OpinionCameron Bagrie: Brace for GrumpflationGrumpy growth meets increasing inflation pressures.31 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Trump farm policy is pure socialismCOMMENT:Trump's stance takes a socialist twist as US taxpayers pay farmers for their milk.28 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Climate warms towards Govt's plan to cut carbonConsensus is building behind planned Zero Carbon Act to combat climate change.26 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Signs of a stressed-out dairy industryCOMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.24 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Why mining has always been part of the equationComment: 'Labour and the Greens don't get sensible middle New Zealand's view of the world'22 Jul 06:03 PM
OpinionRoss Verry: How to keep decline at bayThere needs to be innovative thinking around investment structures for the agri sector.18 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionIan Taylor: Artificial meat is not a threat to our farmersCOMMENT: Artificial meat is an opportunity for New Zealand, not a threat.10 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMatt HeathMatt Heath: It's true - pies are a window to the soulCOMMENT: Get involved in this month's rhyming campaign with no strings attached.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Predicting end of cash is bananasCOMMENT: Our lamb exports and cheap bananas are a reminder that future never goes to plan.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionDaniel Kieser: Investors need to chew over synthetic foodCOMMENT: Game-changing moves coming in agriculture sector.25 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: 'Rough' calculations are sobering readingCOMMENT: The impact of Fonterra and Fletchers on the economy can't be ignored.19 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Carbon cuts we can bank onSetting goals, removing politics — Zero Carbon Bill is like the Reserve Bank Act.14 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Just add water for a xenophobic political 'scandal'COMMENT: Where's all the hysteria gone from giving away bottled water rights for free?12 Jun 08:01 PM
OpinionComment: Can dairy farmers get more from less?High-energy, low-protein feed in addition to grass helps increase milk production.11 Jun 06:13 AM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: A Fieldays to remember ... if only I couldOpinion: Jamie Mackay tries to remember a particularly eventful Fieldays from the 1990's.11 Jun 06:00 AM
OpinionEditorial: Logging pesticide use outmodedPesticide still used despite global ban.06 Jun 09:11 PM
OpinionWhy most profitable industries pay miserable wagesCOMMENT: Wages are not set by a market, they reflect unequal bargaining power.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Cold facts don't diminish need to look after farmersCOMMENT: When it comes to biosecurity it's in national interest to stay calm and clinical.02 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: The M. Bovis debacle deserves more debateWhat has emerged from debate over M. Bovis is that NZ has been let down by authorities.01 Jun 02:58 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Why I've come to love those cowsCOMMENT: Studies show cows have personalities and emotions, just like cats and dogs.29 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie Mackay: A Fieldays roadie and a farewell to an old friendOpinion: Jamie Mackay is on the road for Fieldays.29 May 06:00 AM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Govt's ballsy call to eradicate Mycoplasma bovisCOMMENT: Govt has bit the bullet and put a shed load of dough behind eradication.28 May 06:28 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: Mycoplasma bovis outbreak will get worse before it gets betterThe dairy herd, despite all the the environmental critics, is vital to this country.27 May 05:00 PM
OpinionSteven Carden: Farm changes only way to goCOMMENT: Pāmu, NZ's biggest farming company, has seen future and it is sustainable.21 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: M. bovis could be storm cloud waiting to burstCOMMENT: Eradicating disease is a costly exercise but it's certainly worth trying.20 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Farmers should cope with bug on their ownCOMMENT: Taxpayer bailout undeserved after rural misuse of the Nait scheme.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails againCOMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Is Labour anti-farming?Opinion: Jamie Mackay shares an interesting excerpt from his interview with David Parker.14 May 06:00 AM
OpinionWalter Breustedt: Oil and gas ban a wakeup callGovernment must bring the electricity industry to the negotiation table.01 May 10:00 PM
OpinionRowena Duncum: No Meat May - the ultimate challengeThe Country's Executive Producer is having second thoughts about No Meat May.01 May 03:00 AM
OpinionNathan Burkepile: Hunting and habitat go hand-in-gloveShooters: Leave the drinking until the end of the day.27 Apr 11:28 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Govt's exploration ban a pig of a policyCOMMENT: Taranaki's mayor is right - Govt decision to halt new exploration hurts region.23 Apr 06:41 PM
OpinionTroy Baisden: Six ways to improve lakes and riversChallenge posed between the economy and the environment18 Apr 07:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanO'Sullivan: Ardern's oil ban short-sightedCOMMENT: Announcement clearly timed to build up her international reputation.17 Apr 05:00 PM
