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Midday Rural News for 7 December 2023
Dairy co-operative Fonterra has raised its forecast farmgate milk price for this season - thanks to stronger demand for dairy.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
MPI issues alert over toxic shellfish found in Waikato
Paralytic shellfish toxins have been found, prompting a warning against collecting or eating shellfish from the Kawhia region.
Timaru brewery builds a wastewater plant to turn byproduct
DB Breweries' plant at Washdyke in Timaru is not only churning out beer - it's also making its own compost. Three years ago the company started a project that would see it treat its own wastewater… Audio
Morning Rural News for 7 December 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
The number of vegetarians in New Zealand vastly overstated
A study from the University of Auckland has found only about 2% of New Zealanders exclude all meat from their diets. Vegans make up only about .5% Previous estiamates have been as high as 20% Mark… Audio
Craft beer businesses feeling the squeeze with high-brewing costs
Good beer is getting harder to make, Beer enthusiast magazine Pursuit of Hoppiness editor Michael Donaldson says.
How much is too much for a good beer?: Craft brewers struggle with rising costs
Aotearoa's craft beer industry is hoping for a profitable summer as it continues to wrestle with high brewing costs. A fourth craft beer business has hit major financial trouble this week as importer… Audio
Christmas on budget and without stress, a Chef's guide
Mel Alafaci is known as the Happy Chef has just released a book on the best way to have a quick, easy and most importantly cost effective Christmas. Audio
Midday Rural News for 6 December 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Your 12 favourite recipes of 2023
Here are the 12 recipes that most tickled the taste buds in 2023.
NZ Food safety warns to handle chicken with care
As Christmas dinner plans draw closer, NZ Food Safety is warning people to handle raw chicken with care.
The Ministry for Primary Industries advises home cooks to avoid washing raw chicken, keep… Audio
Morning Rural News for 6 December 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
Starting small - aiming high, AUT to grow its own food
What started as a way to replant native trees on a budget has grown into an impressive array of biodiversity projects at AUT's campus on Auckland's North Shore. AUT groundsman, Niven Winder speaks to… Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 December 2023
Palm kernel expeller, or PKE, is imported here from Indonesia and Malaysia to be used as supplementary feed on dairy farms.
The use of P-K-E has come under scrutiny in recent years due to its links… Audio
Morning Rural News for 5 December 2023
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
The mysterious curry cabal
Have you heard of the Auckland Curry Movement? They're a shadowy cabal of curry connoisseurs with zero online presence... Except every year they give out their "Best Indian Restaurant award" - along… Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 December 2023
National's Todd McClay is meeting with industry leaders and officials this week to fine tune policies and to plan how they'll be rolled out.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
To the fresh produce markets now - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn Forsyth. Audio
New Zealand signs up to COP28 food declaration
New Zealand has signed an international agreement saying agriculture and food production must urgently adapt to respond to climate change.
Sam and Ellie Studd: How to love cheese
Brother and sister duo Sam and Ellie Studd's new book The Best Things In Life Are Cheese, aims to help us understand and appreciate cheese in all its many forms. They're about as close to cheese… Audio
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