Rural

Federated Farmers is contradicting allegations of a lack of co-operation in the fight against the cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis. Audio

There has been renewed concern that farmers have still not done enough to help track down the source of the cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis.  

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The Minister of Agriculture thinks Fonterra is a great company but it could do better. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries is giving out some more information about it's seizure of 55 thousand fruit trees. Audio

Complications are emerging that indicate East Coast farmers could be stuck with forestry plantations up in the hills whether they like it or not. Audio

One place vegan steaks are unlikely to be much in evidence is at Fieldays, which opens on Wednesday. This year marks the 50th anniversary and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend over the… Audio

Weather woes set to cause long term problems for East Coast farmers. Audio

East Coast farmers have been forced to endure torrential rain and swollen rivers for the second time in a week. Audio

High demand for Manuka honey has fueled a "gold rush" in the industry and is driving up the demand for hives. Bee numbers are high with 887,510 registered beehives in the country producing almost… Audio

There are more signs of falling numbers of rabbits in Otago.

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Two years ago, Susan McEwan was running the biggest calf rearing operation in the South Island, but now she's cleaning in Palmerston. She says Mycoplasma bovis is to blame. You can hear more on… Video, Audio

The professional group, Fisheries Inshore New Zealand, says it would support action against fishing boat skippers who don't allow monitors on board their vessels. Audio

The envionmental lobby group Forest and Bird says many fishing boat skippers are wriggling out of being overseen by an observer from the Ministry for Primary Industries, despite having a legal… Audio

Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and… Audio, Gallery

Spring Sheep Milk is setting up two sheep milking pilot farms in Waikato. One is a greenfield development, one a cow farm conversion. Audio