COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.

OPINION: Rowena Duncum wants politicians to stop blaming each other for M. bovis.

COMMENT: New Zealand has a big decision to make about Mycoplasma bovis.

Pleased by desire to avoid further disruption.

Opinion: Jamie Mackay shares an interesting excerpt from his interview with David Parker.

Newest goat's days on farm numbered after his persistent forays into greener pastures.

The Country's Sam Casey says pay parity in sport isn't a gender issue.

ANZ's Mark Hiddleston writes, "farming is often the art of managing the uncontrollable."

Kumara growers say this is the worst season ever for getting workers to harvest the crop.

Government must bring the electricity industry to the negotiation table.

Ngai Takoto were not given the chance to fight the mining of Kaimaumau for kauri resin.

The Country's Executive Producer is having second thoughts about No Meat May.

Opinion: NZ agriculture treated as a scapegoat by our politicians and lobby groups.

Sorry I didn't wave back to the kind people who tooted - I didn't have a spare hand.

Federated Farmer's Katie Milne is calling to keep the Rural Health Alliance going.

Talking Point: If Christchurch can do it, why can't we?

Wet towels and fewer flies mark the change of season, writes Julie Patton.

COMMENT: Taranaki's mayor is right - Govt decision to halt new exploration hurts region.

The winter season is now around the corner and who knows what that will bring!

COMMENT: Announcement clearly timed to build up her international reputation.

OPINION: Dr Edmeades questions the inclusion of methane in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Jamie meets a few legends (past and present) at the New Zealand Shearing Championships.

Environmentalism comes at a cost, but why should farmers bear more, asks Ewan McGregor.

Without thinking, without looking, I braked and pulled over.

He's only a small horse but when he landed on my bare foot he felt quite big.

Raw milk is classed as a complete food and is very good for you, says a reader.

COMMENT: Supermarket plastic bags have much more than a single use.

It's harvest time in the vege garden. Or so the gardening books tell me.

Nearly all the numerous poisons used by agriculture here are neuro-toxic, says a reader.

Climate change at pivotal juncture