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Heading into a third year of low prices, questions have to be asked whether the dairy industry is on a false path. If so, where is the path back to firm ground?
Heading into a third year of low prices, questions have to be asked whether the dairy industry is on a false path. If so, where is the path back to firm ground?
There was a presidential-style entrance and a standing ovation as Winston Peters turned up to speak in Dannevirke recently. Ron Mark
We need to move past the blame game and seek meaningful and lasting answers, says William Rolleston.
Co-operatives need a new, dynamic business model, says Ruth Richardson.
Have you ever slipped your hand inside a cow having difficulty calving, felt two large front feet, and thought 'I'm going to need
It's a burden for landowners to host public infrastructure on their property and most have been installed in the past without compensation. Utilities
Dom George wonders why we can't all just get along?
Dr Doug Edmeades writes of his fondness for the mighty Fergie 28.
Martin Williams (Talking Point, August 12), overlooked my full support for dams and water storage and focused on his novel version
Local communities pitching in has made a world of difference to people affected by the recent snowstorm in north-west Hawke's Bay
Sports commentator Paul Allison has some fascinating Olympic tales. Dom George rips them off wholesale in this week's column.
COMMENT: There is little NZ can do about high dollar or inflation.
Council and resource management processes are a complicated, foreign and uninviting process for many. However, it is critical farmers
All dairy farmers should know by now they will be facing new regulations to manage the welfare of bobby calves this season. They
A suggestion that New Zealand should remove 80per cent of dairy cows to return to a natural environment overlooks various fundamental
The dairy industry is facing its third season of low payouts. It's been tough and farmers have been looking out for their families
Parliament must make an urgent stand to defend local democracy. Our elected representatives must not give the Government sweeping
Dom George scores an own goal watching too much Olympic coverage rather than doing his job.
It's hard not to be impressed by the intellectual and technological grunt going into horticultural industry, Barry Soper writes.
The Country's Jamie Mackay is flexing his creative muscles with a clever Agricultural ABC poem.
COMMENT: Getting rid of that big debt involves paying more, more often.
Martin Williams' comment in his 'Talking Point' (August 1) "What we do on land, matters in our rivers and in the sea" makes good sense
What a month of wet weather we've had. Hopefully things will warm up and dry a bit so management can be a bit easier through lambing
Kiwirail's treatment of farmers while it implements a new charging regime was the source of aggravation at Federated Farmers National
Federated Farmers believes rural-zoned land should be used for rural purposes, and other land uses should not infringe on primary
Dom George pays tribute to 'understated yet hugely renowned Andrew James Duncan Laing.'
Local body politicians: For those who make a career out of it there's something just a little 'off' about them says Dom George.
Farming is increasingly regulated and rule changes are common. Existing-use rights are often assumed to provide some level of protection
Sheep and beef farmers could be forgiven for thinking that Tukituki Plan Change 6 doesn't affect them. All the hype around the Ruataniwha
Jamie Mackay continues his obsession with Pokémon Go by chastising the youth of today about their obsession with Pokémon Go.