Rural

On Friday night RNZ and associated colleagues took out a number of top awards at the annual Agriculture Journalists awards. RNZ's Sally Round and Carol Stiles talks to Jesse about the event and who… Audio

There's a pledge to improve the say farmers have on the running of Fonterra.

Maja Burry has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio

Farmers are anxiously waiting to see whether or not Labour will choose to govern alone or bring in the Green Party.

In one the elections biggest surprises the strong National electorate of Rangitata… Audio

Heartland New Zealand has turned from blue to red, with a rural voters swing away from the National Party and towards Labour.

Saturday's election threw up a host of surprises, including Labour's… Audio

Plant and Food Research has developed an environmentally-friendly spray to help fend off the kiwifruit vine killing disease PSA. Audio

Farmers in the north who were getting a bit twitchy with the lack of rain are pleased they can now almost see the grass growing after a good few millimetres in the gauge this week. Trading stock are… Audio

Carol Stiles pops in to a pilot farm in Waikato where cows are wearing high tech collars which keep them behind virtual fences and Cosmo KentishBarnes is in Otago with a second generation pig farmer… Audio

Hawke's Bay councils say they've got to stop the squabbling over funding to fix coastal erosion.

They're planning to bring in a QC or retired judge to figure out how they can get the money to stop… Audio

The animal genetics co-op Livestock Improvement Corporation, or LIC, wants to make it easier for farmers to buy into the company or to sell out of it.

Eric Frykberg has te pūrongo taiwhenua, Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio