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Food, timber exports up on last year
Export revenue is set to reach $56.9 billion dollars in the year to the end of June 2025, driven by strong dairy prices and rebounding prices for red-meat and logs.
Morning Rural News for 12 December 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Family of respected farmer grateful for support since his shock death
RNZ understands the well-known farming advocate died after being electrocuted while fixing a garage door on his property in Ashburton.
Midday Rural News for 11 December 2024
Midday Rural News for 11 December 2024 Audio
Locals fight proposed solar farm in Central Otago
A Maniototo resident fighting a proposed solar farm near her property was heartened by the turnout at a community meeting on Monday. Rose Voice spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The sector still adding jobs and paying an average $70k
If you want a job right now, your best shot may come from farming.
Morning Rural News for 11 December 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Prominent farming advocate dies in incident on farm
Chris Allen, 62, was a well-known and respected Canterbury farmer.
Midday Rural News for 10 December 2024
Midday Rural News for 10 December 2024. Audio
Morning Rural News for 10 December 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Egg and poultry industry feel the heat as nearly all NZ exports blocked
The Ministry for Primary Industries is culling all 160,000 hens at a farm in Otago after the discovery of bird flu. Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 December 2024
Midday Rural News for 9 December 2024 Audio
Morning Rural News for 9 December 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing for a bird flu outbreak
How are chicken and egg farms protecting themselves from avian flu? Country Life visited a broiler chicken farm to find out what good biosecurity practice involves.
How pills for cows and 'light recipes' may help slow global warming
A range of tools are not too far off to knock back greenhouse gases from livestock burps.
'Never too late to make a better decision': Greens on Mt Messenger bypass
It comes in the wake of a farming couple being ordered to pay $180,000 in court costs after trying to prevent their land being taken for the project.
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing
Avian flu has been found on an Otago chicken farm for the first time in New Zealand's history. It's something the poultry industry has spent months preparing for and we take you inside a North Island… Audio
Milking goats and making cheese, all in a days work
Thanks to goat's milk, Andrea Gauland son's eczema cleared up within two weeks. This was the excuse she needed to start farming dairy goats 25 years ago and she's still loving the whey of life. Audio
What could be in the farm toolkit for curbing methane emissions
A cow pill, vaccines, and specially treated grass-seed are among products it's hoped will be in farmers' methane-busting toolkits in the not-too-distant future. Audio
Country Life for 6 December 2024
This week, there's cheese and eggs on the menu with visits to poultry and goat farms. The team also takes a closer look at what's in the pipeline for farmers to help lower emissions. Audio
