Farming
Dairying with deer: 'Every year we're making gains genetically'
Country Life - Finding the perfect milking deer, one that's not too quiet but not too flightly, is a big focus at Pāmu's Aratiatia Deer Milking Unit near Taupō. Audio
'It's pretty bad': Students head north to lend a hand with cyclone-hit fences
A group of volunteer students say they will work "bloody hard" to finish re-fencing a 30 kilometre stretch of farmland in Hawke's Bay this week.
'Get your hands dirty!' says soil advocate and farmer
Australian food writer-turned-food activist Matthew Evans was in North Canterbury last weekend talking to local growers about what keeps the earth, and us, healthy. Audio
'Get your hands dirty!' says soil advocate and farmer
Australian food writer-turned-food activist Matthew Evans was in North Canterbury last weekend talking to local growers about what keeps the earth, and us, healthy.
AudioRural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 19 May 2023
Country life this week spends the morning in a milking parlour with a difference. All the stalls are highsided, tailored for the deer which are providing rich creamy milk. Also Australian chef and… Audio
Country Life for 19 May 2023
Country life this week spends the morning in a milking parlour with a difference. All the stalls are highsided, tailored for the deer which are providing rich creamy milk. Also Australian chef and…
AudioFinancial workshops for farmers launched ahead of 'tough' year
A rural lender says a profitable few years will pull agri-businesses through - but not all of them.
The novices growing thousands of lettuces in South Taranaki
A pair of brother-in-laws have turned a run-down hydroponic farm into a flourishing business, producing thousands lettuces. Before taking on the huge task they had never grown a lettuce before. Audio
Midday Rural News for 19 May 2023
News from the rural farming sector The main two winners in rural areas are the schools and roading network. Just over $63 million will go towards helping small and isolated schools upgrade their… Audio
Produce company predicts around $30m in losses after cyclone
Produce company T&G Global is forecasting a loss of $28 to $34 million for this financial year after Cyclone Gabrielle severely affected the group's Hawke's Bay plantings.
'We need to make farming interesting and cool for girls'
Only 6 percent of NZ school leavers go into jobs in the agriculture sector - and most are male. Girls Who Grow is a new organisation on a mission to change that and encourage young women into careers… Video, Audio
Ngati Porou seeks urgent action over forestry practices
Te Tairawhiti iwi Ngati Porou are demanding urgent action to address the slash left over from forestry operations in the region. The iwi says it can no longer tolerate unsustainable practices that… Audio
Whangarei deputy mayor braces for more heavy rain
Dairy farmers and others in Whangarei are bracing for yet more heavy rain today. Metservice has issued a severe weather watch that could result in heavy rain in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of… Audio
'We have to do something': Five farm deaths in first 3 months of the year
The largest vehicle training provider in Waikato is calling for a better health and safety culture on farms.
NZ Avocado chief executive quits for long-awaited break
After 12 years at the helm, Jen Scoular is stepping down as chief executive of New Zealand Avocado.
