Agriculture
News Wrap
This new segment looks at some of the major agricultural news of the week with RNZ's rural news team. Reporter Maja Burry chats about dragonfruit, deer milk, rural support for flood-stricken farmers…
AudioKiwifruit growers demand explanation over lack of pay
Zespri is planning to downgrade its payments to kiwifruit growers after experiencing fruit quality issues.
From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm
Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke… Video, Audio
From pasture to biodiversity on a Whanganui farm
Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke…
AudioHip hop dancer embraces the farming life
Hawke's Bay farm manager Viliata Junior Fonoti Taulago has been known to bust moves in the paddock. Video, Audio
Hip hop dancer embraces the farming life
Hawke's Bay farm manager Viliata Junior Fonoti Taulago has been known to bust moves in the paddock.
AudioSeason 2 Ep 11: Number 8 Wire
New Zealanders like to think we have a “Number 8 Wire Mentality” - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited resources. Video, Audio
Grassroots show a hit for punters
It's not what you show it's how you show it and they get it right at the 152nd Selwyn Spring Show. After a two year Covid hiatus the Ellesmere A&P Association shows that any urban rural divide is… Audio
Grassroots show a hit for punters
It's not what you show it's how you show it and they get it right at the 152nd Selwyn Spring Show. After a two year Covid hiatus the Ellesmere A&P Association shows that any urban rural divide is…
AudioClimate change and our survival instincts
The news is filled with doom and gloom about climate change - is there any reason to be optimistic? Audio
Climate change and our survival instincts
The news is filled with doom and gloom about climate change - is there any reason to be optimistic?
AudioBusiness commentator Nikki Mandow
Business commentator Nikki Mandow has been looking at the big issues from the Agri-food-tech 2035 Oceania Summit, including a focus on alternative food proteins and difficulty getting funding for… Audio
California's potential for NZ's agri-food sector
California's most senior food and agriculture official is in New Zealand at the moment with a delegation of growers, talking about the potential for New Zealand's agri-food sector in the Golden State… Audio
Asparagus growers hoping to overcome flooding troubles ahead of harvest
The asparagus harvesting season has just begun, but some growers' fields are still partly underwater from recent flooding.
Mairi Whittle - a Taihape farmer with two tiny tots in tow
A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep… Audio
Mairi Whittle - a Taihape farmer with two tiny tots in tow
A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. She's the fourth generation of her family to farm a steep…
AudioFears of cow shortage as calf rearers in short supply
Fewer people are raising calves in some parts of the country this season, and concern is growing about a potential shortage of cattle further down the track. Audio
Fears of cow shortage as calf rearers in short supply
Fewer people are raising calves in some parts of the country this season, and concern is growing about a potential shortage of cattle further down the track.
AudioKiwifruit growers to appeal SunGold licences being included in property RV
The group that represents New Zealand's kiwifruit growers says it's disappointed in the recent high court decision appeal ruling that SunGold kiwifruit licences can be included in the rateable value…
Court rules SunGold kiwifruit licences can be included in property RV
The High Court has ruled SunGold kiwifruit licenses can be included in the rateable value of a property, in an appeal ruling.
