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Opinion: Why farmers can't ignore climate change
Opinion: The consequences of global warming and climate change have arrived.
Opinion: Jane Smith's new daily announcement
Opinion: North Otago farmer Jane Smith has an alternative daily update for the PM.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time for Kiwi arable farmers to shine
Opinion: NZ arable farmers use technology to produce good food for the least impact.
Comment: Speed key to securing NZ's snail farming future
Due to our climate and high rainfall, we can grow snails more efficiently
Jamie Mackay: Gloves off in climate fight over He Waka Eke Noa
A problem for Jacinda Ardern, James Shaw and Rod Carr.
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Opinion: Rural counsellor Kathryn Wright on how to identify someone who may need a hand.
Allan Richardson: In defence of regenerative agriculture
Opinion: The future farming innovation will come from the regenerative sector.
Luke Kirkness: The disease risk that requires our full attention
OPINION: We've learnt first-hand how infectious diseases spread and the impact they have.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why we shouldn't cut cow numbers
Opinion: Kiwi farmers can't do more with less when it comes to cow numbers.
Samantha Murton: We can't magic GP shortage away
OPINION: President of the Royal College of GPs prescribes a solution to dwindling numbers.
Comment: Believe it - our health sector is in a crisis
OPINION: Now's the logical time to undertake workforce reforms
Richard Prebble: Three Waters is a Govt coup - an attack on democracy
Legislation would erode the principle of one person, one vote.
Rod Oram: Taking Jamie Mackay's 'Madagascar bisons' to task
Opinion: Rod Oram has a bone to pick with The Country host's climate change opinion piece.
Geoff Ross: Accounting 101 required in climate change
Opinion: Geoff Ross of Lake Hawea Station takes a closer look at the carbon books.
Andrew Morrison: Why the New Zealand Meat Board is important to farmers
Opinion: There are many good reasons to care about and take an interest in NZMB's work.
There's some crowing going on in the chicken paddock
He is so proud he decided to show off his new found voice at 4.30am
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why Geoff and Justine Ross are right
Opinion: Kiwis should support successful farmers the same way we support our sports teams.
Sam Owen: You can't run a farm on 'maybe'
Opinion: Farmers thrive on clarity, so "maybe answers" can create anxiety and confusion.
Opinion: Taking a closer look at proposed pig welfare changes
Opinion: Some changes will have a significant impact on New Zealand pig farmers.
Dr Ganesh Nana: NZ's productivity woes – is immigration the answer?
It is essential to look beyond the immigration system in lifting our poor productivity.
Brian Fallow: Hydrogen fuel from the deep south
Meridian Energy makes the case for producing clean-burning gas in NZ.
Andrew Hoggard: NZ needs to go hard on EU trade deal
New Zealand farmers expect our negotiators to go hard on spurious trade barriers.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why knowledge is power in the primary sector
Opinion: Why knowledge & adaptation in the primary sector is the bedrock of the economy.
Jamie Mackay: Government to reap what they sow in climate fight
Like farming seasons, winter is coming for this Government - it could come in spring 2023.
Opinion: Soon we won't be able to see the sheep for the trees
The two farms I have mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg.
Opinion: Farming groups call for fairer methane reporting and targets
Opinion: Perspective and sound science matter for Govt's response to climate change.
Conor English: 'Care for yourself like your car'
OPINION: 'We're happy to pay for the person at the garage to look under the bonnet.'
Opinion: He Waka Eke Noa proposal involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty
Opinion: Numerous uncertainties will need to be addressed if proposal is to work properly.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: On-farm emissions - the good, the bad and the ugly
Opinion: Dr Rowarth on the "wishful thinking," & "leaky logic" around GHG emissions & Ag.
John Roughan: The half-truths spinning in Three Waters
OPINION: Three Waters progress continues with half-truths.
Garry Webber: Three Waters recommendations food for thought
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is monitoring the reforms closely