Rural
Midday Rural News for 30 August 2019
The profit made by Pamu, or Landcorp, from the sale of its shares in Westland Milk Products, will disappear into Government coffers via a special dividend. Audio
Written off: The true cost of road deaths
At least one person is dying every day on our roads on average, and it's costing the country more than $5bn a year. Given that annual figure is more than we spend on transport infrastructure each… Video, Audio
Mycoplasma Bovis: MPI changes to reduce farms' waiting times
The Ministry for Primary Industries is making changes to its on-farm sampling for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Midday Rural News for 29 August 2019
The Ministry for Primary Industries has announced some changes to its testing process for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 August 2019
The Dairy Industry Restructuring Act, or DIRA Bill has narrowly passed its first reading at Parliament, 63 votes to 57. Audio
Midday Rural News for 27 August 2019
New Zealand Winegrowers says wine exports for the year to June rose in volume and value, despite some uncertainty in the global marketplace Audio
Midday Rural News for 26 August 2019
Well after taking a big tumble last month, log prices have recovered slightly. Audio
AI and high-end food get PGF boost
Artificial intelligence in the aquaculture industry and high-end food development are the latest initiatives to receive funding support from the Provincial Growth Fund.
Milk shake - Why the future of dairy looks scary
Dairy's huge role earning export dollars for New Zealand is facing a threat some say could bring it to its knees. Lab-grown milk protein is now stepping outside niche cheese and ice cream markets and… Audio
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees. Audio, Gallery
Trees, bees and a nice cold cider, please
Jason Prior is a beekeeper who produces up to 60 tonnes of honey a year, has a nursery that sells trees bees love and is about to plant 1000 cider apple trees.
AudioBeefing up women's voice - a decade on
It's 10 years since Lindy Nelson set out on a path which led to the Agri-Women's Development Trust, which has helped hundreds of women - and men now too - make change in New Zealand's primary sector…
AudioChanging the way the family farms
Roscoe Taggart is a third generation farmer at Cust in North Canterbury. He took over the running of the family farm five years ago. The 28-year-old is phasing out the sheep breeding component of the… Audio
Changing the way the family farms
Roscoe Taggart is a third generation farmer at Cust in North Canterbury. He took over the running of the family farm five years ago. The 28-year-old is phasing out the sheep breeding component of the…
AudioBeefing up women's voices - a decade on
It's 10 years since Lindy Nelson set out on a path which led to the Agri-Women's Development Trust, which has helped hundreds of women - and men now too - make change in New Zealand's primary sector… Audio
