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Rural In Depth
'Too scared to pick up the phone': Farmer's struggle with MPI over M bovis scare
Mycoplasma Bovis may have spread due to government delays.
Government admits delays in tracing Mycoplasma Bovis may have caused disease to spread
Watch: Former rural mental health support worker Angela Cushnie talks to Duncan Garner about her concerns.
Former rural support worker speaks out over MPI response to M bovis stress
Rural Exclusive
M bovis workers quit over inaction on farmer mental health
DAIRY
Watch: Samantha Stacey from Shoof talked to Rural Exchange about precautions farmers can take for the annual stock moving season.
Farmers reminded about biosecurity ahead of annual stock moving day
Listen: Colin and Isabella Beazley talk to Rural Exchange about their win.
Third time lucky for NZ Dairy Industry Award winners
Watch: Farmers are fuming after the announcement of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.
Peters hits back at farmers after carbon bill backlash
Watch: David Attenborough addresses UN climate change conference.
'Frustratingly cruel': Farmer fury grows over Government's climate change plans
Beef and Sheep
Livestock rustling costs the rural sector an estimated $120 million annually.
Stolen Southland sheep 'could be anywhere from Bluff to Kaitaia'
Thomas Macdonald from Spring Sheep Co spoke to Rural Exchange recently about the growth in the sheep milk market.
Call for more farmers as global demand for sheep milk soars
Watch: Women in the shearing industry was the subject of the film She Shears.
First sheep shearing collective signed in 24 years
Jo Waugh ( centre )and huntaway Guy, with Steph Tweed and Rebecca Baynes who also featured in the top seven.
History made as woman wins at South Island sheep dog trials
HORTICULTURE
There are worker shortages across the horticulture sector including the kiwifruit industry, which produced a video to recruit workers.
$1m Government funding announced to get Kiwis into horticulture
Executive Officer for Olives New Zealand, Gayle Sheridan talked to Rural Exchange about the wins at the New York International Olive Oil Competition.
New Zealand olive oils shine in international awards
Watch: The kiwifruit industry recently produced a video to help recruit workers for the harvest.
Government to invest in Eastern Bay of Plenty horticulture project
Listen: NZ Avocado Chief Executive, Jen Scoular's reaction to the $12.50 price tag on some fruit.
Why the price of an avocado has soared past $12
Viticulture
Many wine growers around the country are feeling the effects of climate change
NZ wine exports on track for another good year
WATCH: The wine industry is planning to future-proof the sector for climate change.
'Sublime': Hawke's Bay winegrowers celebrate outstanding vintage
David Roper, a Villa Maria winemaker recently spoke to Newshub about the impact of Brexit.
World first for NZ wine industry
The Prime Minister talked to the AM Show about International Women;s Day.
International Women's Day: Women in wine
Agribusiness
Economists weren't expecting the downward revision.
Fonterra's downward farmgate revision a 'surprise'
Fonterra recently announced the sale of Tip Top.
Fonterra revises earning guidance down, drops predicted farmgate price
New Zealand will soon be paying more for their bread.
Bread prices tipped to rise as Aussie drought dries up wheat supply
Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand CEO Michael Brooks told The AM Show that farmers are struggling to keep up with changes to animal welfare laws .
Egg prices crack $4.43 a dozen
Opinion
Many farmers are worried about the Government's plans to tackle climate change. Opinion
Is farming under attack?
Watch: Farmers are fuming after the announcement of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill Opinion
Opinion: Living under the Zero Carbon Act
Watch: The moment Trish Rankin was announced as Fonterra 2019 Dairy Woman of the Year. Opinion
Opinion: Celebrating farming mothers
A Hawke's Bay orchard recently became the first in the world to use a robotic harvester for a commercial apple harvest. Opinion
Opinion: AI means a future of 'robocrops' is on the way
Health and Wellbeing
Gavin Boekel made the emotional phone call to his wife Rachelle.
Farmer's heartbreaking 'final' message to wife
A Wellington coroner has renewed call for changes after speaking out two years ago.
Quad bike manufacturers threaten to quit Australia over proposed safety standards
GP's across the country are facing challenges, especially around funding.
Study shows further decline in rural doctor numbers
The Midwives Union's Jill Ovens on The AM Show in November.
Rural women's group welcomes new Midwifery Workforce Accord
COUNTRYWIDE
Watch: A dog behaviourist demonstrates the strong bond between a dog and its master.
Young Canterbury farmer loses beloved farm dog in house fire
Listen: William Beetham spoke to Rural Today about concerns that more and more farms are being replaced with forestry.
'A recipe for disaster': Rural lobby group launched to oppose billion trees policy
China has culled more than 200 million diseased pigs.
Pork prices to rise as swine fever sweeps through pig herds
Watch: Southland farmer Glen Hazlett uses a jetski on the farm.
Watch: Farmer swaps tractor for a jetski in Southland flooding