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News from the rural farming sector.

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News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

The MetService has an orange heavy rain warning in place for the Westland District south of Hokitika, as well as Fiordland and Otago Lakes. Monique Steele has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the rural farming sector.

Gisborne fishers are taking extra steps to protect Rock Lobster populations in a bid to protect the future of the fishery between Mahia, north to Gisborne and the East Cape - which was left battered by Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Monique Steele has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

A leading sheep farming is giving up selling through wool auctions. Monique Steele has the rural news.

News from the rural and farming sector.

Dairy giant Fonterra claims it has a strong pipeline of suppliers from its competitor Synlait wanting to return to the co-op - amid turbulent financial times for the specialty milk producer. Monique Steele has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

The country's largest meat processor and marketer, Silver Fern Farms, has just reported a net loss after tax of $24.4 million for the 2023 financial year. Monique Steele has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

An over-reliance on supplying logs for China's once booming construction sector is biting, as demand dries up - pulling prices down as forestry exports are forecast to drop 9 percent. Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

Farmers spending less is having flow-on effects in the regions, and it's been especially tough in Southland where some businesses have had to close down due to the economic downturn. Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

As part of the European Union Free Trade Deal, some cheese names like feta and gorgonzola will be protected so can't be used by New Zealand producers.  Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

The head of kiwifruit grower group NZKGI says growers are the most positive he's ever seen them at the start of a season. Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

A couple of days after saying pumping water into the dried up Greenstreet Creek was not a straight forward activity and would only be a temporary solution - the Canterbury regional council's chief executive gave farmers the greenlight to pump water into it yesterday afternoon. Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

Drought has been declared in Canterbury and Otago. Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay made the announcement this morning alongside $70,000 dollars of funding for several Rural Support Trusts across the regions.  Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

Farmers near the Greenstreet Creek on the outskirts of Ashburton say the Canterbury Regional Council sitting on its hands has resulted in the death of native fish and crayfish.  Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.

Some exporters are happy with the fast tracking of the EU free-trade deal saying it means they'll benefit from tariff removals this season, while others say the rushed process means issues won't be worked through.  Sally Murphy has the rural news.

News from the rural farming sector.