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Opinion: Farmer feedback informs policy positions
Opinion: Feedback sessions and online surveys help Beef + Lamb NZ focus on the future.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers should stay positive
Opinion: Forecasts are all over the place but things are looking up long term.
Liam Dann: The big issue for the next government will be jobs not grocery prices
OPINION: The cost of living might soon be the least of our worries.
Opinion: Time to focus on nutrient management
Opinion: Ensuring our farming systems efficiently cycle nutrients is an ongoing challenge.
Ewe mastitis: What to watch for
Opinion: Mastitis in ewes is an udder infection that causes swelling and inflammation.
Editorial: Co-operation better than point-scoring
OPINION: A lot of New Zealand's problems are global.
Opinion: Celebrating farming achievements during challenging times
Opinion: It's good for farmers to pause and reflect on their progress.
Mark Lister: Dealing with the dairy downturn
OPINION: This is a timely reminder of the need to hedge our bets.
Agriculture and Trade: Todd McClay - The world is not standing still
OPINION: New Zealand needs to reposition for different times ahead.
Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift
OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.
Kate Acland: Farmers aren't the villains
Opinion: We’re all guilty at times of gravitating to the headlines and simplistic slogans.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Taxes and bureaucracy hampering farmers
Opinion: The primary sector is the engine of New Zealand's economy.
1080 poison: An environmental toxicologist’s view
OPINION: 1080 poison remains important as a means of pest control.
Liam Dann: Worst of both worlds - dairy and oil prices threaten chances of soft landing
OPINION: China's economic woes come at a bad time for New Zealand.
Thomas Coughlan: Why do experts hate Labour’s potential GST exemption?
OPINION: It gives a massive tax cut to supermarkets at the expense of the public.
Putin warned to 'stop using food as a weapon'
OPINION: UN official warns we will all pay for the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Dr Rowarth: Pork farmers need supermarket support
Opinion: Caged eggs have been phased out - why not overseas pork?
Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary
OPINION: Money like water - the execs now presiding over diminished Three Waters fiefdoms.
Why are some services disappearing in rural communities?
I get it's not financially viable to have banks open every day but not everyone is online.
Farmers tell Beef +Lamb NZ what's on their minds
Opinion: Unsurprisingly ag emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa were hot topics.
Opinion: Why I still believe in the future of wool
OPINION: I've been in it for the long haul and will be until I'm buried in my wool coffin.
Opinion: The benefits of rural schooling
Opinion: Rural schools are often the hub of the community.
A racehorse story too incredible to be true?
Takapau-bred Moifaa went on to win the 1904 Grand National at Aintree.
Opinion: Time to rethink how we grow and ship food
Opinion: It’s clear domestic food supply chains are challenged by climate change.
Rowena Duncum: Test footy a brief respite from potholes and politics
Opinion: The County radio show's executive producer is a big Heartland rugby fan.
Marcus Musson: Light at the end of the forestry tunnel
Comment: Most in the industry knew the oversupply situation was very short-term.
Wild foods at risk of breeding dangerous bacteria
Wild foods concentrate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and could put people at risk.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Govt caught between climate policy and cost of living crisis
Govt struggling to burn Climate Change Commission advice in its “policy bonfire".
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Plant-based v meat diet - the debate rages on
Opinion: Is a plant-based diet healthier and more environmentally friendly than meat?
Preserving paradise: The hidden battle at our borders
Guardians of the border: Unveiling the unsung heroes of Biosecurity New Zealand.
Our forests and our future are entwined
OPINION: We are going to need more forests - both exotics and indigenous -as carbon sinks.
Shane Te Pou: Labour is Kiwi farmers' best friend
Opinion: In six years of Labour Government, primary sector exports have risen 50 per cent.
What the free trade agreement with the EU really means
The significance can’t be understated, says Trade Minister Damien O’Connor.