Rural News

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Agriculture Minister says the taskforce he's setting up to investigate issues with winter crop grazing, will be working to find solutions for next winter. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fonterra plans to sell down its share in the Chinese infant formula manufacturer Beingmate, after failing to find a buyer for the entire stake. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Irrigation New Zealand says farmers could be hit with big costs if moves to regulate dams and canals catches farm storage ponds in its sweep. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The cost of transporting New Zealand's produce to the rest of the world is forecast to increase due to stricter environmental regulations on the shipping industry. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The woman charged with training agricultural workers says would-be farm students should enrol for their courses as usual, despite yesterday's radical overhaul of vocational training. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fonterra says it will try to cut methane emissions by ten percent by 2030, though it will be hard. Audio