbury so stock are utilising fodder crops well. Audio
Farmers desperate over non-existent rainfall: 'We don't have a blade of grass'
Locals say they have not seen the region's paddocks so parched in years.
Morning Rural News for 8 July 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
NZ audits palm kernel supply chain as Indonesia battles foot and mouth outbreak
An on-the-ground audit of Indonesia's palm kernel supply chain shows it is meeting New Zealand's strict biosecurity requirements, MPI says.
Quinn Morgan adds another accolade to his farming career
Some of Aotearoa's top innovators were celebrated last night at the annual Primary Industries New Zealand Awards. Among the winners, was Quinn Morgan, a dairy farmer for Pāmu who took home the… Audio
It was now or never for NZ-EU trade deal, negotiator says
A trade negotiator involved in the just signed free trade deal with the European Union says New Zealand got the best possible deal.
Morning Rural News for 7 July 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
