Farming
Methane-reducing supplement for cows still trapped in regulatory limbo
It has taken nearly two-and-a-half years for the Environmental Protection Authority to decide if a feed supplement promising to slash a cow's methane output should enter the New Zealand market.
Midday Rural News for 22 June 2023
Industry body Federated Farmers says it doesn't support wide-spread amalgamation of councils as recommended in a new report calling for an overhaul of local government.
Andrew McRae has the rural… Audio
Midday Rural News for 21 June 2023
A number of New Zealand sawmills producing housing timber are temporarily halting work as the construction sector retracts.
Andrew McRae has the rural news. Audio
Mitigating methane - one artificial lab cow at a time
While the government scrambles to develop methane-mitigating tools for farmers, the private sector is drumming up its own solutions.
Midday Rural News for 20 June 2023
Rural insurer FMG has paid out more than $120 million in claims relating to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Susan Murray has the Rural News. Audio
Beef + Lamb applaud ETS review
The government says it's reviewing the country's emissions trading scheme, and one of the industry group's most affected by the process says the move was "long overdue". Beef and Lamb says the… Audio
Midday Rural News for 19 June 2023
News from the rural farming sector with Susan Murray. Audio
From dog coats to generators - farmers seek Fieldays bargains
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - but are they buying anything?
Voices from Tai Rāwhiti
From the back country to the coast, and the flats and rolling hills in between, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle which ravaged Tairāwhiti at… Audio
Voices from Tai Rāwhiti
From the back country to the coast, and the flats and rolling hills in between, you won't find many places or people untouched by the claws of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle which ravaged Tairāwhiti at…
AudioRural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 16 June 2023
Country life this week heads to Tairawhiti to hear stories from the hill country to the coast..finding out how people are dealing with the desctruction from massive weather events this year Audio
Country Life for 16 June 2023
Country life this week heads to Tairawhiti to hear stories from the hill country to the coast..finding out how people are dealing with the desctruction from massive weather events this year
AudioAre farmers spending their money at Fieldays?
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - all the bells and whistles you can dream of. But with the country now in a recession - are farmers actually buying anything… Video, Audio
