Midday Report for Monday 29 August 2011

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The All Blacks loose forwards Adam Thompson and Keiran Read face a nervous wait this afternoon as they undergo scans on their injuries from the weekend's Tri-Nations loss to the Wallabies in Brisbane.

12:17 PM.Goodman Fielder reports a full year loss due to asset writedowns. The Federal Reserve chairman signals there will be no immediate action to boost the US economy and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Mongrel Mob members fire shots into a rugby crowd and the final farewell for an SAS soldier. Audio