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Morning Rural News for 13 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Pork industry wants welfare code extended to imports
More than 3000 people have signed a petition calling for imported pork to meet the same animal welfare standards as pork produced here.
Morning Rural News for 12 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
New project aims to help backyard chicken owners' better care for their birds
A new project wants to know more about the health of backyard chickens and help owners to give them the best care possible.
Midday Rural News for 11 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 11 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 10 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Biosecurity NZ on standby to tighten border security over foot and mouth outbreak
Biosecurity New Zealand is ready to ramp up border measures if needed, as a foot and mouth disease outbreak is reported in Indonesia.
Midday Rural News for 9 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Fonterra cuts forecast milk price payout to farmers as demand drops
Covid-19 lockdowns in China, the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the Russia-Ukraine conflict had led to a short-term drop in global demand, the dairy company said.
Morning Rural News for 9 May 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Renewable energy for remote communities could benefit from AI
Artificial intelligence can be used to design better renewable energy systems and could offer remote communities cheaper options, according to a new study. Audio
Oxford sheep farmers spin a good yarn
Jack and Eleanor Patterson started with a dozen Polwarth sheep but that's grown into a flock of over 200. It wasn't the original plan though and now the hobby has turned into a business and the… Video, Audio
Country halls come to life with indie music sessions
Tiny country halls in Hawke's Bay are ringing to the sound of music as creator, curator and roadie Jamie Macphail takes his Small Hall Sessions around the province. Video, Audio
Weather woes for would-be buyers
Farmers at Hamilton's Frankton sales are buying in the hope that rain will eventually arrive. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
In Hawkes Bay a lamb finisher currently has 27,000 labms on his farm, about 5,000 more than last year, because there's so much feed. Audio
East Coast farms surveyed
Nine hundred East Coast farmers are being surveyed to get a real understanding of how much damage was caused by a storm in late March. Audio
Country Life for 6 May 2022
Country Life this week is having a yarn about Polwarth sheep and joins the audience at a country hall in Hawke's Bay which is among several in the district playing host to live music by top musicians.
…Govt funds $10m to drive productivity in forest sector
The government is putting $10.2 million into a seven-year project aimed at raising the skill level of forestry management practices.
