Farming
Prominent farming advocate dies in incident on farm
Chris Allen, 62, was a well-known and respected Canterbury farmer.
Egg and poultry industry feel the heat as nearly all NZ exports blocked
The Ministry for Primary Industries is culling all 160,000 hens at a farm in Otago after the discovery of bird flu. Audio
'Defend the shed' - how the poultry industry has been preparing for a bird flu outbreak
How are chicken and egg farms protecting themselves from avian flu? Country Life visited a broiler chicken farm to find out what good biosecurity practice involves.
'Never too late to make a better decision': Greens on Mt Messenger bypass
It comes in the wake of a farming couple being ordered to pay $180,000 in court costs after trying to prevent their land being taken for the project.
Country Life for 6 December 2024
This week, there's cheese and eggs on the menu with visits to poultry and goat farms. The team also takes a closer look at what's in the pipeline for farmers to help lower emissions. Audio
Milking does and making cheese, all in a day's work
"We do the whole process here on the farm because it preserves the quality of the milk. It's only traveling from the barn to my cheese kitchen."
Bird flu tests at Otago poultry farm negative
Although the result is welcome news, MPI said 'it's very early days' due to the viruses long incubation period and they're still not confident the virus hasn't spread to other farms. Meanwhile, a deal… Audio
Bird flu not detected at second chicken farm near Dunedin
Testing at a small free range chicken farm near Dunedin has not detected bird flu. Reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 December 2024
On today's episode, the culling of 80,000 hens is now into its second day at Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove Farm in Otago as biosecurity officials work to contain an outbreak of the H7N6 bird flu virus… Audio
Minister for Agriculture on farm to forestry changes
The government has announced sweeping changes to limit farm to forestry conversions. Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Todd McClay spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Govt announces changes to limit farm to forestry conversions
Changes include a pause on high quality farm land being used for exotic forestry, and a cap of 15,000 hectares of other farm land being converted. The Forest Owners Association Chief Executive Dr… Audio
Mainland Poultry CEO on bird flu outbreak
The culling of 80,000 hens is now into its second day at Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove Farm in Otago as biosecurity officials work to contain an outbreak of the H7N6 bird flu virus. Mainland Poultry… Audio
The birth of a city
Developers are moving at pace to turn the south Auckland township of Drury into our next city. Audio
