Comment: Let's stop lumping Govt costs on ratepayers
Comment: The high rates on farms are concealing profound problems, writes Nigel Billings.
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Windy and dry conditions mean we should be nervously vigilant.
Year in Review: Todd Muller - Why our farmers deserve better
Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.
DairyMan: The delectable properties of free-range pork
Comment: Craig Hickman thought he knew all there is to know about pork - he was wrong.
Year in Review: Nathan Penny's open letter to James Cameron
Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.
Comment: When aspirations trip up the export/import balance
Comment: New Zealand should not spend more than it earns.
Comment: Identifying 'whodunit' is a freshwater priority
Comment: Are our favourite swimming spots good to go? And if not, why not?
Comment: Seven 'must do's' for employment contracts
Comment: Feds' Chris Lewis on his top seven considerations from a farmers' perspective.
Comment: Rethinking the narrative on NZ meat and milk
Comment: Could a rebellion against synthetic proteins work in New Zealand's favour?
Comment: Reflecting on our rural past and building for the future
Comment: The end of the year can provide a time of reflection and future planning.
Julia Jones: Farmers need to accentuate the positive
Comment: Julia Jones calls for the farming industry to focus on the positives.
DairyMan: Deep in the heart of Texas
Comment: You owe it to yourself and your taste buds to try Texas barbecue.
Comment: Top on-farm health and safety tips for the holidays
Comment: With the coming summer months, there is often an influx of visitors to the farm.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Would NZ really be better without cows?
Comment: Simple solutions for difficult problem can have unintended consequences.
Julie Paton: Christmas challenging time on the farm
The other dogs wagged their tails enthusiastically but seemed unfazed by the death.
Buddy Mikaere: There is a real joy in sharing life with chickens
One of the little-known joys in life is quietly sitting in the middle of your hen pen.
Editorial: Right to protest is no license to threaten or abuse
Editorial: Conservation staff should not have to tolerate threats from 1080 opponents.
Comment: We can do better for our fishing industry
Comment: Rather than hamstringing the sector we should look for science-based solutions.
Elizabeth Soal: Water, water, everywhere but not a drop of funding
Comment: Piecemeal decisions on our essential resource need to be centralised.
Editorial: Where are Whanganui's rural leaders?
The rural community has voice, but who wants to use it?
Comment: CEO exit raises more questions for delicately poised a2 Milk
Jayne Hrdlicka got offside with investors early on.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is organic food 'better' for the environment?
Comment: Some believe organic production systems are better for the environment.
Gareth Carter: Growing your own avocados is rewarding
Avocados are a hot commodity in the shops but can be grown at home with a bit of effort.
Jamie Mackay: The political play for the hearts and minds of farmers
COMMENT: It would appear Labour is not winning too many of those hearts and minds.
Comment: Fair pay agreement proposals will not deliver
Comment: Fair pay agreement system will come at a cost to our entire economy.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is organic food healthier?
Comment: Rowarth looks at claims organic food is healthier than food grown conventionally.
Kate Hawkesby: Why do extreme vegans have so much beef?
Protesting your message about animals peacefully is your right.
Pattrick Smellie: RMA reform - call it a space programme
Resource Management Act has gone from ground-breaking legislation to a whipping boy.
Comment: Hand over prohibited firearms while you still can
Comment: It's just a few weeks until Govt 'buy-back' of prohibited firearms shuts up shop.
Leighton Smith: Where has the National Party gone?
Comment: 'Lack of political spine and blind to what used to be their core constituency.'
Arataki Honey celebrates 75 years in business
Beehives were being destroyed by lead arsenate sprays.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is organic food chemical-free?
Comment: Dr Rowarth investigates concerns around the use of chemicals in food production.