Farming
'It's going to be a three-to-four year recovery, $1m-$1.5m probably' - station owner
Ten months after Cyclone Gabrielle, bad weather has left the recovery for many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers stuck in the mud.
Dairy prices rise again at year's last trade auction
The average price rose 2.3 percent to US$3388 a tonne, while the whole milk powder price was up 2.9 percent to US$3207 a tonne.
Record low satisfaction with banks from farmers - survey
The number of farmers still satisfied with their banking relationship had gone down nearly 1 percent to 56 percent in a new survey.
Best of 2023: Our Changing World
"I love my job. I’m a total science geek so it suits me perfectly to go nerd out with other nerds and then make stories to share with you" - Claire Concannon, host of RNZ's award-winning science and…
'Eighty-percent of people's problems with their tomatoes is they're just watering too much'
Tomatoes are a favourite backyard crop but can be tricky to grow. Organic gardener Kath Irvine shares her tips. Audio
Rural News Wrap
The soggy ground has put East Coast arable farmers behind schedule. Only about half this season's maize crop has been planted. Also, the Big Feed Rural Telethon has raised more than 639-thousand mince… Audio
Country Life for 15 December 2023
This week Country Life heads to a chicken trailer in the middle of a paddock which is producing eggs and helping the soil and goes on the trail of the elusive whio at Blue Duck Station. Audio
Farmer confidence remains low but sentiment improving - survey
Primary producers are bracing for conditions in the agricultural economy to worsen over the coming year, according to a survey.
Fears for growers' income if boggy ground prevents maize planting
Soggy ground conditions have left arable growers on the East Coast struggling to get maize in the ground.
'I was given a cow and taught how to make a shed'
A dairy programme in Sri Lanka is lifting rural communities out of poverty. Selina Prem Kumar and charity Tearfund set the programme up in 2009 and with support from Kiwi farmers, it's grown from… Video, Audio
Cutting methane from livestock burps 'essential' to limit global warming
The world's top agriculture body has presented a blueprint for how to get livestock emissions down at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.
