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Rural News for 2 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 1 February 2021
The Climate Change Commission says a reduction in livestock numbers may be needed.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Rural News for 1 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Shedding sheep hot under hammer
Bidding was competitive at the Mt Cass Station Wiltshire Sheep Sale in North Canterbury. Nearly 3500 sheep reached higher than expected prices at Andrew and… Audio, Gallery
Rural News for 2 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 1 February 2021
The Climate Change Commission says a reduction in livestock numbers may be needed.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Rural News for 1 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Shedding sheep hot under hammer
Bidding was competitive at the Mt Cass Station Wiltshire Sheep Sale in North Canterbury. Nearly 3500 sheep reached higher than expected prices at Andrew and Sara Heard's farm and were sold to bidders… Audio, Gallery
Wood Work
Greg Taylor is the son of a bushman and first started working in forests in the 1960s. For more than 40 years he's lived near Colville in the northern Coromandel where he grows trees, fells and mills… Audio
Pandemic has silver lining for Marlborough wine
People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Temperatures plummeted in Canterbury this week from near 40 degrees to 2 on Friday morning. Hawke's Bay grape growers have had heat and rain when they've needed it this summer. Audio
Checking Cherries
Fionnuala Reynolds has spent the summer checking the quality of cherries coming off trees in Alexandra. Audio
Country Life for 29 January 2021
Wine sales lift after people staying at home in the US and UK reach for a bottle from Marlborough, one look at a log and wood worker Greg Taylor knows what he should make from it, wool-less sheep are… Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 January 2021
Overseas demand for New Zealand lamb is remaining surprisingly high despite Covid-19 continuing to knock the world's restaurant trade.
Susan Murray has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Cranking it Up in Edendale
The annual vintage machinery showcase is cranking into gear in Southland this weekend. Audio
Fonterra blames valve for spilling 170,000 litres of milk into sea
Fonterra is blaming an open valve for a spill of 170,000 litres of skim milk into the Tasman Sea from its Whareroa plant in Taranaki.
Rural News for 29 January 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Call for more input into how vaccine rollout is handled in rural communities
More detailed planning needs to be applied to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in rural communities, doctors say.
Onion exports kick off early after good growing season
New Zealand is expected to export up to 175,000 tonnes of onions to 45 countries this year.
Midday Rural News for 28 January 2021
A lack of cold storage facilities and the distance from distribution centres may hinder the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines to rural areas.
Rural reporter, Susan Murray, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki… Audio
Rural News for 28 January 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Zespri plan to partner with Chinese growers off the table, for now
Kiwifruit exporter Zespri's hope to partner with Chinese growers illegally growing the gold variety of the fruit are on hold.
Midday Rural News for 27 January 2021
New research shows New Zealand dairy farmers continue to lead the world in producing low carbon-emission milk.
Susan Murray has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Farm sales rise at the end of 2020
Sales of farms rose and the median price per hectare reached just over $27,000 in the three months ended December 2020, latest figures show.




