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Comprehensive twice-daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
Rural News
1d ago
An over-reliance on supplying logs for China's once booming construction sector is biting, as demand dries up - pulling prices down as forestry exports are forecast to drop 9 percent. Sally Murphy has the rural news.   ..read more
Rural News
2d ago
Farmers spending less is having flow-on effects in the regions, and it's been especially tough in Southland where some businesses have had to close down due to the economic downturn. Sally Murphy has the rural news.   ..read more
Rural News
3d ago
As part of the European Union Free Trade Deal, some cheese names like feta and gorgonzola will be protected so can't be used by New Zealand producers. Sally Murphy has the rural news ..read more
Rural News
4d ago
The head of kiwifruit grower group NZKGI says growers are the most positive he's ever seen them at the start of a season. Sally Murphy has the rural news ..read more
Rural News
1w ago
A couple of days after saying pumping water into the dried up Greenstreet Creek was not a straight forward activity and would only be a temporary solution - the Canterbury regional council's chief executive gave farmers the greenlight to pump water into it yesterday afternoon. Sally Murphy has the rural news ..read more
Rural News
1w ago
Drought has been declared in Canterbury and Otago. Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay made the announcement this morning alongside $70,000 dollars of funding for several Rural Support Trusts across the regions. Sally Murphy has the rural news ..read more