'Under attack': Best prices for farmers but compliance costs threaten golden run
Farmers should be laughing all the way to the bank, yet they are not, they are stressed.
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Local Focus: Six-year-old Archie's autistic diet shifts the family farm
"Within three days he got his eye contact back". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Audrey Young: Is that purring coming from the Beehive?
James Shaw's patience pays off handsomely, writes Audrey Young.
Federated Farmers say Kiwis lead the way in low-emission farming
Feds say New Zealand is much better at low-emissions farming than other countries.
Farmers can boost profits, cut cows now, activist tells MPs
Hard-hitting critique of Zero Carbon Bill calls for more action from farmers and MPs.
Dry periods loom with water storage level comfortable
Following a dry start to the year, there has been a slight respite this month.
Where to now for the climate change deal with farmers?
Comment: It's time to find a balance between both extremes in a divisive issue.
Brian Fallow: Living in fear of Farmageddon
Interest rates are only one of the risks farmers face.
Audrey Young: Ardern's problems are a matter of constraint
COMMENT: From the success of Paris, Ardern gets back to some problematic ministers.
Shane Jones says sorry: I wasn't attacking individual farmers
Forestry Minister Shane Jones says sorry to farmers for referring to them as 'moaners'.
Shane Jones hits out at critics, calls farmers 'moaners'
MP says farmers are too soft on National and need to stop "bitching and moaning".
The zero carbon bill: Hawke's Bay really needs it, council chair says
There were clear skies in China on Wednesday as Hawke's Bay choked on fire fumes.
Farmers shocked as MPI steps up M. bovis programme
Lobby group says timing could not be worse.
Capital punishment: High debt weighs down dairy co-ops
High debt has taken its toll on NZ and Australian dairy co-ops.
Udderly ingenious: 'Cow toilets' to cut ammonia emissions
The system from a Dutch company was developed as a solution for ammonia reduction.
PM: Gun lobby won't dilute reforms on firearms
Former Police Minister Paula Bennett says there is no point in having hindsight.
Silence of the lambs: Why are farmers quiet on CGT?
Farmers called it a "mangy dog", but so far they're quiet on capital gains tax threat.
Capital gains tax proposal sparks chorus of concerns
Fears voiced about valuations, productivity and property slumps.
Remains of slaughtered cows dumped at riverside
Dumping linked to recent reports of stock thefts.
Paul Little: Honestly, I don't give a scoot
COMMENT: Hopefully Lime scooters will be the biggest thing to complain about in 2019.
How NZ could cut ag emissions by to 10 per cent
Many farmers want to cut their greenhouse gas emissions - but nearly half don't know how.
Make your voice heard - every submission counts
Every submission counts; every voice does get weighed up against those it opposes
'Never been shorn' sheep heading in for a trim
The ewe from the Mapiu district is believed to have never been shorn.
Farmers urged to review safety processes after tragic death of child
Farmers advised to take all practical steps to ensure safety around effluent ponds.
Local Focus Special Report: The glyphosate debate reaches New Zealand
Roundup makes our paddocks yellow, but is it green? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Roundup wrangle: Glyphosate debate reaches NZ
Roundup makes our paddocks yellow, but is it green? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whistle blower accuses farmers of 'appalling' treatment of pregnant cows
The harvest of foetal bovine serum is the latest in a string of animal welfare issues.
Buy your milk at dairies, says Federated Farmers
Fed Farmers' dairy chairman gets two 2L bottles of milk for $6 at his local Waikato dairy.
Interim Fonterra CEO to farmer, sharemarket taste
Fonterra's choice of interim chief executive goes down well with farmers and market.
Question marks over science, agri creds at MPI's top table
Where are the science and primary industry creds of our biosecurity MPI bosses?
Data tools put farmers on the map
Digital mapping provides better quality information on issues and opinions.
Case for a viable partnership
The economies included in the CPTPP account for 13.5 per cent of world GDP.
Zero Carbon consultation brings methane into focus
Dairy farmers in with chance for "get out of jail free" card on methane emissions.