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Animal welfare campaigners welcome livestock shipping ban
The government will ban livestock exports by sea, in a bid to protect the animals and the country's reputation. The industry will have up to two years to stop exports. Last year more than… Audio
Government announces ban for live cattle exports by sea
The government has announced a ban on live cattle exports by sea, with a two-year period to phase out the trade. Video
Rural News for 14 April 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Ruatorea legal cannabis growers decry continued prohibition's harms
The close 'no' vote in last year's cannabis referendum has left Tairāwhiti cannabis growers and its isolated communities in a rut.
Cannabis prohibition killing opportunities - Tairāwhiti grower
The close 'no' vote in last year's cannabis referendum has left Tairāwhiti cannabis growers and its isolated communities in a rut.
They say prohibition leads to more abuse of harder drugs and… Video, Audio
NZ Mānuka industry will not share name
The Mānuka Honey industry is adamant it will not share the Māori name with Australian producers, but it is open to working collaboratively with them. The Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan is asking… Audio
Midday Rural News for 13 April 2021
Suggestions from Australia's trade minister that his country and New Zealand work together to market mānuka honey are being given the thumbs down by a Māori trust. Audio
The sectors contributing most to NZ's 2019 greenhouse gas emissions
The agriculture and energy sectors were the largest contributors to New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, latest figures show.
East Coast farmers desperate for rain, support as dry conditions drag on
Parts of the east coast of the country are so dry farmers are worried they'll run out of feed before winter.
Farmers want more support as dry conditions bite
Parts of New Zealand's east coast are so dry, farmers say they'll run out of feed before the winter.
NIWA's drought index shows Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Banks Peninsula are very or extremely dry… Audio
Morning Rural News for 13 April 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 12 April 2021
A Hawke's Bay farming leader says the thought of another tough winter feeding out everyday won't be filling farmers in his region with joy. Audio
Crops will rot if workers aren't found - Central Otago Mayor
Central Otago's horticulture sector fears fruit may be left to rot if a labour shortage isn't filled soon.
Rural News for 12 April 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Spirits are up for maker of Blue Agave Tequilana Drink
Golden Bay is a long way from home for the Agave tequilana plant, a native of Latin America and most commonly found in Mexico. Terry Knight is growing several thousand of the succulents to produce a… Audio
Summer Series - Why Coromandel granite was used in many NZ landmarks
Lindsay Garmson has written a book on Coromandel's now defunct granite industry. Granite from Paritu Bay can be found in grand buildings throughout New Zealand and in most of our cemeteries. Audio, Gallery
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
In the North Island at least one Taranaki farm's on track for a record milk production season while in the South Island Southland farmers think they've dialled up one of the best possible autumns. Audio
Pesky Possum
Ben Stubbs killed 800 possums in his QE2 block just after Christmas. He earnt more for the fur from those animals than he did from his wool cheque off 2000 ewes. He says it makes you view road kill… Audio
Full Episode for Friday April 9 2021
Country Life this week talks to a man who's a mine of information about Coromandel's granite industry and meets an entrepreneur making tequila out of his own exotic plantings. Audio
Crunch time for pioneering peanut crop in Northland
It's crunch time for a pioneering peanut crop in Northland, which government agencies hope could provide a viable product for the area.
The Ministry for Primary Industries has teamed up with the… Video, Audio
