Eric Frykberg
Midday Rural News for 23 May 2018
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
Midday Rural News for 22 May 2018
A high level meeting has been underway this morning to finalise what can be done about the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
Midday Rural News for 21 May 2018
Some high country farmers are blocking access to walking tracks through their properties, due to the pressures of more people using them. Audio
Midday Rural News for 18 May 2018
The Government has accepted all 38 recommendations of a special review into New Zealand's system of animal tracking. Audio
Midday Rural News for 17 May 2018
The Goverment has given reassurances to farmers Gypsy Day can go ahead, despite the presence of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
Morning Rural News for 17 May 2018
The National Party is accusing two Government ministers of caving in to pressure from officials when axing funding for a rural suicide prevention programme.
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Midday Rural News for 16 May 2018
The price of butter is expected to keep going up and could reach six dollars a half kilo in supermarkets, according to a rural economist. Audio
Midday Rural News for 15 May 2018
A new strain of the rabbit calicivirus has been confirmed in a single wild rabbit found on a Malborough farm. Audio
Midday Rural News for 11 May 2018
A new forestry advisory group has been announced to provide industry perspectives to the government on the country's forestry goals. Audio
Morning Rural News for 11 May 2018
The spread of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has taken off with 38 infected farms and another 40-considered likely to get infected and almost 300 affected in one way or another - also the disease… Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 May 2018
The Ministry for Primary Industries is leaning towards containment of the cattle disease Myco Plasma Bovis, not eradication. Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 May 2018
The Minister of Agriculture says tough rules binding farmers to Fonterra could change, depending on how a review of the industry pans out. Audio
Morning Rural News for 8 May 2018
A shortage of seasonal workers declared for the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit industry.
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Morning Rural News for 7 May 2018
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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Midday Rural News for 4 May 2018
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
Midday Rural News for 3 May 2018
Fonterra is to start burning biomass along with coal at its dairy plant at Brightwater near Nelson. Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 May 2018
A dairy analyst says a slow start to spring production in the Northern Hemisphere helped cheese and skim milk power make gains at the latest global dairy trade auction. Audio