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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Rain is still needed in many parts of the country. Hay and baleage is being trucked around to ensure stock get the feed they need. The grape harvest is well through in Central Otago with good yields… Audio
Country Life for Friday 5 April 2024
This week Country Life meets a young woman who lost her job in the tech industry and turned things around by getting her hands in the soil and starting up a market garden. The team also heads to Banks… Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 April 2024
Gisborne fishers are taking extra steps to protect Rock Lobster populations in a bid to protect the future of the fishery between Mahia, north to Gisborne and the East Cape - which was left battered… Audio
Sheep race set to be a traffic-stopper in Te Kuiti
The popular Running of the Sheep is returning to Te Kuiti's main street on Saturday.
Morning Rural News for 5 April 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Movies return to Raetihi's beloved Royal Theatre
As well as being a boon for the small Ruapehu District town, it's also one for the history buffs, as it is thought the Royal is the oldest provincial cinema in New Zealand still in existence. Audio
Instadate: A speed dating service for Cantabrians 'over the apps'
After three disappointing years on dating apps, Canterbury woman Beaulieu Matthews founded the speed dating service Instadate last year. Now she hosts speed dating events and tells funny anecdotes… Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 April 2024
A leading sheep farming is giving up selling through wool auctions.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
Piggery effluent lands Canterbury farm $29,000 fine
A mid-Canterbury farm has been fined for discharging piggery effluent.
Govt urged to sell farming body Pāmu into private ownership
An agribusiness accountant says selling Pāmu could boost government finances by $2 billion.
Midday Rural News for 3 April 2024
Dairy giant Fonterra claims it has a strong pipeline of suppliers from its competitor Synlait wanting to return to the co-op - amid turbulent financial times for the specialty milk producer.
Monique… Audio
Dairy prices rise for first time since February
The average dairy price rose 2.8 percent in the latest auction overnight.
Morning Rural News for 3 April 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Silver Fern Farms reports $24m loss
The country's largest meat processor and marketer Silver Fern Farms has reported a $24.4 million loss due to suppressed consumer demand in key markets.
New Zealand at 'electrifcation tipping point'
New Zealand is at the 'electrification tipping point', according to a new report from non-profit Rewiring Aotearoa. Rewiring Aotearoa's aims to boost knowledge of electronificaiton. CEO Mike Casey… Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 April 2024
The country's largest meat processor and marketer, Silver Fern Farms, has just reported a net loss after tax of $24.4 million for the 2023 financial year.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu
This is the second US human case of the virus that has infected herds of dairy cows in recent weeks.
Mycoplasma bovis eradicated from New Zealand - again
The last known farm infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been cleared, bringing the country's toll of active confirmed properties to zero.
Morning Rural News for 2 April 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio