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Feature | How local government reform could weaken biosecurity
A new report warns that proposed structural changes to local government could undermine New Zealand's biosecurity programmes. Commissioned by the cou…
1 month ago
News Wrap | Solar farms and tallow: Two rural trends to watch
Senior reporter Neal Wallace has been looking at the spate of solar farms being built or planned, and finds some people are worried they will displac…
1 month ago
AgriHQ Insight | Lamb markets signal a slight correction
AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad says farmgate returns for lamb have been held high by a procurement battle, but there’s been a bit softening in key e…
1 month ago
Feds Focus | Regulations strangling pest management
Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty president Brent Mountford says regulations are putting volunteers off doing pest management, as the cost of certifica…
1 month ago
Full Show | July 31
(00:00:00) Full Show | July 31
(00:02:10) What climate policies are parties pitching?
(00:07:58) Ewe market steady as lambs enter mix
(00:13:56) Indi…
1 month, 1 week ago
Feature | How to farm smarter through El Niño
Ravensdown chief scientist Mike White joins the show to talk through some of the key things farmers should be thinking about as El Niño progresses.
1 month, 1 week ago
Feature | Indian appetite for strong wool grows
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson visited India recently to attend its massive textile fair, and says buyers there are hungry for our str…
1 month, 1 week ago
News Wrap | What climate policies are parties pitching?
Senior reporter Neal Wallace takes a look at the policy offerings for climate change mitigation, and finds parties across the political spectrum have…
1 month, 1 week ago
AgriHQ Insight | Ewe market steady as lambs enter mix
AgriHQ analyst Fiona Quarrie wraps up the in-lamb ewe market and then speculates on how the ewes with lambs at foot market will play out as the seaso…
1 month, 1 week ago
Feds Focus | Feds take issue with ACT hunting policy
ACT’s plan to transfer responsibility for managing game animals on conservation land to the Game Animal Council needs a major rethink, according to F…
1 month, 1 week ago