Agriculture
Rural News Wrap for 7 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
Could small-scale farms be the best way to feed the country?
Seven hectares can produce a "magnificent" amount of food. So says small-scale farmer and Kellogg scholar Alison Bentley who's done just that, growing beef cattle, hazelnuts and a wide range of fruit… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
Rural news wrap for 21 February 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
'Tractor of the skies' pilot notches up major milestone
Aerial topdresser John Bargh is preparing for another season up in the air. He's spent nearly five decades in the skies spreading fert on hill country farms and says this season has been as tough as… Audio
Rural news wrap for 14 February 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Rural News Wrap for 7 February 2024
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country. Audio
Capturing greenhouse gases for farm feed
In a Rotorua lab scientists are cooking up plans to create stockfeed out of captured greenhouse gases from geothermal power stations Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
A round-up of conditions on farms and orchards around the country Audio
Farming 101 What's a dag
In this first episode of Farming 101, we check in with sheep grazier Peter Crook to find out about dagging. Audio
The next generation of land girls
Girls who Grow: The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wahine in agriculture recently launched across the wider Wellington and Horowhenua region targetting girls from urban… Audio
