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Comment: Why food waste is everyone's fight
Comment: Govt, companies & consumers all have a part to play in battle against food waste
Jo Raphael: Kiwifruit industry shows resilience in time of crisis
COMMENT: Horticulture just got on and hired workers from other industries.
Comment: We need to be smarter together
Urban and rural New Zealanders need to stop pointing fingers and get on the same page.
Editorial: Residents carry the can with drought restrictions
Editorial:Population growth and a record drought due to climate change emptied city dams.
Lindy Nelson: Why we need a national food strategy
Comment: It's time to form a national food strategy and shape the future of New Zealand.
Roger Partridge: Shane Jones's forestry Bill will strangle investment, harm economy
COMMENT: Jones' Bill runs counter to the best interests of forest owners.
Dr Doug Edmeades: N fertiliser cap ignores basic science
Comment: Govt's recent decision to cap nitrogen fertiliser is doomed to failure.
Gavin Evans: Crunch coming for forestry policy
Comment: MPs considering rushed and flawed legislation.
Comment: Pandemic exposes how fragile our food systems are
How could the pandemic change food production?
Are regenerative and organic farming really that climate-friendly?
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Supposed climate-friendly agriculture can still impact the land.
Comment: The best and worst jobs to have under a Covid-19 cloud
COMMENT: Jamie Mackay rounds off the best and worst jobs to have in a pandemic.
Comment: Courier contractor ruling important for shearers
Comment: Shearers should take note of Leota v Parcel Express Ltd, says Jills Angus Burney.
Julia Jones: How do we get nutrition right?
Comment: The health of our own people must be part of our global food story.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The increasing desirability of a farming career
Comment: The Covid-19 crisis may lift the prestige of farming as a career.
Why is meat served almost raw tastier, more virtuous?
Is it some inverted snobbery, some primitivo chic?
Comment: The making of the Pea Weevil lady
Comment: How did a townie end up in farming and known as the Pea Weevil lady?
Rowena Duncum: Moving Day 2020 - you've got this!
Comment: Covid-19 is just another day at the office for Kiwi farmers.
Time to rebuild meat industry
During level 4 there were many public accolades bestowed on workers in our industry.
Is regenerative agriculture really the way forward?
Comment: Regenerative agriculture claims need to be examined.
Why Govt must act to help local councils
Comment: Councils must be beyond frustrated with the situation.
Lawrence Yule: Farmers facing Hawke's Bay's worst drought in 50 years getting raw deal
We are going to pay consultants, when what people need is feed and financial support.
Editorial: High and dry on red tape
Editorial: Auckland's water supply drops below 50 per cent while bureaucracy stagnates.
Comment: GFC sparked lessons for farmers, so what has Covid 19 taught us?
Comment: Will Covid-19 teach farmers the same lessons as the Global Financial Crisis?
Comment: Time to hit the 'reset' button
Comment: Nothing's the same after Covid-19, so we need to press our brains' reset button.
What farmers want from Budget 2020
Comment: Budget 2020 will be vital to the rural sector, especially after Covid-19.
Covid 19 recovery projects need caution
Comment: Covid-19 recovery is nothing like the Kaikoura and Christchurch earthquakes.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to look at food waste
Comment: Examining food waste is never a waste of time.
Four things politicians should be thinking about right now
COMMENT: There are four things politicians should think about right now.
Comment: Covid 19 adds extra stress to busy calving season
Comment: Calving is an intense time on farms in terms of workload and skills required.
Comment: Mapping the road out of Level 4 lockdown
Comment: It's time for the Govt to support truck drivers working during lockdown.
Todd Muller: Coming out of the crisis
Comment: NZ needs to consider some big ideas if we are to recover from Covid-19.
Editorial: Agriculture must again lead us to recovery
We say: Winter is coming, not just weather-wise, and farmers are feeling it too.
Comment: We're all in this together
Comment: We need to take the time to understand the challenges others in the sector face.