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Morning Rural News for 22 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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The fight to stop fossils being ground into animal fodder
Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio
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Fonterra fears oil exploration ban will limit emissions reduction
The government's ban on oil and gas exploration might disrupt Fonterra's plans to switch from coal to gas at its dairy factories to improve its environmental…
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Midday Rural News for 21 May 2019
The listed dairy company Synlait has hit a new snag in its plans for a nutritional powder manufacturing site at Pokeno in north Waikato, but the company is… Audio
Midday Rural News for 22 May 2019
After years of argument, the Zero Carbon Bill is now before parliament, and passed its first reading supported by all parties except Act. Audio
Morning Rural News for 22 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
The fight to stop fossils being ground into animal fodder
Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio
Fonterra fears oil exploration ban will limit emissions reduction
The government's ban on oil and gas exploration might disrupt Fonterra's plans to switch from coal to gas at its dairy factories to improve its environmental impact, the dairy giant says.
Midday Rural News for 21 May 2019
The listed dairy company Synlait has hit a new snag in its plans for a nutritional powder manufacturing site at Pokeno in north Waikato, but the company is shrugging off any risks. Audio
Mandatory safety standards for quad bikes could be on the cards
Kaye Marie Blance was found dead under a quad bike. Four years after her death, mandatory safety standards could be on the cards.
Midday Rural News for 20 May 2019
Federated Farmers says the theft of 65-thousand dollars worth of sheep will be very damaging for the farmer who lost them. Audio
How to think like a plant
A window into the world of plant decision-making, without the benefit of a brain. British plant developmental biologist Dame Ottoline Leyser talks to Kathryn about her research which uses the hormonal… Audio
Morning Rural News for 20 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Petition calls for tighter rules on animal breeding
As another case of unethical puppy farming has come to light, a petition with 11,000 signatures is supporting an animal welfare organisation demanding better dog breeding and sale legislation. Audio
Breaking down the Zero Carbon Bill
What New Zealand is aiming for with its Zero Carbon Bill, and why our country is unique when it comes to dealing with methane-producing cows. Audio
Colville, a Coromandel town with heart
Colville sits at the end of windy unsealed roads, has pohutukawa-fringed beaches on its doorstep, and boasts a strong, vibrant community. Country Life meets some locals. Audio, Gallery
Welsh winners: the dairy farming couple with a passion for people
Marc Lloyd Jones and Nia Wyn Jones have been keeping tabs on the New Zealand dairy industry for years. They moved here in 2016 and this year were named Waikato's share-farmer of the year. Last weekend… Audio
Regional Wrap
High winds in Manawatu have seen debris blown all over farms and, in the South Island, RSE workers are busy pruning grapevines. Audio
Undercover Cows
Mid-Canterbury arable farmer Tim Cookson has recently returned from a trip to the US where he was following his son's under-16 school rugby tour. During a break in the schedule he visited a large… Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 17 2019
Undy 500 - Colville, Welsh Winners, Undercover Cows and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Midday Rural News for 17 May 2019
A farming leader is adding another concern to worries about forestry's takeover of farmland. Audio
Fears prime farmland being sold for forestry
The sale of what's estimated to be thousands of hectares of prime farmland for forestry has raised concerns of the impact on a Hawke's Bay town.
Forestry 'gold rush' underway in Wairoa
Warnings a modern day gold rush is underway as productive farm land is sold to make room for lucrative forestry. Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns… Audio
Wairoa farmers latest to raise concerns over forestry expansion
Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns over the sale of farms to make room for lucrative forestry. Locals estimate around 10,000 hectares of the… Audio
