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Could next season's milk price be better than thought?
Not everyone is gloomy about next season's milk price.

Week one of lockdown: What life's been like for essential workers
Most Kiwis are holed up at home so spare a thought for those keeping the country ticking.

1080 blackmailer paroled: Jeremy Kerr no longer a threat to community
Kerr threatened to spike infant formula in letters to Fonterra and Federated Farmers.

1080 blackmailer Jeremy Kerr denied parole
Kerr will be seen again by the end of February 2020.

Local Focus: Trelinnoe Park falls into passionate hands
"Gardening is the only passion that increases with age". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Letters: Cranstone muddies the waters
For town and country, the financial costs of healthy water are part of our mutual future.

Conservation Comment: Don't vilify farmers
Government is ignoring the democratic process with proposed action on water regulations.

'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.

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.

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.

Roundup wrangle: Glyphosate debate reaches NZ
Roundup makes our paddocks yellow, but is it green? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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.