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Training the next generation to train sheep dogs
Champion sheepdog trialist Murray Child is sharing his knowledge with a new generation on his Maungakaramea farm. Audio
Dianne Milne: ' I’d like to see that divide between the rural and the urban communities disappear'
The displacement of traditional beef and sheep farms in favour of dairy has led to social disintegration in New Zealand's farming communities, says rural support advocate Dianne Milne. She was made an… Audio
Giving families 'extra reason to smile this Christmas'
A Givealittle page set up by Federated Farmers to help Auckland City Mission this Christmas has already garnered tens of thousands in donations.
Midday Rural News for 24 December 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 23 December 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Shearers set New Zealand record for most lambs shorn in nine hours
Five men from King Country have set a new record by shearing 3740 lambs in nine hours.
Aged between 18 and 35, the men all work for Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing.
The highlight of the day was Jack… Audio
Union calls for ban on hydrogen cyanamide due to 'possible carcinogen' exposure
First Union is calling on the Environmental Protection Authority to ban hydrogen cyanamide immediately.
Midday Rural News for 22 December 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Christmas strawberry shortage expected with crops 'annihilated' by poor weather
Wet weather has decimated strawberry crops - meaning there could be a shortage for Christmas.
Time to face issues, Māori farming organisation chair says
The outgoing Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chair says one of the biggest challenges facing the Māori farming organisation is the ongoing fragmentation of shares.
Midday Rural News for 21 December 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Demand for organic fertilisers rising
Rising costs for synthetic fertilisers and farmers becoming more aware of their environmental footprint is pushing up demand for organic fertilisers.
Midday Rural News for 20 December 2021
Demand for organic fertiliser is growing due to farmers and growers becoming more aware of their environmental footprint and prices for synthetic fertilisers sky rocketing. Audio
Waikato farmers told to check effluent management systems or face prosecution
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers in the region to pick up their effluent management practices after monitoring yielded mixed results.
Winegrowers unearth a sense of place at Waikari vineyard
Transforming an old limestone quarry into a vineyard has been a labour of love for Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen. Their viticultural journey at the site near Waikairi in North Canterbury began… Audio
All the Trimmings
Christmas is the season of traditions and for many people one of those is to collect a Christmas tree to decorate their home over the festive season. It may be a branch of pohutukawa, a pine tree in… Audio
Farm Talk: Finnish Farmer Teemu Kinnari
Teemu Kinnari is the 14th generation to toil on the family farm. It has been in the family since 1667. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers will spend much of summer cleaning up the mess after this week's flooding, and in the south, boysenberry crops have suffered in the wet. Audio
Country Life for 17 December 2021
On Country Life, a couple of wine-mad viticulturists have transformed a limestone quarry into an organic vineyard that pays homage to the grape-growing traditions of the Burgundy region in France, and… Audio
Rural hospitals 'largely left out' of $100m pandemic funding
Doctors and hospitals in rural areas say they have been ignored by a government plan to upgrade many hospitals in preparation for Covid-19. Audio
