Rural

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The cost of transporting New Zealand's produce to the rest of the world is forecast to increase due to stricter environmental regulations on the shipping industry. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Outspoken Southland farmer Ray McCrostie is on a quest to better understand and improve the land under his gumboots. He's lending a hand to Clint Rissman, a scientist who used to work for Environment… Audio

Richard Logan has buried "anything on two legs or more" – from emus, huge bulls and llamas to racehorses, Clydesdales, sheep, donkeys and dogs. Audio

Greg Jerry is spending up to $15,000 a month to feed the remaining stock on his farm in north west NSW. He dreads what he will find when he goes out onto the farm each day. Audio, Gallery

Pukekohe has had near perfect winter growing conditions and vegetables are in heavy supply. Pruning is in full swing in Marlborough's vineyards while on high country properties merinos are on winter… Audio

A Southland farmer Ray McCrostie is on a quest to better understand and improve the land under his gumboots. He's lending a hand to a scientist and an automation engineer who are developing a low… Audio

The woman charged with training agricultural workers says would-be farm students should enrol for their courses as usual, despite yesterday's radical overhaul of vocational training. Audio

Radical changes to drinking water standards were announced this week, aimed at prompting councils to lift their game.

The Government made similar revisions 15 years ago for the same reasons – yet in… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fonterra says it will try to cut methane emissions by ten percent by 2030, though it will be hard. Audio

Growers and farmers in Auckland are fuming because more than one year on from the introduction of the regional fuel tax, there's still not a simple way to claim back for on-farm vehicles and… Audio