Comment: The best and worst jobs to have under a Covid-19 cloud
COMMENT: Jamie Mackay rounds off the best and worst jobs to have in a pandemic.
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Comment: Courier contractor ruling important for shearers
Comment: Shearers should take note of Leota v Parcel Express Ltd, says Jills Angus Burney.
Julia Jones: How do we get nutrition right?
Comment: The health of our own people must be part of our global food story.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The increasing desirability of a farming career
Comment: The Covid-19 crisis may lift the prestige of farming as a career.
Why is meat served almost raw tastier, more virtuous?
Is it some inverted snobbery, some primitivo chic?
Comment: The making of the Pea Weevil lady
Comment: How did a townie end up in farming and known as the Pea Weevil lady?
Rowena Duncum: Moving Day 2020 - you've got this!
Comment: Covid-19 is just another day at the office for Kiwi farmers.
Time to rebuild meat industry
During level 4 there were many public accolades bestowed on workers in our industry.
Is regenerative agriculture really the way forward?
Comment: Regenerative agriculture claims need to be examined.
Why Govt must act to help local councils
Comment: Councils must be beyond frustrated with the situation.
Lawrence Yule: Farmers facing Hawke's Bay's worst drought in 50 years getting raw deal
We are going to pay consultants, when what people need is feed and financial support.
Editorial: High and dry on red tape
Editorial: Auckland's water supply drops below 50 per cent while bureaucracy stagnates.
Comment: GFC sparked lessons for farmers, so what has Covid 19 taught us?
Comment: Will Covid-19 teach farmers the same lessons as the Global Financial Crisis?
Comment: Time to hit the 'reset' button
Comment: Nothing's the same after Covid-19, so we need to press our brains' reset button.
What farmers want from Budget 2020
Comment: Budget 2020 will be vital to the rural sector, especially after Covid-19.
Covid 19 recovery projects need caution
Comment: Covid-19 recovery is nothing like the Kaikoura and Christchurch earthquakes.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to look at food waste
Comment: Examining food waste is never a waste of time.
Four things politicians should be thinking about right now
COMMENT: There are four things politicians should think about right now.
Comment: Covid 19 adds extra stress to busy calving season
Comment: Calving is an intense time on farms in terms of workload and skills required.
Comment: Mapping the road out of Level 4 lockdown
Comment: It's time for the Govt to support truck drivers working during lockdown.
Todd Muller: Coming out of the crisis
Comment: NZ needs to consider some big ideas if we are to recover from Covid-19.
Editorial: Agriculture must again lead us to recovery
We say: Winter is coming, not just weather-wise, and farmers are feeling it too.
Comment: We're all in this together
Comment: We need to take the time to understand the challenges others in the sector face.
Comment: Free up freight to keep economy moving
Comment: Supply chain links vital to moving essential supplies must be allowed to work.
Shearing services will continue under the lockdown
Farming and shearing are both on MPI's list of essential services.
Jamie Mackay: It's okay to not be okay
Comment: If you need help, please ask someone. Don't be too proud.
Keeping safe from rural crime in lockdown
Comment: With longer nights and no one around, conditions are prime for rural crimes.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Embrace rather than persecute farmers
Comment: Farmers need to be left alone to focus on what we do best - farming.
Pulling together as a community while also staying apart
Comment: These are not "business" as usual times.
Coronavirus - Jamie Mackay: Why there must be a seachange (and I'll stop picking my nose)
Comment: The Country host is determined to accentuate the positive in these trying times.
Comment: A farmers' guide to staying connected in isolation
Comment: Sticking in our own bubble has never been as important as it is now.
Covid 19 coronavirus: It's essential that agriculture does its bit
Comment: To beat Covid-19 those working on the land must do their bit on-farm and off.
Kiwifruit industry reaches out to those who need jobs
The kiwifruit industry needs more workers and is reaching out to those who have lost jobs.
Comment: Water storage an investment in everyone's future
Comment: Feds Vice President Andrew Hoggard writes on the benefits of water storage.