Rural

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Government and hunters say Himalayan Tahr in the Southern Alps have already begun breeding, making a difficult conservation task still harder. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The King Country's John Gray has spent years working with sheep. Now he's combining his skills as a stockman, his trusty dogs and a drone to round up feral goats. Many landowners paying him to clear… Audio, Gallery

The Under FiveHundy series explores rural New Zealand towns with fewer than 500 inhabitants. Doyleston is 20 kilometres south of Lincoln in Canterbury's Selwyn District. Surrounded by farmland and on… Audio

Plant and Food Research is using new technologies, including arificial intelligence and sensing technologies, to help detect a damaging virus that secretly takes hold in grape vines. Audio, Gallery

South Auckland received 50 millimetres or more of rain. It was most welcome but delayed spuds, onion and carrot harvesting. It's been a typical wet and windy October for coastal Southland. It's a… Audio

Jessie Waite works for Federated Farmers.The 26-year-old is one of three winners of the 2018 NZ Young Farmers Excellence Awards recognising members who are leaders, achievers and role models. Audio

The New Buzz on Mustering, Under FiveHundy - Down in Doyleston, Spotting Leaf Roll Virus, NZ Young Farmers Excellence Award and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Farmers and other stakeholders are being asked to have their say on legislation governing the 17-billion-dollar diary industry. Audio

The US dairy industry is continuing to insist New Zealand-based, a2 Milk Company, is making false claims in its advertising there. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The A2 Milk Company says it is disappointed, but not surprised, at a legal challenge to its marketing in the United States. Audio