Opinion

Unpopular tax

The Greens recently announced its major tax policy for the election.

A ticking timebomb?

There could be another dairy health scare brewing in China and this one starts in our backyard.

Please explain

Does anyone in the Government understand the essential role St John Ambulance has in our society?

Out to sea

The politicking around the issue of piping more water from the Waikato up to Auckland highlights a couple of key points about water in NZ.

N cap rules – an unbalanced approach

OPINION: The Essential Freshwater policy’s new nitrogen cap has a barb in the tail for dairy farmers and particularly those in Canterbury.

Let’s go dairying! — Editorial

OPINION: GoDairy is another example of the NZ agri sector spearheading the country’s journey through Covid-19.

Rural NZ at risk from carbon investors — Editorial

OPINION: NZ’s rural communities risk being decimated as carbon investors buy up farmland and ever-encroaching pine forests take over more of the country.

Time to rethink

Pioneer forage specialist, Ian Williams on how farmers can manage feed and animals as they move into winter.

Farmers have your back NZ — Editorial

OPINION: Uncertainty and challenges loom but don’t worry New Zealand, farmers have your back.

Caught out?

Was Fonterra caught napping in Australia?

Celebrity welfare

Wannabe kiwi James Cameron is back in the country, under a special visa, to continue filming his movie during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Overstayers not moving

Moving day has gone smoothly for most farmers but on some farms, some workers aren’t moving anywhere.

Fonterra council champions owners’ views

Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council, James Barron on why he doesn't agree that the council delivers no value.

No spy in the sky — Editorial

OPINION: This winter Southland farmers should not fear drones flying over their farms, looking for cows in knee-deep mud.

M. bovis – we’re making headway

Ministry for Primary Industries chief science adviser, Dr John Roche on the indications New Zealand is winning the fight against Mycoplasma bovis.

What’s in a name?

The man who coined the term ‘Gypsy Day’ is slightly miffed that a term he introduced to New Zealand’s farming lexicon is now being called derogatory, and is banned in some circles.

Effluent power

Finnish dairy company Valio is on a mission to reduce milk’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035.

Coca Cola milk

Fonterra is second to none when it comes to supplying safe and quality dairy products to Chinese consumers.

Calling all 5G nutters

You can just about understand the NZ Outdoors Party’s stance on 1080. It’s not a scientific stance, but at least it aligns with the views of a constituency.

Still not understood — Editorial

OPINION: It's a sad state of affairs when the President of Federated Farmers is forced to take a swipe at policy wonks in Wellington for their failure to understand one of the pillars of the NZ economy - agriculture.

Spraying powder in fields

Farmers in eight EU countries sprayed milk powder in fields to protest against the European Commission’s “misguided” way of mitigating the milk crisis.