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Pukekohe has had near perfect winter growing conditions and vegetables are in heavy supply. Pruning is in full swing in Marlborough's vineyards while on high country properties merinos are on winter… Audio
Full Episode for Friday August 2 2019
A Southland farmer Ray McCrostie is on a quest to better understand and improve the land under his gumboots. He's lending a hand to a scientist and an automation engineer who are developing a low… Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 August 2019
The woman charged with training agricultural workers says would-be farm students should enrol for their courses as usual, despite yesterday's radical overhaul of vocational training. Audio
How did Nelson get gold-standard drinking water?
Radical changes to drinking water standards were announced this week, aimed at prompting councils to lift their game.
The Government made similar revisions 15 years ago for the same reasons – yet in… Audio
Morning Rural News for 2 August 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 1 August 2019
Fonterra says it will try to cut methane emissions by ten percent by 2030, though it will be hard. Audio
Growers slam 'very clunky' process for claiming fuel tax rebates
Some growers say they are being left out of pocket by Auckland's regional fuel tax because there is no simple way to claim back for on-farm vehicles and machinery.
Growing frustrations for farmers over regional fuel tax
Growers and farmers in Auckland are fuming because more than one year on from the introduction of the regional fuel tax, there's still not a simple way to claim back for on-farm vehicles and… Audio
Morning Rural News for 1 August 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Veggie butcher: farmers worried by rise in alternative protein
A vegetarian butcher reckons some farmers are threatened by the rise in alternative proteins. The Protein Tech conference in Auckland has been looking at the future of food production and consumption… Audio
Are plant-based manufacturers milking it with their labels?
Could vegan sausages and almond milk one day have to be called veggie tubes and almond juice?
NZ must learn to talk about 'evolving technologies'
New Zealanders should get to grips with gene technology and not bury their heads in sands of short-term thinking, according to one of this country's leading scientific thinkers.
Midday Rural News for 31 July 2019
The former science adviser to the Prime Minister says New Zealand must seriously debate evolving technology such as gene editing. Audio
Morning Rural News for 31 July 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Real skills from a real 'Southern girl'
What do you know about shooting guns? Can you back a trailer? Or muster some sheep? Laura Douglas can do all of these things and she's teaching other young women these, often lost, country skills. Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 July 2019
A standoff appears to be blocking the use of a new chamical that would reduce the amount of methane being emitted by cows and other ruminants. Audio
Morning Rural News for 30 July 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 July 2019
Exports of sheep and beef have risen in value by 8 percent to 8.8 billion for the year to June 2019. Audio
Campaign launched to highlight issues of winter cropping
A campaign to highlight environmental and animal welfare issues around winter cropping on farms has been launched this morning.
Winter cropping, or winter grazing is where cattle are strip fed a… Audio
Winter cropping campaign another attack on industry - Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says a campaign being launched this morning to highlight animal welfare and environmental problems caused by winter grazing is another attack on the industry.
With winter grazing… Audio
