Hitting the sweet spot with mānuka honey
COMMENT: The rising profile of mānuka honey has brought with it a few hiccups.
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Rick Burke: Weighing up deferred grazing benefits
Farmer-led Sustainable Farming Fund project is quantifying benefits of deferred grazing.
Rex Graham: Growers playing with fire
Comment: Everyone suffers when horticulture is allowed to carry out unhealthy burnoffs.
Mark Ross: The environmental benefits of glyphosate
Glyphosate has extensive economic and environmental benefits for farmers, argues Mark Ross
Cameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturn
COMMENT: Businesses need more clarity from Government over economic direction.
Steven Cranston: Good news for farmers on emissions
COMMENT: The conversation around agricultural emissions is in for a major shake-up.
Editorial: Pest control is natural justice
Pest trapping necessary in reinstating native species
Ian McKelvie: Soaring fuel price hits rural areas hard
Soaring petrol prices hurt rural communities and low-income families most.
Pain at the pump: 'Never been a better time to live outside Auckland'
Comment: Fueling up in the City of Sails proves a eye-opening experience.
Rural living offers simple pleasures
Townie Gord Stewart has wonderful memories from his time in the country.
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
Jamie Mackay: 12 lessons from the Future of Farming Dialogue
The Country radio host takes a sneak peek at the future of farming at a major Euro forum.
The tahr debate and our native fauna
Opinion: A science-based review of the Himalayan Thar Control Plan is an urgent priority.
Comment: Will cannabis really be a pot of gold?
COMMENT: Like alcohol and tobacco, cannabis looks poised to become a huge global market.
Will consumers pay up for glyphosate-free production?
It is possible to produce food without using glyphosate – organic producers manage.
Editorial: Strawberry sabotage shows food supply vulnerability
EDITORIAL: NZ is as vulnerable to pests, diseases and acts of sabotage as anywhere else.
Mike Joy: Clean, green NZ? Yeah, nah!
COMMENT: No country in the developed world is trashing its rivers as fast as we are.
Comment: Fonterra needs radical reform
When will NZ dairy farmers wake up and realise that Fonterra needs a massive shake-up?
Ewan McGregor: Blanket forestry sweeps aside pastoral traditions
We need to be careful about how we go about our obligations as global citizens.
Editorial: 1080 ire unhinged, ill-informed
Native species come first in 1080 battle, which is not what extremist protesters believe.
Editorial: Juken NZ upgrade something to be grateful for in Northland
The reaction to Juken NZ's announcement last week was disappointing, says Peter Jackson.
Opinion: Taking on meat industry big task
Activist's meat works vigil poses many questions about our eating practices.
Country Side - Something fishy in the soup
It's not everyone who dines out for lunch then dumpster dives for dinner
Opinion: Logic lacking at 1080 protest
1080 is now in the realm of chem-trails, fluoride and child vaccines, says Ewan Kelsall.
Ian McKelvie: Rural outlook encouraging
Lamb, venison and kiwifruit best performers over past year as export returns increase.
Let people decide on port
Everyone in Hawke's Bay must be given the opportunity to be heard.
Editorial: Predator free NZ an unwinnable war
Comment: The goal of making New Zealand predator-free by 2050 is optimistic.
Opinion: Rich returns from afforestation
District would be better off if councils had followed horticultural advice 100 years ago
Sodden sheep - ah the joys of spring
Our milking goat, was slowly swept into one corner of her paddock by a rising tide.
Opinion: Limits needed for forestry
Comment: Result for rural NZ hill communities will be disastrous with depopulation
Avocado conference shows industry growth
Jacinda Ardern attended the opening of the NZ Avocado International Industry Conference.