Rural News

Beef and Lamb New Zealand is contesting the Productivity Commission's suggestion that many sheep and beef farms should be replaced with forestry. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Productivity Commission has unveiled dramatic proposals to manage methane emissions from farms. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A wintery blast heading up the country is creating some challenges for sheep farmers in the middle of lambing. Audio

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A 25 cent drop in Fonterra's forecast milk payout for this season has come as disappointing news to farmers. Audio

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A judge has given growers and the Ministry for Primary Industries 24 more hours to decide what to do about 48 thousand impounded seedlings. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries is standing by its crackdown on an international supplier of apple and summer fruit trees, despite the industry here saying it could cost them over a billion… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio