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Damning report of Overseer programme prompts Hawke's Bay to change approach
In the wake of a damning report about a farm management programme called Overseer, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it will be reviewing its use when making rules around water quality.
Midday Rural News for 12 August 2021
Farmers and regional councils are weighing up how to proceed following yesterday's report which found Overseer isn't fit for purpose. Audio
Farmers frustrated over unreliable pollution tool
Federated Farmers says New Zealand's farm environment management system has been rocked to the core by the release of a report criticising the widely used farm nutrient modelling system Overseer… Audio
Morning Rural News for 12 August 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Govt to assist development of next-gen waterways protection tool
An independent science advisory panel has raised significant concerns about a tool widely used to estimate nitrogen loss from farms.
Midday Rural News for 11 August 2021
As we've been reporting - farmers and growers are struggling to attract workers and are finding it difficult to bring in workers from overseas with the border still shut. Audio
1 in 3 sheep and beef farms to forestry
Beef and Lamb New Zealand is calling for limits on carbon offsetting as new research reveals over a third of sheep and beef farms sold have gone into carbon-only titles. Beef and Lamb NZ has… Audio
Morning Rural News for 11 August 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Tough season ahead as RSE scheme flounders amid Covid-19 restrictions
Many Recognised Seasonal Employers expect they will struggle to survive the 2021-2022 season unless they can increase their workforce, a researcher says.
Midday Rural News for 10 August 2021
Australia is providing financial incentives to lure New Zealand immigrant dairy workers across the Tasman. Audio
Farmers look for NZ products as fertiliser prices skyrocket
A range of factors are contributing to the price of fertilisers going up - freight costs, food demand, international competition - and more.
IPCC report: Farmer responds to call to cut methane emissions
A body sanctioned by the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet and the impact of human behaviour on the climate.
… Audio
'They've been protected for a reason' - Southland farmer accused of draining wetland
A Southland farmer already in mediation over land clearing is now under investigation after being accused of trying to drain a wetland.
Morning Rural News for 10 August 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Livestock responsible for nearly half of Gisborne Council's emissions
Close to half of Gisborne District Council's greenhouse gas emissions come from 60,000 sheep and cattle on stations owned by the local authority.
Tegel to raise chicken prices by 10%
New Zealand's largest poultry supplier Tegel has announced it is putting its prices up.
Midday Rural News for 9 August 2021
The freezing blast moving across the country yesterday and today is dumping snow and will cause some lamb losses in coastal North Canterbury but elsewhere it's arrived early enough to have little… Audio
Weather: North Canterbury farmer on impact
Severe conditions have affected the country overnight as heavy rain, strong winds and snow swept through.
Henry Pinckney is a sheep and beef farmer based off the Inland Road, south of Kaikoura.
He… Audio
Weather: Marlborough farmer on overnight impact
Wild weather has struck across the South Island overnight.
Warwick Lissaman runs a 400 hectare farm inland from Seddon, in the South Island.
He spoke to Corin Dann after a chilly night. Audio
Morning Rural News for 9 August 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
