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DAIRY NEWS
Watch: Craig Piggott talks to Hamish McKay and Richard Loe on Rural Exchange.
Remote control farming a step closer
Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne spoke to the AM Show about the fire.
Tasman fire: Desperate farmers breach cordons to rescue livestock
The dairy auction result is encouraging news after a disappointing 2018 for many dairy farmers.
Global dairy prices continue to rise
The Government announced a package aimed at helping farmers recover from the M bovis outbreak, however the study will look at the wider effect on farmers.
Study looks at effects of M bovis on farmers and communities
Beef and Sheep
Watch: Rural Exchange host Hamish McKay talks to Duncan Garner about how he was affected by a farm accident.
Man seriously injured after bull attack
Watch: The story of Jay Wilde is up for a Bafta Award.
UK farmer saves his cows from slaughter, turns vegan
Record temperatures have been making life uncomfortable for people and animals.
Stock craving water and shade as relentless heat continues
Rural Exchange host Richard Loe recently spoke out out about the state of our wool sector.
Sheep numbers continue to fall, strong increase in beef cattle
HORTICULTURE
Are we paying too much for our food?
Why you're paying more for your veges
A lack of workers has been a challenge for apple growers.
Bumper season for apple and pear crops - report
Many New Zealanders like to pick their own blueberries.
Breakthrough research hails benefits of blueberries
The stink bug is considered a serious biosecurity risk
Biosecurity review ordered after latest stink bug find
Viticulture
Many wine growers around the country are feeling the effects of climate change
Gisborne wines in global spotlight
Greystone Wines in Waipara survived through the country's driest weather.
Vineyards suffering in Waipara, NZ's driest place
All it takes is one spark for the dry grass to turn into an inferno.
Vineyard owner learns the hard way about fire safety
The wine industry is planning to future-proof the sector for climate change.
Future of New Zealand wine: More growing regions, varieties
Agribusiness
Watch: ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny talks to Hamish McKay and Richard Loe on Rural Exchange.
Economist confident dairy commodity prices will hold
Strong rural connectivity means farmers can take advantage of the latest technology, like the Halter GPS cow collar.
Lukewarm response to funding for rural digital hubs
Many New Zealand businesses are worried about the future, with the uncertainty around Brexit.
Farmer confidence plunges
Meat company Alliance Group is also trying to create a premium market for hogget.
Boost for Alliance farmers
Opinion
The Government has given itself until 2020 to create new rules to stop the "degradation of fresh water" Opinion
Time to put past grievances over water aside
The Taratahi Institute of Agriculture has been placed into liquidation. Opinion
Opinion: Agriculture education must be adequately funded
LAWA's National River Water Quality 10-year Trend Summary report found a "mixed bag" of trends across the country's freshwater ecosystems. Opinion
Opinion: Plants need water too
Many New Zealand businesses are worried about the future, with the uncertainty around Brexit. Opinion
What does a hard or soft Brexit mean for New Zealand?
COUNTRYWIDE
Should Air New Zealand use a farming theme for its next safety video? Duncan Humm from NZ Farming spoke to Rural Exchange's Hamish McKay and Richard Loe.
Push for farming theme in Air New Zealand's next safety video
NIWA said 2018 was the second-equal hottest year on record, and it' has been a dry start to 2019.
No let-up for farmers as New Zealand dries out further
Rural
Two elderly men driving tractors from Auckland to Wellington and back
A mental health campaign in memory of a young shepherd who took his own life was launched last year.
Milestone study reveals wellbeing is top of mind for young farmers