Rural
Country Life for Friday 16 February 2024
Ancestors roots run deep at Wairau Pā vineyard, Farming to the beat of his own drum, Farmers from around the world: Jana Gäbert, dairy farmer from Germany and the Rural News Wrap.
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PGG Wrightson boardroom struggle ramps up
The boardroom struggle in rural services company PGG Wrightson has ramped up.
Cherry growers thrilled with 'biggest yield in years'
A stellar summer has made for a great export season of New Zealand-grown stone fruits, including cherries.
Zespri predicts bumper kiwifruit exports this season
The marketing company is expecting to ship around 193 million trays of kiwifruit - a significant lift on the 133 million shipped last season.
Southern Field Days has record number of exhibitors
Organisers say Southern Field Days is back and better than ever with a record number of exhibitors.
The biennial event in Waimumu, in the Gore District, was cancelled twice during the pandemic.
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Southern Field Days returns: 'There will certainly be a lot of information gathering'
Southern Field Days was cancelled twice during the pandemic, but is now back and bigger than ever with a record number of exhibitors.
Processing delays possible as farmers hold livestock back - Alliance group
Farmers holding onto stock for longer may cause problems along the chain, a meat processor says.
Chinese New Year boosts demand for New Zealand cream cheese
Growing demand for cream cheese in China has seen Fonterra ramp up production at its Darfield site in Canterbury.
Will Chinese New Year deliver for Kiwi lamb and beef?
Companies are hopeful Chinese shoppers will buy New Zealand red meat this Chinese New Year.
More rugged than posh - playing polo the Kiwi way
Summer at a sportsground in Hawkes Bay means the thud of hooves and the knock of mallets under the hot summer sun. Audio
Green learning hub grows on red zone land
School students are helping turn quake-damaged red zoned land green again at the Climate Action Campus in Ōtautahi/Christchurch.
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A year after Gabrielle, "a little bit of a miracle"
A year ago the Wilson family's apple trees were bowled like nine pins when logs came crashing through stop banks and silt drowned many areas. Did the trees come good? Audio
Rural News Wrap
A round-up of the week's agricultural news with RNZ rural news reporter Susan Murray. Audio
Country Life Friday 9 February 2024
Country Life this week - a chat with a Hawkes Bay apple orchardist one year on from Gabrielle, the Climate Action Campus in Christchurch and a polo match under the hot summer sun Audio
Scottish oat grower says NZ farmers should get credits for soil health
"The most important way farmers can reach net zero is to appreciate that soils can sequestrate carbon," says Scottish oat grower.
I'm a wee bit addicted to doing farm trials says Waipara farmer
Former ag scientist, Ian Knowles, likes to lead from the front when it comes to sheep and plant trials and comparative experiments on his diverse hill country farm. Audio
Kotare Subtropicals on a mission to reduce banana imports
Geoff Mansell is growing bananas and many other subtropical fruits to supply local supermarkets and he hopes others will do the same. Audio