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SMASH has been set up to help dairy farmers, particularly those with smaller operations, run successful businesses. Audio
What Happened Next - Dayanne Almeida
Dayanne Almeida is a self-professed 'sheep nutter'. Since Country Life met Dayanne three years ago she has bought her own flock and has become entranced by deer. Audio
Vanuatu orchard workers desperate to get home
Ni-vanuatu workers on an orchard in Central Otago are desperate to return home to help rebuild their villages after Cyclone Harold struck last month but Covid-19 has got in the way. Audio
Regional Wrap
Hawkes Bay is in dire straits with a continuing drought, Northland which was in one of the worst droughts on record, has had rain. A parched Marlborough received rain last weekend and South Otago is… Audio
A Rosy Job: Apple Picking
Rosemary Freeman is switching her role as an AgResearch technician for an apple picking role until the country moves out of Covid restrictions. Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 8 2020
SMASH, Norsewood cemetery, an apple picking guest, stranded RSE workers from Vanuatu, the Regional Wrap and what has happened next for Dayanne Almeida. Audio
Lynn Freeman in Zealandia; how have the birds fared without her?
Going bush after going stir crazy Video
Worst drought seen on Hawke's Bay farm in 113 years
The rolling hills on the Dasent family's farm in rural Hawke's Bay are a sea of brown as far as the eye can stretch. Video
Midday Rural News for 8 May 2020
Farmers say they under huge pressure as they deal with no grass growth, hungry stock and limited supplementary feed.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
Regenerative agriculture: How a dairy farmer learned to trust his instincts
A journey from generations of standard dairy farming to a new, regenerative approach is having early benefits for the land and the farmer, writes Alina Siegfried.
Drought-stricken farmers say Government forgot about them
A Hawke's Bay farming family say it could take years for them to recover from the devastating drought that has blighted the region.
There hasn't been heavy rainfall since October and the first four… Audio
Morning Rural News for 8 May 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Drought-stricken farmers want more government support
A Hawke's Bay farming family says farmers affected by the double whammy of drought and Covid-19 restrictions should be eligible for the wage subsidy or other government help.
The Dasents from… Audio
Drought relief: Teen encourages farmers to 'bare all'
A Facebook page for Hawke's Bay farmers struggling with severe drought is being credited with saving lives. Video
Hawke's Bay farmers go online to fight drought woes together
A Facebook page for Hawke's Bay farmers struggling with severe drought is being credited with saving lives.
The lack of rain, lack of feed and trouble selling, or sending stock to the meat works… Video, Audio
Increase in exports helps drive rise in beef cattle numbers
New figures from Stats NZ show the number of beef cattle being farmed in New Zealand rose last year, while dairy cow and sheep numbers fell.
Midday Rural News for 7 May 2020
According to Stats NZ, beef cattle numbers lifted last year, while the number of dairy cows and sheep on farms fell slightly.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
Morning Rural News for 7 May 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Drought relief 'too little too late'
A Hawke's Bay farmer says the government's latest drought relief package - a $500,000 fund for advisory services - is a "drop in the ocean".
Drought relief 'drop in the ocean' - Hawke's Bay farmer
A Hawke's Bay farmer says the government's latest drought relief package - a $500,000 fund for advisory services - is a 'drop in the ocean' and will not go far to alleviating struggling farmers'… Audio
