Radio New Zealand - Rural News

  1. Midday Rural News for 7 March 20242024/03/07
    Despite sales of New Zealand-made infant formula remaining strong to our main market of China - producers are being warned against relying on just one market.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  2. Morning Rural News for 7 March 20242024/03/07
    News from the rural farming sector.
  3. Midday Rural News for 6 March 20242024/03/06
    International attention is honing in on forestry practices over on the East Coast, with promises audits around harvest practices will improve.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  4. Morning Rural News for 6 March 20242024/03/06
    News from the rural farming sector.
  5. Midday Rural News for 5 March 20242024/03/05
    Orchardists in China have been illegally growing Zespri's SunGold fruit - and now they're using counterfeit Zespri packaging.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  6. Morning Rural News for 5 March 20242024/03/05
    News from the rural farming sector.
  7. Midday Rural News for 4 March 20242024/03/04
    Trade Minister Todd McClay is investigating a possible trade agreement between New Zealand and the UAE, after meeting with his counterpart in Abu Dhabi last week.
    Susan Murray has the rural news.
  8. Morning Rural News for 4 March 20242024/03/04
    News from the rural farming sector.
  9. Midday Rural News for 1 March 20242024/03/01
    Waikato sheep milking farmers say they were blind-sided this week when their company Maui Milk, told them to stop milking immediately.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  10. Morning Rural News for 1 March 20242024/03/01
    News from the rural farming sector.
  11. Midday Rural News for 29 February 20242024/02/29
    Cyclone Gabrielle last February severely affected four of T&G's orchards and flooded some of its facilities.
    It has just reported a net loss after tax of $64.2 million for the year to December; a huge fall from the $3.3 million loss the year before.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  12. Morning Rural News for 29 February 20242024/02/29
    News from the rural farming sector.
  13. Midday Rural News for 28 February 20242024/02/28
    Grain prices are continuing their downward trend, meaning some growers won't break-even this season in the face of high production costs.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  14. Morning Rural News for 28 February 20242024/02/28
    News from the rural farming sector.
  15. Midday Rural News for 27 February 20242024/02/27
    The country's largest kiwifruit grower, Seeka, says any risks posed by a common agri-chemical can be mitigated.
    Seeka representatives spoke about hydrogen cyanamide at an Environmental Protection Authority public hearing Tuesday morning.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  16. Morning Rural News for 27 February 20242024/02/27
    News from the rural farming sector.
  17. Midday Rural News for 26 February 20242024/02/26
    "Bloody dry" is how farmers are describing current condition, with many offloading stock due to concerns over feed and water levels.
    Niwa's latest hotspot shows conditions are extremely dry in Nelson, Marlborough, northern Canterbury, northern Otago and parts of Northland, Manawatū-Whanganui, and Wellington.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  18. Morning Rural News for 26 February 20242024/02/26
    News from the rural farming sector.
  19. Midday Rural News for 23 February 20242024/02/23
    A new study has shown further evidence of inequities in rural healthcare services. Researchers at the University of Otago looked at how patients in rural and urban centres use hospitals and other healthcare services.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  20. Morning Rural News for 23 February 20242024/02/23
    News from the rural farming sector.
  21. Midday Rural News for 22 February 20242024/02/22
    Several gold kiwifruit growers are selling their high value, sought-after, gold kiwifruit licences and quitting the industry.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.

  22. Morning Rural News for 22 February 20242024/02/22
    News from the rural farming sector.
  23. Midday Rural News for 21 February 20242024/02/21
    Launched in Wellington last night, beekeepers plan to revive the industry with a strategy which aims to double honey exports to a billion dollars by 2030.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  24. Morning Rural News for 21 February 20242024/02/21
    News from the rural farming sector.
  25. Midday Rural News for 20 February 20242024/02/20
    Pāmu, the state-owned farming company, also known as Landcorp, has reported a half-year net operating profit of $3 million.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  26. Morning Rural News for 20 February 20242024/02/20
    News from the rural farming sector.
  27. Midday Rural News for 19 February 20242024/02/19
    Fishing company executives are meeting with officials from the Ministry for Primary Industries today to discuss cameras on commercial fishing boats, amongst other things.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  28. Morning Rural News for 19 February 20242024/02/19
    News from the rural farming sector.
  29. Midday Rural News for 16 February 20242024/02/16
    Nearly 4000 tonnes of cherries have been sent offshore this summer.
    Summerfruit New Zealand chief executive, Kate Hellstrom says good sunny weather in key growing region Central Otago led to great quality fruit - most of which headed to Taiwan and China.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.

  30. Morning Rural News for 16 February 20242024/02/16
    News from the rural farming sector.
  31. Midday Rural News for 15 February 20242024/02/15
    Cordons are in place around the fire, but Fire and Emergency has been allowing farmers access to manage livestock Thursday morning.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  32. Morning Rural News for 15 February 20242024/02/15
    News from the rural farming sector.
  33. Midday Rural News for 14 February 20242024/02/14
    Devastated but not defeated is how one grower is describing the situation.
    Early in the hours of February 14th last year, metres of floodwater ran through Linden Estate in the hard-hit Esk Valley - silt covered six-hectares of grape vines and tore through the cellar door.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.

  34. Morning Rural News for 14 February 20242024/02/14
    News from the rural farming sector.
  35. Midday Rural News for 13 February 20242024/02/13
    A Tolaga Bay farming couple are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle. Mike and Bridget Parker say a year on from the cyclone and they're still clearing their land, with little help from authorities.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  36. Morning Rural News for 13 February 20242024/02/13
    News from the rural farming sector.
  37. Midday Rural News for 12 February 20242024/02/12
    Fonterra has lifted its farmgate forecast milk price for this season by 30 cents to a new mid-point of 7-dollars-80 a kilogram of milk solids.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  38. Morning Rural News for 12 February 20242024/02/12
    News from the rural farming sector.
  39. Midday Rural News for Friday 9 February 20242024/02/09
    Alliance is busy pushing lamb, beef and venison into China - just in time for Chinese New Year celebrations, which kick off later this month.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  40. Morning Rural News for 9 February 20242024/02/09
    News from the rural farming sector.
  41. Midday Rural News for 8 February 20242024/02/08
    Despite exporting more beef and sheep-meat last year than in 2022, the value was down 11 percent to just over $10 billion.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  42. Morning Rural News for 8 February 20242024/02/08
    News from the rural farming sector.
  43. Midday Rural News for 7 February 20242024/02/07
    A large fire in Waipara on Tuesday got close to vineyards, but there haven't been any reports of vines being lost.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  44. Morning Rural News for 7 February 20242024/02/07
    News from the rural farming sector.
  45. Midday Rural News for 5 February 20242024/02/05
    New research out of Lincoln University has found leaders in the primary industries sector are most worried about the impact of climate change, extreme weather and water quality.
    Monique Steele has the rural news.
  46. Morning Rural News for 5 February 20242024/02/05
    News from the rural farming sector.
  47. Midday Rural News for 2 February 20242024/02/02
    Māori kiwifruit growers, which has 42 growers mostly around Bay of Plenty, sent three containers of fruit to Hawaii and this year they're planning to send 16 as they plan to ramp up their exports.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  48. Morning Rural News for 2 Februrary 20242024/02/02
    News from the rural farming sector.
  49. Midday Rural News for 1 February 20242024/02/01
    Fertiliser use is down as cash-strapped farmers look to reduce spending where they can.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  50. Morning Rural News for 1 February2024/02/01
    News from the rural farming sector.
  51. Midday Rural News for 31 January 20242024/01/31
    Former farmer and Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson says farmers have been given a raw deal by decision makers for too long.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  52. Morning Rural News for 31 January 20242024/01/31
    News from the rural farming sector.
  53. Midday Rural News for 30 January 20242024/01/30
    Fire and Emergency has fire bans in place in parts of Otago, Mackenzie, Canterbury, Marlborough and coastal Wairarapa - and further restrictions across much of the South Island.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  54. Morning Rural News for 30 January 20242024/01/30
    News from the rural farming sector.
  55. Midday Rural News for 29 January 20242024/01/29
    With parliament sitting from tomorrow, farmers want to know what the Government's plan is for the roll-back of rules and regulations it campaigned on last year.
    Sally Murphy has the rural news.
  56. Morning Rural News for 29 January 20242024/01/29
    News from the rural farming sector.
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