Maja Burry
Best of First Up for 13 November
On the podcast today, we talk to Scion's Unmanned Autonamous Vehicle programme manager, Robin Hartley, about how flying drones are fighting Myrtle Rust. Ruth Wynn Williams gives us a report on the… Audio
Identifying Myrtle Rust is like finding a needle in a haystack
Trying to identify plants infected with Myrtle rust can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But researchers at the crown institute, Scion, think they have found a tool which will help… Audio
Midday Rural News for 11 November 2019
The farmer-owned meat Co-op, Alliance Group has taken on 40 staff members of an Oamaru meat company which was forced to suspend exports to China. Audio
Midday Rural News for 8 November 2019
Farming groups say the bipartisan support for the Zero Carbon Bill will help give the sector certainty, but they remain unhappy with the unchanged methane reduction targets. Audio
Midday Rural News for 7 November 2019
About 200 of Fonterra's farmer shareholders have turned out for the co-op's annual general meeting in Invercargill today. Audio
Midday Rural News for 6 November 2019
The Ministry for the Environment says it has received 17 thousand 500 submissions on the Government's proposed water reforms. Audio
Midday Rural News for 5 November 2019
New Zealand and China have agreed on a long-awaited upgrade to their free trade pact. Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 November 2019
The fishing industry has suffered a partial defeat over ocean regulations, in a decision by the Court of Appeal. Audio
Midday Rural News for 1 November 2019
Potato growers fear their industry could be killed off by the Government's proposed water reforms. Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 October 2019
The Ministry for Primary Industries thinks the fight against the cattle disease M bovis will peak mid next year and start to tail off. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 October 2019
An extension to the Brexit deadline is being welcomed by New Zealand lamb exporters, who have been worrying about possible disruptions to Christmas trade. Audio
Midday Rural News for 25 October 2019
The listed dairy company Synlait is making further inroads into the cheese market, buying Canterbury's Dairyworks for 112-million dollars. The Climate Change Minister says the Government's plan for… Audio
Midday Rural News for 24 October 2019
Farmers have been told they won't have to start paying for their green house gas emissions for another five years, providing the sector makes progress in developing a plan to measure and price them at… Audio
