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Haysley MacDonald was born and bred on the family farm near Marlborough's Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi. The coastal land, that overlooks Cloudy Bay, is where his ancestors first landed over 800 years… Audio

Former Wellington Percussionist, Jeremy Fitzsimons, is now based on the family farm in the Kauaeranga Valley near Thames. Bryan Crump paid him a visit. Audio

Jana Gabert runs a dairy farm about 30 kilometres south of Berlin. She is among farmers around Europe who have taken to the streets in protest about increasing costs and regulation amid high… Audio

A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Sally Murphy. This week marked a year since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the East Coast of the North Island, causing wide… Audio

Ancestors roots run deep at Wairau Pā vineyard, Farming to the beat of his own drum, Farmers from around the world: Jana Gäbert, dairy farmer from Germany and the Rural News Wrap.

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Nearly 4000 tonnes of cherries have been sent offshore this summer.

Summerfruit New Zealand chief executive, Kate Hellstrom says good sunny weather in key growing region Central Otago led to great… Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Cordons are in place around the fire, but Fire and Emergency has been allowing farmers access to manage livestock Thursday morning.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio

Organisers say Southern Field Days is back and better than ever with a record number of exhibitors.

The biennial event in Waimumu, in the Gore District, was cancelled twice during the pandemic.

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Devastated but not defeated is how one grower is describing the situation.

Early in the hours of February 14th last year, metres of floodwater ran through Linden Estate in the hard-hit Esk Valley -… Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

A Tolaga Bay farming couple are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle. Mike and Bridget Parker say a year on from the cyclone and they're still clearing their land, with little help from… Audio

Fonterra has lifted its farmgate forecast milk price for this season by 30 cents to a new mid-point of 7-dollars-80 a kilogram of milk solids.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio