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Mitigating methane - one artificial lab cow at a time
While the government scrambles to develop methane-mitigating tools for farmers, the private sector is drumming up its own solutions.
'Road vac' designed to deal with pesky dust clouds on gravel roads
An engineering graduate has created a new solution to the billows of dust which kick up when you drive down a gravel road. David Pethybridge is developing 'RoadVac'. He speaks to Jesse. Audio
Midday Rural News for 20 June 2023
Rural insurer FMG has paid out more than $120 million in claims relating to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Susan Murray has the Rural News. Audio
Morning Rural News for 20 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Beef + Lamb applaud ETS review
The government says it's reviewing the country's emissions trading scheme, and one of the industry group's most affected by the process says the move was "long overdue". Beef and Lamb says the… Audio
'Tinder meets Airbnb' as rural shed share moooooves on up
A new business lane just opened up in the business sector, Heybarn is an online service that's matches those with available space to those who don't have enough. It was launched earlier this year and… Audio
Midday Rural News for 19 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector with Susan Murray. Audio
Why off-season roses are thriving better in cyclone-hit Esk Valley
Along the fence lines of the cyclone-devastated Esk Valley, red roses still turn their little faces towards the pale winter sun, and their unusually strong flush this year has turned heads.
Morning Rural News for 19 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Government review of Emissions Trading Scheme to be released
The Climate Change Commission has said the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets.
Cyclones aftermath: 'How do our people survive the next 100 years?'
Country Life: From the back country to the coast, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, which ravaged Tai Rāwhiti at the start of the year. Audio
From dog coats to generators - farmers seek Fieldays bargains
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - but are they buying anything?
Voices from Tai Rāwhiti
From the back country to the coast, and the flats and rolling hills in between, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle which ravaged Tairāwhiti at… Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 16 June 2023
Country life this week heads to Tairawhiti to hear stories from the hill country to the coast..finding out how people are dealing with the desctruction from massive weather events this year Audio
Are farmers spending their money at Fieldays?
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - all the bells and whistles you can dream of. But with the country now in a recession - are farmers actually buying anything… Video, Audio
Fieldays: Brain health and mental wellbeing worth thinking about
This year, brain health and mental wellbeing are recurring themes at the annual rural gathering at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.
Midday Rural News for 16 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector Audio
'Growers are waiting': Ongoing talks with government for post-cyclone funding package
Hope could be on the horizon for growers facing the loss of their livelihoods following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Farmers reminded to look after their brains during Fieldays
Wearing fluffy cat ears which spin around translating your brainwaves isn't what a farmer would do on a normal day in the yards. And growers are more likely to walk between crop rows, not through the… Audio
