Rural

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The former science adviser to the Prime Minister says New Zealand must seriously debate evolving technology such as gene editing. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

What do you know about shooting guns? Can you back a trailer? Or muster some sheep? Laura Douglas can do all of these things and she's teaching other young women these, often lost, country skills. Audio

A standoff appears to be blocking the use of a new chamical that would reduce the amount of methane being emitted by cows and other ruminants. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Exports of sheep and beef have risen in value by 8 percent to 8.8 billion for the year to June 2019. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

How on earth is New Zealand going to get a billion trees planted by 2028? And why are some farmers campaigning against the scheme?  Audio

The number of Greenland White Fronted geese is plummeting despite the fact the birds are protected. On Islay, a remote Hebridean island, efforts are being made to find out why. Audio

King Country farmers are spreading out ewes into lambing paddocks and are innoculating them before lambing. Agricultural work has ground to a halt this week while farmers wait for things to dry out in… Audio

Dr Clive Dalton says improved fertility in our national sheep flock and lamb mortality rates are linked. Audio

Morrison Farming, French cattle thriving on Banks Peninsula, the Greenland white fronted goose, Clive Dalton on lamb mortality and the Regional Wrap.

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A group representing pork producers in New Zealand says the global spread of an untreatable pig disease is affecting the supply of pork into this country and pushing up prices. Audio

Environmental legislation before parliament fails to ensure a certain supply of food. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio