Alexa Cook
RNZ
New Zealand
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Cattle disease: Farmers ask MPI 'how did it get here?'
Hundreds of farmers packed the Winton hall to overflowing in Southland to learn more about the spread of a cattle disease to their region. → Read More
Calls for a national standard for organics
Organic industry leaders from the US are pushing for New Zealand to develop a national standard for organics so that the sector can cash in on the thriving market. → Read More
Climate goal 'unachievable' without change
The government's goal of a zero-carbon economy by 2050 is unachievable if farming stays the way it is today, agribusiness leader Mandy Bell says. → Read More
Time short to face 'threat' of synthetic proteins
There needs to be a move into organic and biological farming if New Zealand wants to tackle the threat of alternative protein foods, a farmer says. → Read More
'Stop whinging', farming sector told
The farming sector needs to wake up to environmental challenges after being in a bubble under the previous government, a rural economist says. → Read More
Milk testing for tankers to stop cattle disease spread
Bulk milk tests will be done on tankers across the country to see if the cattle disease outbreak has spread any further than South Canterbury. → Read More
Meat substitutes' rise a danger to NZ farmers
New Zealand farmers could be under threat from a rise in plant-based products that mimic animal products such as burger patties, KPMG says. → Read More
Half of kiwifruit workers underpaid, with no employment contract
At least half of kiwifruit contractors in the Bay of Plenty have failed to provide employment contracts or pay the minimum wage, an MBIE investigation has found. → Read More
Russia warns dairy restrictions possible after butter tests
Russia is warning of a potential restriction on New Zealand dairy products after finding butter from this country tested positive twice for the antibiotic tetracycline. → Read More
Snow hits North Island farms: 'This is a really good dump'
An Ohakune farmer says this week's snow storm is the worst he's seen in at least ten years. → Read More
Changing Chinese fashions slam NZ wool market
The New Zealand wool market is being hit by a change in Chinese fashion to finer-fibre wools, New Zealand Wool Services International says. → Read More
Water Fools? Sacred pipi beds polluted
A Bay of Plenty iwi is devastated that local dairy farms have polluted its sacred pipi beds with ecoli bacteria. → Read More
Quake-hit shearers: 'There's still no money coming through'
A shearing business in earthquake-hit Waiau is struggling to find accommodation for staff, and says it feels like the rural sector is not getting enough help. → Read More
Rural women 'backbone of the economy'
It's International Women's Day and New Zealanders should pay tribute to rural women because they are essentially the backbone of the economy, says the Rural Health Alliance. → Read More