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Morning Rural News for 9 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy. Audio
Midday Rural News for 8 March 2022
Rural reporter Sally Murphy has the latest from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 8 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy. Audio
Midday Rural News for 7 March 2022
Farmers in parts of Southland are selling off lambs and reducing milking schedules due to extremely dry conditions.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio
Morning Rural News for 7 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy in Ōtautahi Audio
Maniototo farmers in high spirits
A hobby has turned into a business for organic Central Otago farmers John and Susie Elliot. They make single malt whisky in the farmyard distillery using their own barley and peat from a local swamp.
…Floral Tribute
Every Thursday morning the five women from the Floral Collective Waikato set up their buckets in the Frankton Railway Institute Hall to sell field grown blooms to local florists. Varieties that don't… Audio
Surgical bus sees surge in demand for cancer surveillance
Mobile Health's surgical bus can no longer offer some operations in rural New Zeland because of the increased demand for cancer surviellance. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Cool and damp conditions in Gisborne have been good for leafy crops but not so good for grapes and squash which love the hot and dry over ripening. On the West Coast a farmer at Hari Hari has been… Audio
Country Life Friday March 4 2022
Full Episode for Friday March 4 2022 Audio
Farmer fined $35,000 for failing to care for his sheep
Warren Michael George Koberstein was convicted for failing to treat about 100 sheep with flystrike, and for the reckless ill treatment of eight others that died as a result of the disease.
Midday Rural News for 4 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Omicron spread causing staff shortages in poultry industry
The poultry industry is reporting staff shortages of 45 percent at some Auckland plants as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
Morning Rural News for 4 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 3 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 3 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Global dairy prices rise 5.1 percent to record high
The average price at the fortnightly global dairy auction has risen to US$5065 a tonne.
Morning Rural News for 2 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 1 March 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio