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Morning Rural News for 29 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Roadside baby’s parents warn DHB of looming ‘disaster’
The Southland father whose partner gave birth to their baby on the side of a road says the Lumsden Maternity centre needs to be reinstated immediately, before there's a disaster in the community… Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 May 2019
A doubling of expenditure on forestry is being forecast for Thursday's budget by the National Party. Audio
Morning Rural News for 28 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Roadside birth shows risks of maternity services downgrade - midwife
A Lumsden midwife says a mother who gave birth in an ambulance on the side of a rural highway yesterday morning would have never been put in such a dangerous position if the local maternity facilities… Audio
Sheepish disclosure: Woolly thinking leads to headcount hiccup
More than $60,000 worth of sheep reported stolen from a Southland farm last month were not missing after all.
Midday Rural News for 27 May 2019
The Agriculture Minister says Mycoplasma bovis cannot be eradicated, unless all farmers comply with the national animal tracking system. Audio
Thousands of dairy farms not on M Bovis tracking system
Almost 8000 dairy locations are yet to re-register to a national tracking system, with just days to go until moving day, when sharemilkers move their cows to new farms around the country. Audio
M bovis: Thousands of dairy farms not on tracking system
Nearly 8,000 dairy farms are yet to re-register to a national tracking system, with just days to go until moving day when sharemilkers move their cows to new farms around the country. It's an anxious… Audio
Morning Rural News for 27 May 2019
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Macadamia growers work to limit spreading guava moth threat
Some macadamia growers are reporting an increase in guava moth damage, scientists say.
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.
When the chips are down
Groundwater scientists are using John Saywell's Canterbury farm to measure how well buried trenches filled with woodchips and bacteria break down nitrates in drainage water. Audio, Gallery
Train Traffic
Paul Francis used to be a train driver and then a country cop but he has gone back to what he absolutely loves. He's set up his own tourism venture, Awakeri Rail Adventures, which allows him to spend… Audio, Gallery
Sweet and Safe - Kiwifruit are back the menu for diabetics
A Plant and Food Research principal scientist John Monro says if some carbohydrates in a meal are swapped out for kiwifruit it will help reduce blood glucose levels. Audio
Regional Wrap
Waikato dairy farms and cows are looking a lot better now than they were a month ago, and West Coast dairy cows are getting feed supplements to keep them topped up. Audio
NZ Trade Envoy Mike Peterson
Mike is just back from China and says African swine fever is having a huge affect on local pork production with a flow-on affect to world protein prices, and as Brexit negotiations continue, the… Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 24 2019
When the Chips are Down, Train Traffic, Sweet and Safe - Kiwifruit are back the menu for diabetics, NZ Trade Envoy Mike Peterson and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Bonsai trees stolen from 93-year-old owner
Seven bonsai trees, lovingly tended over 40 years by their 93-year-old owner, have been stolen from a garden centre in Lower Hutt. Audio
Midday Rural News for 24 May 2019
The growth in dairy exports to China has given a boost to figures for the month of April. Audio
