Rural
Midday Rural News for 10 June 2020
A group representing New Zealand's dairy companies says a free trade deal being offered by the European Union is even worse than the trade arrangements New Zealand already has.
Eric Frykberg has the… Audio
Connectivity struggles in heartland New Zealand
Farmers are having to climb on roofs, stand on the backs of horses and in some cases, wade through ponds for mobile coverage. Taumarunui farmer, Luke Pepper, explains how he gets coverage from his… Audio
Midday Rural News for 9 June 2020
State agencies accused of wrongly allowing pigs to be kept in cages have had their say in the High Court in Wellington.
Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio
Fruit in a Bottle - Drury Hills Wines
David Young makes and sells 100 types of wine on his small orchard 24kms south of Auckland. His family has been on the same piece of land since 1896. Audio
Fruit in a Bottle - Drury Hills Wines
David Young makes and sells 100 types of wine on his small orchard 24kms south of Auckland. His family has been on the same piece of land since 1896.
AudioWe could grow that here...
Leftfield Innovation is looking for ways farmers can use their land to make high value food products that consumers want. It's investigating six crops we currently import but could grow and then use… Audio
We could grow that here...
Leftfield Innovation is looking for ways farmers can use their land to make high value food products that consumers want. It's investigating six crops we currently import but could grow and then use…
AudioThe 90s File - Jenna O'Sullivan
Jenna O'Sullivan is working in her dream job for the livestock genetics company CRV Ambreed. Audio
The 90s File - Jenna O'Sullivan
Jenna O'Sullivan is working in her dream job for the livestock genetics company CRV Ambreed.
AudioRegional Wrap
Ewe scanning is underway in the north, which has seen more welcome rain this week and dairy farmers are catching their breath before calving. Audio
Country Life for Friday 5 June 2020
Ewe scanning is underway in the north, which has seen more welcome rain this week and dairy farmers are catching their breath before calving in six weeks' time. Jenna O'Sullivan was born in the 90s… Audio
Mothballed training farm reopening to help redundant workers
The government is backing plans to give a new lease of life to Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, near Masterton.
Geraldine farmers go to bat for endangered species
Award winning wagyu beef farmers Evan and Clare Chapman were going to cut down a row of willows at their Kakahu property until they discovered a colony of long-tailed bats/pekapeka had made the old… Audio, Gallery
Geraldine farmers go to bat for endangered species
Award winning wagyu beef farmers Evan and Clare Chapman were going to cut down a row of willows at their Kakahu property until they discovered a colony of long-tailed bats/pekapeka had made the old…
AudioMidday Rural News for 5 June 2020
The government is backing plans to give a new lease of life to Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre near Masterton.
Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio
