With much sympathy for farmers battling with increasingly dry conditions, there's no escaping the fact that summer in Hawke's Bay

There has been concern in recent years about the concentration of our seed heritage into the hands of a few large multinational corporations. Very

Slow motion catastrophe: Another massive Hawke's Bay drought is looming. Fifteen years ago climate scientists predicted that severe

About this time of year as we go into the usual drought the neighbours must think we've run out of water and I've started sustaining

Let's stop kidding ourselves: we are in the grip of a water crisis, and any government that fails to recognise and immediately work

I hope readers had a lovely break and enjoyed the wonderful sunshine we've had across New Zealand. I'm happy to be into 2017 which

The continued strength of the Fonterra Global Dairy Auction has given many farmers confidence that there will be an increase in milk

Just before Christmas, the Maori Party took a stand that is hugely important for Hawke's Bay. The party told Environment Minister

The Country host Jamie Mackay shares his list of things to see and do before he shuffles off this mortal coil.

For a sharemilking business to thrive, both sharemilkers and farm owners must do their homework before entering a partnership agreement

The rodeo travelling circus is well under way. Competitors and animals are now on the road, taking animal torture to venues all over

In the late 1940s my father came down from the East Coast to be a shepherd on Omakere Station in Central Hawke's Bay. Part of the

With 2016 being such an up-and-down year for farmers, here's hoping the new year will bring better news on demand and prices. The

Napier regional councillor Paul Bailey is right about one thing - the major problems facing the region must be shared responsibilities

It seems this is the season where we reflect on the achievements of the past 12 months. To refresh my memory I re-read my comments

There's nothing like the smell of freshly cut pine to make me feel festive. I've spent the last fortnight chopping up pines toppled

Ah, the summer holidays are here. While it's lovely to ditch the daily grind of lunchboxes and bus runs, I'm sure I'm not the only

Dom George attempts to piece together the events of The Country's Christmas party.

Well what a tough season it has been for the last five months. Along with the strain of a low forecast milk price we have had one

Dom has come over all festive in this week's Furious George, advising us to give to those in need this Christmas.

Last week's gentle rain was warmly greeted by all vegetable crops around the North Island. The soil was getting a touch dry after

The Country Host Jamie Mackay reflects on the good, the bad and the ugly of 2016.

I'm not sure what I was thinking, taking the grandboys to the A&P Show. I do recall the word "fun" flitting through my mind, so that

New Zealand whitebait are one of the few dining pleasures to escape the culinary assault of reality chefs.

Mike Joy's recent commentary around dams in NZ doesn't tell the full story. I agree with his headline - Agriculture must be clean

Dom George is miffed that boxing novice Jamie Mackay gets ringside seats to the Joseph Parker fight...

This week I will start with a handy tip: enjoy your cheap tomatoes as the flush is nearly over and prices will increase with demand

I would like to thank the people of Horowhenua and Kairanga for re-electing me for another term on Horizons Regional Council. We

COMMENT: I'm not gonna lie. I'm glad to see the back end of him. Clothed, of course, writes Rachel Stewart.

"You won't remember me," a fellow retiree said in town the other day. He was wrong. Vague memories surfaced of learning to swim