Rural News

Farmers will learn today at 4pm whether the Government wants to try to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis or try to learn to live with it under managed, or contained conditions.  Audio

More details are emerging of the impact of Mycoplasma bovis on cows as consultations reach crunch point on what to do about the disease. Audio

Wrangling over what to do about the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is going down to the wire.  

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Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand confirm record exports of Kiwifruit. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

New Zealand's kiwifruit giant Zespri has reported a lift in earnings for the 2017-18 season, despite the volume of kiwifruit sold falling by 11 per cent during that period. Audio

New Zealand's kiwifruit giant Zespri is expected to report improved earnings when it issues its financial figures for the 2017-18 year in a couple of hours from now.  

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A high level meeting has been underway this morning to finalise what can be done about the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Federated Farmers says it would like to have a say in what the Government plans to do about improving New Zealand's animal tracking system. Audio