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![How to rebuild after tragedy on the farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
How to rebuild after tragedy on the farm
COMMENT: I want to be able to help the rural community learn from tragedy.
![Hitting the sweet spot with mānuka honey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Hitting the sweet spot with mānuka honey
COMMENT: The rising profile of mānuka honey has brought with it a few hiccups.
![Rick Burke: Weighing up deferred grazing benefits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rick Burke: Weighing up deferred grazing benefits
Farmer-led Sustainable Farming Fund project is quantifying benefits of deferred grazing.
![Rex Graham: Growers playing with fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rex Graham: Growers playing with fire
Comment: Everyone suffers when horticulture is allowed to carry out unhealthy burnoffs.
![Mark Ross: The environmental benefits of glyphosate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Mark Ross: The environmental benefits of glyphosate
Glyphosate has extensive economic and environmental benefits for farmers, argues Mark Ross
![Cameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Cameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturn
COMMENT: Businesses need more clarity from Government over economic direction.
![Editorial: Pest control is natural justice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Editorial: Pest control is natural justice
Pest trapping necessary in reinstating native species
![Ian McKelvie: Soaring fuel price hits rural areas hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Ian McKelvie: Soaring fuel price hits rural areas hard
Soaring petrol prices hurt rural communities and low-income families most.
![Pain at the pump: 'Never been a better time to live outside Auckland'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Pain at the pump: 'Never been a better time to live outside Auckland'
Comment: Fueling up in the City of Sails proves a eye-opening experience.
![Rural living offers simple pleasures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rural living offers simple pleasures
Townie Gord Stewart has wonderful memories from his time in the country.
![Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
![Jamie Mackay: 12 lessons from the Future of Farming Dialogue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Jamie Mackay: 12 lessons from the Future of Farming Dialogue
The Country radio host takes a sneak peek at the future of farming at a major Euro forum.
![The tahr debate and our native fauna](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
The tahr debate and our native fauna
Opinion: A science-based review of the Himalayan Thar Control Plan is an urgent priority.
![Comment: Will cannabis really be a pot of gold?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Comment: Will cannabis really be a pot of gold?
COMMENT: Like alcohol and tobacco, cannabis looks poised to become a huge global market.
![Will consumers pay up for glyphosate-free production?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Will consumers pay up for glyphosate-free production?
It is possible to produce food without using glyphosate – organic producers manage.
![Comment: Fonterra needs radical reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Comment: Fonterra needs radical reform
When will NZ dairy farmers wake up and realise that Fonterra needs a massive shake-up?
![Ewan McGregor: Blanket forestry sweeps aside pastoral traditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Ewan McGregor: Blanket forestry sweeps aside pastoral traditions
We need to be careful about how we go about our obligations as global citizens.
![Editorial: 1080 ire unhinged, ill-informed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Editorial: 1080 ire unhinged, ill-informed
Native species come first in 1080 battle, which is not what extremist protesters believe.
![Editorial: Juken NZ upgrade something to be grateful for in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Editorial: Juken NZ upgrade something to be grateful for in Northland
The reaction to Juken NZ's announcement last week was disappointing, says Peter Jackson.
![Opinion: Taking on meat industry big task](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Taking on meat industry big task
Activist's meat works vigil poses many questions about our eating practices.
![Country Side - Something fishy in the soup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Country Side - Something fishy in the soup
It's not everyone who dines out for lunch then dumpster dives for dinner
![Opinion: Logic lacking at 1080 protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Logic lacking at 1080 protest
1080 is now in the realm of chem-trails, fluoride and child vaccines, says Ewan Kelsall.
![Ian McKelvie: Rural outlook encouraging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Ian McKelvie: Rural outlook encouraging
Lamb, venison and kiwifruit best performers over past year as export returns increase.
![Let people decide on port](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Let people decide on port
Everyone in Hawke's Bay must be given the opportunity to be heard.
![Editorial: Predator free NZ an unwinnable war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Editorial: Predator free NZ an unwinnable war
Comment: The goal of making New Zealand predator-free by 2050 is optimistic.
![Opinion: Rich returns from afforestation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Rich returns from afforestation
District would be better off if councils had followed horticultural advice 100 years ago