Rural
Midday Rural News for 19 March 2020
The New Zealand Shearing Sports season is over with the cancellation of nine competitions which were scheduled for the next three weeks. Audio
Midday Rural News for 18 March 2020
As you will have heard earlier, New Zealand's largest company has put its loss making nightmare behind it. Audio
A political party to push farming?
An opinion piece looks at whether a rural based political party would provide the National party with a coalition partner or simply erode their existing voter base in the regions. Audio
Midday Rural News for 17 March 2020
New Zealand will learn Government plans to mitigate damage from the Covid 19 virus in about an hour and half. Audio
Rain teases drought-stricken Northland
Farmers are describing the small amount of rain that fell in Northland overnight as a tease rather than a drought-breaker.
Sheep and beef farmers have been de-stocking to try to cope with the dry.
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'Mystical product' casts a spell on Marlborough wine student
A Marlborough wine maker is close to gaining one of the world's highest qualifications in wine.
Midday Rural News for 16 March 2020
Federated Farmers says looming reforms on matters like freshwater should be deferred because of Covid 19. Audio
Dodging cowpats, cabers and clouds of soot at Rural Games
Thousands descended on Palmerston North over the weekend to witness cowpat throwing, hay bale stacking and sheep shearing.
The finishing farm for lambs
Matapiro Station farm manager Michael Lowther is on a shopping spree - he's just bought the first of 30,000 lambs that will spend just a few months on the station. Audio
The finishing farm for lambs
Matapiro Station farm manager Michael Lowther is on a shopping spree - he's just bought the first of 30,000 lambs that will spend just a few months on the station.
AudioThe 90s File
Konagh Garrett is a PhD student at Lincoln University. She has a particular interest in nutritional ecology and is looking at how a diverse, varied diet for animals can positively affect welfare and… Audio
Regional Wrap
In parched Northland, a stock agent in Kaipara district says rain this week was enough to settle the dust, but that's about it. The West Coast has had a week of glorious, fine T-shirt and shorts… Audio
Kiwifruit harvest gets underway
The harvest of New Zealand's largest horticultural export crop has just begun. Nikki Johnson from NZKGI says, with Covid-19 restricting travel, growers are hoping there will be enough backpackers… Audio
Kiwifruit harvest gets underway
The harvest of New Zealand's largest horticultural export crop has just begun. Nikki Johnson from NZKGI says, with Covid-19 restricting travel, growers are hoping there will be enough backpackers…
AudioFull Episode for Friday March 13 2020
It Starts with the Soil, A finishing farm for lambs, The 90s File, Kiwifruit harvest gets underway and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Full Episode for Friday March 13 2020
It Starts with the Soil, A finishing farm for lambs, The 90s File, Kiwifruit harvest gets underway and the Regional Wrap.
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