Rural
Tasty Tams
Northland couple Robin and Heather Nitschke make relish and vinaigrette with tamarillos from their own orchard. Last year, their For the Love of Tams vinaigrette was judged Best New Product at a… Audio
Tasty Tams
Northland couple Robin and Heather Nitschke make relish and vinaigrette with tamarillos from their own orchard. Last year, their For the Love of Tams vinaigrette was judged Best New Product at a…
AudioFarming is a Gas
A Waikato Regional Council sustainability expert, and agricultural economist explain the three greenhouse gases caused by farming in clear, straightforward ways. Can farmers alter their farming… Audio
Farming is a Gas
A Waikato Regional Council sustainability expert, and agricultural economist explain the three greenhouse gases caused by farming in clear, straightforward ways. Can farmers alter their farming…
AudioRegional Wrap
Wet muddy conditions have halted work on some market gardens near Pukekohe and in the South Island, the West Coast's had its first winter frost. Audio
Full Episode for Friday June 7 2019
The team catch up with a young and ambitious Southland dairy farmer who manages to find time to work on several off farm activities, we'll also find out about a educational programme that connects… Audio
Full Episode for Friday June 7 2019
The team catch up with a young and ambitious Southland dairy farmer who manages to find time to work on several off farm activities, we'll also find out about a educational programme that connects…
AudioMidday Rural News for 7 June 2019
Changes to the rules governing Fonterra will have only a marginal affect on the company, according to a man who has analysed the dairy gaint for years. Audio
Federated Farmers applauds new dairy rules
Federated Farmers is backing new rules that make it clearer when Fonterra can refuse milk from sub-standard farmers.
Changes to the laws governing the dairy industry specify that Fonterra can refuse… Audio
New rules allow Fonterra to refuse milk from new suppliers
The government has backed off radical changes to the rules that forced Fonterra to take milk from any new dairy farms. In the first review of the rules in 18 years, Fonterra will be able to refuse the… Audio
Dirty dairying farmers face record Taranaki fines
Three companies have been fined a total of $204,000 for discharges of effluent and silage leachate, and farmers are being warned dirty dairy practices will not be tolerated.
Midday Rural News for 6 June 2019
The Government has decided to allow Fonterra to stop taking milk from new dairy farms. Audio
Urban farmers living the good life in Taranaki
New Plymouth couple Carl and Kati Freeman have converted their quarter-acre section into a small-scale organic market garden and now they want to teach others how to do it too. Video, Audio
Farmland lost to forestry: Land prices up 45 percent
Soaring prices for forestry land are proof that fears of farmland disappearing under trees, Wairoa's mayor says. The median price of forestry rose 45 percent in a year, figures show.
Midday Rural News for 5 June 2019
The Mayor of Wairoa says soaring prices for forest land proves he was right all along to worry about farmland disappearing under trees. Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 June 2019
More than 100 thousand cattle have now been culled as the Government works to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
