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Morning Rural News for 10 February 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Heat concerns for livestock being transported prompt 18 complaints over summer
There have been 18 complaints from the public about livestock being transported in unsuitably hot weather over the last two months, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Hawke's Bay orchards brace for another tough season
New Zealand's biggest pip fruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.
Many in Hawke's Bay thought last year was the worst ever season - with thumping losses.
Now they fear… Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 February 2022
News from the rural and farming sector with Susan Murray Audio
Rural Support Trusts welcome funding boost to help sector plan for Omicron
The funding is aimed at bolstering the resources of Rural Support Trusts and other organisations to help them respond to Covid-19 cases.
(Slowly) cracking open the border - will it make a dent in worker shortages?
The government last week delivered a timeline for the border to - slowly - crack open again, but many in the primary sector fear it'll be too late to make a dent in their worker shortages and help… Audio
Morning Rural News for 9 February 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Covid-19: Federated Farmers on government support for rural sector
The National President for Federated Farmers has responded to a new fund designed to support the primary sector with contingency planning and responses if farmers and growers test positive for… Audio
'Paddocks of crops washed away': dozens of farms affected
Heavy rain in Taranaki at the weekend has caused huge damage to farms, washing away baleage and bridges.
Midday Rural News for 8 February 2022
News from the rural and farming sector.
Plus the latest on the rain for farmers with Sally Murphy. Audio
Tribunal win for Gisborne kiwifruit growers
Kiwifruit growers have won their battle against Gisborne District Council over new rate hikes from producing the golden variety of the fruit.
Morning Rural News for 8 February 2022
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Rotorua farm fined $27k for bush-grazing pigs
Rotorua's Kleadmak Farms has been fined $27,000 after pigs were found grazing in native bush and effluent discharged into Umurua Stream.
Goat farmer sets the baa high for mohair
Dozens of curly haired kids browse under the watchful eyes of their nannies at Joseph Burstons' Angora goat farm in North Canterbury. Video, Audio
'It's not too hard' - DairyNZ Climate Change Ambassador
Dairy farmer George Moss used to be a climate change skeptic, now he's a climate change ambassador the dairy industry. Audio
South Canterbury farm reveals extraordinary sinkhole formation
Craigmore Station is a sheep, beef and deer farm where land is covered in sinkholes which geologists have described as one of the more remarkable formations found in New Zealand. Audio
Marty's Microgreen's - and now a bit more besides...
Marty Hubbard used to grow thousands of lettuces - they rotted during the first lockdown when markets dried up overnight. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Waikato is teetering on the edge of a drought and grape crops are looking bountiful in Marlborough. Audio
Country Life Friday February 4 2022
Dozens of curly haired kids browse under the watchful eyes of their nannies at Joseph Burstons' Angora goat farm in North Canterbury. Dairy farmer George Moss used to be a climate change skeptic, now… Audio
Wool industry fears mass exodus as Kiwi shearers pack their bags
Kiwi shearers in Western Australia are already planning to return to New Zealand after the country announced its border reopening plan.
