From the mayor's desk: Farmers deserve praise
There is a big disconnect between the reality of good farming practice and urban opinions.
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is PKE use in NZ really causing problems for orangutans?
Comment: Dr Rowarth says the PKE myth can be busted easily with facts.
Comment: Can we sell dairy milk to vegans?
Comment: Turns out vegans are not as homogeneous as our blue-top milk.
Comment: Bee health debate needs balance
Comment: Conclusions about a matter as important as bee deaths must be non-biased.
Comment: What I think is troubling farmers most
Comment: "We need to act decisively, and with unity," says farmer Andrew Stewart.
Comment: How fat and protein is shaping 'the dairy cow of tomorrow'
Comment: Dietary battle between fat and protein is shaping the dairy cow of the future.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Don't accuse Kiwi farmers of 'green-washing'
Comment: Regenerative agriculture proponents don't know farms the same way farmers do.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why innovation needs fresh thinking
Comment: The right people with the right mindset will create the workforce of the future
Sid Miller: Ten years of change since the Darfield earthquake
Comment: EQC has handled nearly half a million claims from the Canterbury earthquake.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Are super foods really that super?
Comment: Don't go blaming farmers if your tiger nuts aren't up to scratch.
Dr Doug Edmeades: Why we should cut farmers some slack
Comment: Farmers can't be expected to save economy and tidy up environment.
Julia Jones: Why Kiwis need to see the big picture
Comment: While there's nothing wrong with improvisation - will it really be enough?
Sirma Karapeeva: Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism
The red meat industry is New Zealand's second largest goods exporter.
Water rules: Is life in future New Zealand only for the wealthy?
Comment: We're looking at impractical and expensive regulations, for rural and urban alike
Comment: Foreign worker crisis needs a private and collaborative solution
Comment: The primary sector desperately needs workers for New Zealand's economic recovery.
Comment: Why food comes first in NZ
Comment: Food is important and it is what New Zealand does best.
Tootie fruity never stop picking me
Wouldn't it be great to be able to eat off the land and know what goes into your food?
Jamie Mackay: I challenge anyone to visit Hiroshima museum and not shed tears
Comment: Beirut blast brings back memories of Hiroshima visit.
Ella Jensen: Embracing tech to reduce the farming footprint
It is time to re-open a nation-wide dialogue on the use of genetic technologies.
Comment: Why farmers are talking trees
Comment: Trees have become a hot topic with farmers lately, and with good reason.
Frances Sweetman: Smeltdown in the electricity sector
Sector directors face difficult decisions as excess demand looms to swallow dividends.
Hydro storage plan stirs NZ energy use debate
The scheme must be part of a strategy making energy fairly accessible to all of us.
Bryce Wilkinson: The wrong direction for RMA reform
A real resource management act would focus on actual public good problems.
The anti-science myth: Why we need sceptics and bargepoles
Comment: Free speech and opinions are important - but so is science.
Comment: The moment I knew I needed help
Comment: Waikato dairy farmer Sam Owen shares his mental health story.
Comment: A farmer's tale - 25 years of highs and lows
Comment: Bruce Eade's story shows how farmers can effectively communicate with urbanites.
Challenging year brings us together
Drought, Covid-19, now flooding puts more pressure on communities, businesses and farmers.
Dr Rowarth: Rethinking the use of technology in food production
Comment: Technological development in sustainable food production is important.
Have a go – plant some broad beans today!
Broad beans are very easy to care for, suffering very few pests and disease.
Comment: Is it time Reserve Bank went into bat for farmers?
Comment: It's time farmers get the lowered interest rates they deserve.
Brian Fallow: Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme is no pipe dream
$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.
Comment: Why we need more women in agri-sector boardrooms
Comment: There is no reason why we can't see more women directors in the agri-sector.