Rural
Fed Farmers opposing temp ban on Mackenzie Basin farm conversion
A moratorium is being proposed as a solution to ensure the South Island's Mackenzie Basin is protected, but Federated Farmers has rejected the idea. Audio
Farmers trying novel way to reduce environmental damage
Canterbury dairy farmers are trialling injecting freshwater back into aquifiers in a part of the plains with high nitrate levels. Video, Audio
Global dairy prices rise again
Global dairy prices have climbed at the latest auction, the third consecutive rise in a row.
High country community divided by fence plan
Green groups are outraged at a plan to spend ratepayer money on a fence that would allow iconic high country land to be more intensively farmed.
Waikato farmer saves 800 goats from flooding
A Waikato dairy-goat farmer spent the weekend trying to save his 800 goats after floodwater surged over his land, washing out his only access road.
Environment Court halts conversion in Mackenzie Basin
The Environment Court has halted the proposed conversion of thousands of hectares of the Mackenze Basin to dairy farms. Audio
Fears Mackenzie Country lakes may be completely destroyed
Once-pristine lakes in the MacKenzie Country are showing ill-effects of land intensification, as irrigation changes the face of one of New Zealand's rarest ecosystems. Video, Audio
New Zealand farmers struggling to pass on the family farm
Faced with volatile payouts and ever-increasing land values some established dairy farmers are struggling to pass on the family farm. Audio
Uncontrolled farming practice stripping land and could be
It's been dubbed spray and pray - farmers use weed killer to strip hill country of pasture then sow a winter crop and add a lot of fertiliser. Our reporter Kate Gudsell has the story. Audio
Farmers bring in pumps to drain sodden land
Bay of Plenty farmers are worried it will be months before their farms are back to normal.
Field Day For Farmers
Country Life's Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was very thankful for his gumboots when he visited the extremely muddy South Island Field Days in Kirwee. The three-day event is the oldest and biggest… Audio, Gallery
Field Day For Farmers
Country Life's Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was very thankful for his gumboots when he visited the extremely muddy South Island Field Days in Kirwee. The three-day event is the oldest and biggest…
AudioTake that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
Take that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand…
AudioKiwi Bites
Kerikeri kiwifruit grower Sandy Mecredy wanted to hear her daughter and friends biting into golden wafers of thin kiwifruit, so ten years ago she started drying the fruit that was rejected by a nearby… Audio
Kiwi Bites
Kerikeri kiwifruit grower Sandy Mecredy wanted to hear her daughter and friends biting into golden wafers of thin kiwifruit, so ten years ago she started drying the fruit that was rejected by a nearby…
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