Sally Murphy

R-CALF USA, the largest body representing producers of cattle and sheep in America, says the sheep industry there has been decimated over the last three decades with an explosion of lamb and mutton… Audio

Punnets of kiwifruit have been recalled in the US - over listeria concerns.

Zespri says the fruit has been traced back to two orchards - so all the fruit from them is now on hold - which is about… Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Some confronting footage of effluent from a pig farm overflowing into a stream has been released by Waikato Regional Council.

Sally Murphy has the rural news.

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An advisor says many farmers will be working 50 hour weeks for the rest of the year without taking home a paycheck due to falling commodity prices.

Schedules for sheep and beef continue a downward… Audio

News from the rural farming sector Audio

News from the rural farming sector Audio

Securing a stable workforce was top of the agenda at this morning's Apples and Pears Conference in Christchurch. 

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Audio

RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio

Waikato Federated Farmers dairy chair, Matthew Zonderop, says the combination of inflation, paying wages, high feed prices and a falling beef price schedule is putting people off raising bobby calves.

The Forest Owners Association says the Government's reset of the ETS is a step in the right direction, but it isn't enough to restore confidence in the forestry sector.

Monique Steele has the rural… Audio