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Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers
Comment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.
Comment: Urban folk also face hard freshwater questions
Comment: Urban or rural, it's important to realise swimmable rivers come with a price tag.
Comment: Time to modernise our Biotech laws
Comment: There is actually more risk in not changing the law says Dr Parmjeet Parmar.
Rowarth: Economists urgently needed in freshwater plans
Comment: How much are people prepared to pay for clean waterways?
Middle NZ: Lab protein turns my stomach
Can't think of anything more processed than food produced in a lab.
Soper: Coalition cardigan starting to unravel
COMMENT: Coalition Govts are a bit like the Fair Isle cardie mum used to knit for you.
Editorial: Time to get serious about protein technology
EDITORIAL: Food industry can't afford to close eyes to disruption
Comment: Jane Smith's protest list
Comment: North Otago farmer has her own list of things she thinks Kiwis should protest.
Sir Graham Henry: Stay on the ball for kiwi survival
COMMENT: The kiwi population has been declining at a rate of 2 per cent every year.
Comment: Freshwater changes will come at significant economic cost
Comment: Water quality needs improving, but don't pretend it won't cost.
Regenerative agriculture - context is everything
Comment: When it comes to regenerative agriculture, one size very rarely fits all.
Comment: Bank capital skirmishes drawing to a conclusion
Comment: Farmers need the confidence that their banks will continue to support them.
Daisy Abraham: All aboard the climate action bandwagon
Comment: Waters are rising, people are starving, forests are burning.
Damien O'Connor: Why this Government doesn't 'hate' farmers
Comment: Freshwater policy is not about Government trying to destroy farming.
Elizabeth Soal: Why freshwater plans have shocked farmers
COMMENT: It's clear planning changes need to happen quickly, and rules imposed swiftly.
Soper: Ardern impotent on NZ First's bad behaviour
COMMENT: The Prince of the Provinces is taking a few days off to study the Cabinet Manual.
Editorial: Shane Jones' blunt words short on propriety
EDITORIAL: 'There must be a limit to brandishing our money while uttering ultimatums.'
Teuila Fuatai: Pacific people treated differently
COMMENT: Fly-in fly-out Pacific Island workers get a rough immigration deal.
Comment: Championing crossbred wool to the world
Comment: Could this be the beginning of the wool revolution?
Eve McCallum: Time to take a step back on climate change
Comment: Climate change has become the new "cool" thing for young people.
Ain't nobody here but us chickens ...
They can want chickens all they like, but I don't need a rooster.
DairyMan: Yuck - the foods that shouldn't be foods
Comment: DairyMan reckons "squeaky cheese" halloumi is an ancient Cypriot practical joke.
Julia Jones: We're better than 'No 8 wire thinkers'
Comment: Terms like 'No. 8-wire thinking' diminish farmers' innovation.
Why NZ's waterways are like a supermodel
Comment: Our waterways are still something to be proud of despite LAWA report.
Comment: GM not the only path to low methane grass
Comment: Genetic modification not the only route to creating a low methane emission grass.
Aaron Martin: Expect big queue with work visa changes
COMMENT: How will the new system work and when will it be implemented?
Strong primary exports lead to positive perception of farming
Comment: Past two years has seen a positive combination of growth in primary production.
Why this townie is standing up for farmers
Comment: Aucklander's touching letter illustrates urban support for farmers.
Read Hawke's Bay farmer's heartfelt post that went viral
Comment: To all the Kiwi farmers, remember you are the world's most efficient producers.
Comment: Ag sector hamstrung by Govt regulations
Comment: Ag sector will be permanently handicapped by unrealistic policies.
Owen Jennings: The evil legacy of a vile dictator
Comment: Mugabe's atrocities were conducted openly, the world knew and failed to act.
Comment: Rural sector's open letter to Jacinda Ardern
Comment: Primary sector urges PM to support its own climate change commitment plan.
Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan
COMMENT: Finally long-delayed "action plan for freshwater" discussion document has arrived