Maja Burry
Midday Rural News for 31 January 2019
The agriculture sector says incoming tourists must get better warnings about the risks of breaching biosecurity rules. Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 January 2019
Some farmers at the top of the South Island worry they could be on the brink of drought. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 January 2019
The agricultural industry is mourning the loss of the former chairman of Fonterra, John Wilson, who has died aged 54, after a battle with poor health. Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 January 2019
One of New Zealand's largest fishing companies says it has so far escaped the worst impact of warm water. Audio
Midday Rural News for 25 January 2019
A beekeeping group is urging its members to reject a proposed honey levy, when voting gets underway next month. Audio
Midday Rural News for 24 January 2019
An international car shipping company says the biosecurity rules intended to keep the stink bug pest out of New Zealand are ineffective and inconsistent. Data from the Real Estate Institute show there… Audio
Midday Rural News for 23 January 2019
Seven major agricultral industries say the Government must do its best to try to rescue the World Trade Organisation at forums like the meeting of global trade and business leaders in Davos… Audio
Midday Rural News for 22 January 2019
The meat industry says Britain's pledge for trade continuity with New Zealand post Brexit is a positive step forward, but it still has worries about market access. Audio
Midday Rural News for 21 January 2019
The crown institute, AgResearch, says its work will not be compromised by the decision to sell its grazing and arable research farm in Mid Canterbury. The Centre for Arable Research has found… Audio
Fight against M Bovis continues
2019 is set to be another big year for the farming sector, as it continues to fight the cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis. In May the government announced it would try to eradicate the disease, which… Audio
