Eric Frykberg

The Minister of Conservation says the number of Himalayan Tahr to be culled has been lowered, but long term, there should still be a serious reduction in numbers. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries has released a report detailing it's plan to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, and the scenarios which could hinder the programme's success. Audio

The Government could be taken to court over plans to kill 10 thousand Himalayan Tahr. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries thinks compensation for growers caught up in a huge biosecurity scare will fall well short of the 1.5 billion figure quoted in court. Audio

Consumers might have to pay more for some vegetables because of a very wet winter. Audio

New Zealand strawberry growers are considering tighter security this season, after a punnet of Australian strawberries were found to be contaminated with needles in Auckland yesterday. Audio

The irrigation industry says the Tax Working Group has got it wrong in saying a water tax would improve efficiency. Audio

Any introduction of a capital gains tax in New Zealand would have to include farmland, according to the Tax Working Group. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Strawberry growers in New Zealand say they are grateful there has been no sabotage of their product of the sort perpetrated in Australia. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

As Fonterra's shareholders and the country at large digest yesterday's 196 million dollars loss, attention has turned to the cooperative organisation of the company. Audio

Fonterra has slumped to its first loss, of 196 million dollars, to the dismay of its approximately 10 thousand farmer shareholders. Audio