Rural

New greenhouse gas figures from the Ministry for the Environment show methane emissions from agriculture stabilising and forestry remaining vital on environmental grounds. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Farmers who feel let down by the Government on gun control might have an option of getting together to form their own hunting groups with access to prohibited firearms. Audio

Gorse, a pest for most, but a home for others! While generally considered to be New Zealand's worst scrub weed - gorse also provides important protection for one of the world's largest insects… Audio, Gallery

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

As you may have heard earlier in Midday Report.... a parliamentary committee has recommended only minor changes to the government bill banning most semi-automatic weapons. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A horticultral leader says the apple industry can't keep having the same conversation about labour shortages every year. Audio

The couple behind Eketahuna Country Meats Steve and Pip Olds have started their deliveries of milk in glass bottles to homes in Wellington and the Wairarapa. Deliveries happen in the wee small hours… Audio

A quarter of all rural medical practices are short of a GP - but is a solution already there? Jenny Carryer, Professor of Nursing at Massey University joins Kathryn to explain how Nurse Practitioners… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The tiny northern Hawkes Bay settlement of Nuhaka has chess champions, a large Latter-day Saints congregation and a large apple & kiwifruit orchard that looks like it will need more than 100 seasonal… Audio, Gallery

AgMatch is a web-based initiative that gives farmers, who pay an annual membership fee, access to lower priced farming supplies and hopefully increased returns by using their combined numbers as a… Audio

North Island grape growers have had ideal weather for their harvest so far and, in the South Island, Canterbury has had its first frost of the season. Read our guide to what's happening on NZ farms… Audio

The Regional Wrap and AgMatch's wind-proof jersey.  Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats and… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio