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Farmers and energy sector face challenges of extended dry period
The prospect of a dry winter, which will prove a challenge for farmers, may set the country back in its transition to a zero carbon economy. Audio
Midday Rural News for 6 May 2021
A just-released report has found the country's emerging proteins industry is fragmented and lacks clear leadership. Audio
A 25-year-old's mission to revolutionise the wool industry
Logan Williams is a scientist, a serial inventor, the Director of Technology and Innovation at the New Zealand Merino Company, and could be the saviour to the wool industry... and he's only 25 years… Audio
Fonterra unveils options to revamp capital structure
The dairy giant Fonterra has laid out a range of options to strengthen its financial structure, but remains committed to co-operative ownership. The country's biggest company says the aim is to… Audio
Morning Rural News for 6 May 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Farmstead Cheese awarded Champions of Cheese in Hamilton
Plato once said "cheese is the greatest thing on the planet", and if he didn't he should have So to be crowned Champion Cheesemakers after only three years in the business is quite a phenomenal… Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 May 2021
The market is thirsty for Marlborough wine - but low grape yields mean demand is outstripping supply. Audio
Dairy prices suffer another fall in global auction
Dairy prices have fallen overall in the global auction overnight, with a split between strong milk powder prices and a huge drop for butter.
Waitako farm boss fined after failing to register animals
'Non-compliance will be found': ministry warns after farm breaches rules
Featherston's Phoenix still flying high: 'Long may it last'
The Featherston Phoenix newsletter celebrates its silver jubilee this month.
Bowel screening programme moves to meet rural demands
Northland and Bay of Plenty are next in line for older residents to get free screening kits.
Kombucha scoby found to lower E coli in dairy shed effluent
A product used to make kombucha has been found to reduce E coli in dairy shed effluent.
Midday Rural News for 4 May 2021
The close-to record prices for export logs are creating bottlenecks in the local supply chain - with small forest owners looking to cash in while the market's hot. Audio
Midday Rural News for 3 May 2021
The Rural GP Network says most doctors in the regions have not received the Covid-19 vaccine and are questioning how they'll be able to give the jab to their communities. Audio
Tractor headed down SH1 for Southland Charity Hospital fundraiser
Motorists down south are in for a surprise on Monday morning, a tractor steadily making its way up State Highway 1 somewhere between Oamaru and Christchurch.
Members of the Thornbury Vintage Tractor… Audio
Morning Rural News for 3 May 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Battling Pines on Molesworth Station
Wilding pines are a huge problem on Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm. We're out on a remote hillside with a gang of workers and their chainsaws. Many are new to the job including a young… Audio
Always look on the bright cider life
Thirty varieties of cider apples are growing in Caroline and Alex Peckham's orchard in Upper Moutere. Fruit from the 6000 trees is transformed into sparkling cider in the orchard's cidery. Audio
