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Reuters is reporting Covid-19 was found on the packaging of beef and tripe products in a coolstore with meat from Argentina, Brazil and New Zealand.

Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Audio

With borders closed, a severe shortage of people to pick fruit and vegetables could create serious shortages and high prices this summer. Politicians, growers and media personalities have all… Audio

A West Otago couple were so sick of seeing so much synthetic clothing around they decided to do something about it. Waitahuna West sheep and beef farmers Murray and Julie Hellewell are making jerseys… Audio

Imagine a perfect avocado every time...Gisborne's David and Judi Grey have developed new varieties they say produce just that. Audio, Gallery

The homestead at Merchiston Station in Rangitikei has fireplaces galore and an exquisite staircase carved by Ngāti Hauiti craftsmen. Little has changed since it was built in the early 1900s. But what… Audio, Gallery

Grass is climbing out of the ground around the North Island and Otago has had a 26 degree day and a frost this week. Audio

Country Life this week speaks to a couple who have developed avocado varieties they say NEVER produce a dud, takes a tour of a grand historic home in Rangitikei and talks to an Otago couple making the… Audio

Tomorrow will mark four years since a huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked North Canterbury.

As well as severely damaging homes and roads, it left some hill country farms in the area with up to 40… Video, Audio

Ten years on from the arrival of PSA in New Zealand, kiwifruit growers are still being forced to spend thousands of dollars a year fighting it off.

Eric Frykberg has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Something for people who love the humble avocado. David and Judi Grey have been growing and testing new varieties for fifty years on their orchard near Gisborne. David's grandfather even planted… Audio

Catarina de Peters Leitãoe is the author of a new essay about the kiwifruit season in Ōpōtiki. Audio

The tomato industry is welcoming a $70-million lifeline from the Government over the use of coal to heat glasshouses.

Eric Frykberg has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio

It's been more than a year since the Dunedin City Council announced its intention to buy 42 hectares of Foulden Maar, a fossil-rich diatomite reserve near Middlemarch.

Locals with an interest in the… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio