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

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

Stock access to water can be an emotive issue that sparks strong reactions. It is critical in the debate about water quality and

One of the issues that has been much discussed of late has been the enforcement of resource consents. In recent weeks Hawke's Bay

As I write my final contribution for the year (and - as I am about to leave Whanganui - for the foreseeable future), I am thinking

Struggling with planting some tropical-looking plants I asked a neighbour to help lift them because they had spiky shards. "It is

"To make the Waikato River swimmable for its full length, in 80 years, will cost a large amount of money", writes Dr Doug Edmeades

When John Key became our 38th Prime Minister on November 8, 2008 it was an extraordinary turnaround from the previous election. In

COMMENT: John Key tries to smooth fears of a rising tide of US protectionism.

In the immortal words of Britney Spears, "Oops I did it again". The appearance of a goat in the paddock at home has been greeted

Biddy Fraser-Davies has been battling the bureaucrats since 2009, when food safety officials spotted her on Country Calendar and turned

Earlier this year I talked about fresh water policy being driven by central government coming to our region like a freight train

Hooray - summer is finally here! Fresh new season Northland sweet corn, Oamaru jersey benne potatoes, Hawke's Bay cherries, Wairoa