Rural
Industry has huge potential, cashmere producer says
The country's leading cashmere wool-fibre farmer wants to breathe new life into what he describes as a stagnant industry with huge potential.
Young Farmer of the Year regionals start next month
Masterton will host the first FMG Young Farmer of the Year regional final next month.
Rural medical training programme aims to help fix doctor shortage
Eighteen year-five medical students from Auckland University are being trained at Hawera Hospital, and it's hoped some will return to the province to work. Video, Audio
Trails and Tails
Mitch McRae immerses himself New Zealand's beautiful countryside in order to discover some of the untold tails of Animal competition life. Audio
What does the future hold for NZ's largest farm?
Federated Farmers wants the massive Molesworth Station retained as a working farm as DOC calls for public opinion about how it should be managed.
Future of Molesworth Station to be considered
The Department of Conservation is calling for comment on how New Zealand's largest farm, Molesworth Station, should be managed. Audio
Shearing world record attempt
Te Kuiti shearer Kerri-Jo Te Huia is attempting a world shearing record in a woolshed east of Eketahuna. Jills Angus Burney joins us from the woolshed. Audio
Growers face killing own crops if water dries up
The president of Horticulture NZ and fruit grower Julian Raine says with the hottest months to come growers are worried they will run out of water. Audio
Trans-Tasman war of words over 'mānuka' honey gets stickier
Australia's honey industry is calling for an armistice in the ongoing battle over use of the term "mānuka honey", after Tasmanian producers claimed they produced it first. Audio
Minister meets with drought-hit farmers
The Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has been meeting with farmers at Reefton on the West Coast today. Audio
Drought declared on West Coast
West Coast farmers are worried about feed shortages as the typically wet region dries out. Audio
Cow disease mycoplasma bovis confirmed on 14th farm
A new case of the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed on an Ashburton farm, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
