Rural News

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Minister of Agriculture says tough rules binding farmers to Fonterra could change, depending on how a review of the industry pans out. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A biosecurity conference in Wellington has heard a pessimistic account of the battle against myrtle rust. Audio

The animal breeding industry is mourning the death of one of its pioneers, Pat Shannon, at the age of 90. Audio

Federated Farmers think proposals to limit cow numbers are too broad brush and ignore what farmers are already doing about water quality.

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Early estimates suggest dairy farmers might end up paying about 30 thousand dollars each if the Government gets its way on the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio

Federated Farmers have produced figures that show dairy and beef cattlemen should pay as little as 12.8 percent of the costs of eliminating Mycoplasma bovis.

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Government Ministers are thrashing out the costs of fighting Mycoplasma Bovis, in a grinding series of meetings with dairy and cattlemen.  Audio