News from the rural farming sector for 28 July 2022 Farmers on the Chatham Islands might not be able to ship stock off the island for four months during the busy Autumn period next year. Kiwifruit growers can now have their say on if they think Zespri should expand the amount of Sungold kiwifruit it grows overseas. Farmers could soon have new solutions to mitigate nitrate leaching on-farm.