OPINION: It's no surprise that "world-class biosecurity" continues to dominate as the top priority for agribusiness leaders, holding the number one spot for the 16th consecutive year in KPMG's latest agribusiness report.
OPINION: Farmers are being put on notice by the Green Party.
OPINION: City and regional councils have been put on notice - stop using extreme climate forecasting scenarios that can drive unnecessary costs onto ratepayers.
OPINION: The Green Party’s rivers and oceans policy may have a new name but nothing else has changed.
OPINION: Staying on Plan Change 1, NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones took to social media to gain some political points.
OPINION: All eyes are on the Government as Waikato farmers seek urgent help to fend off the controversial Plan Change 1 (PC1), designed to manage nutrient discharges into waterways in the region.
OPINION: The year was 2020, the month was January, and an article in this esteemed publication suggested "a new thought for the New Year - New Zealand 'Generative Agriculture'... or New-Gen, for short".
OPINION: Confidence in the wool sector is rebounding as prices hit levels not seen in more than 15 years.
Cambridge dairy farmer Marc Gascoigne was at Fieldays this month talking about his journey after suffering a bout of depression and his advice to others. He tells his story:
OPINION: The dairy sector has been told that it cannot afford to rest on its laurels.
OPINION: No one messes around with Winston Peters, more so in a general election year.
OPINION: Staying on Federated Farmers, this week's annual general meeting in Auckland is shaping up to be an interesting one.
OPINION: Another hot topic at Mystery Creek was the intrigue over the upcoming election for the presidency of Federated Farmers.
OPINION: It's election time.
OPINION: With the winter months officially here, I trust all is well at your place.
OPINION: Central Hawke's Bay farmer Mark Warren recently told the Hawke's Bay Times it's time for a conversation about allowing skilled and properly equipped locals to help councils clear debris and reopen roads after severe weather events.
OPINION: A nation that relies as heavily as NZ does on functional global shipping lanes will have to do its bit on the international security front, hence the additional $1.58b in military spend over 4 years that Dame Lynda Topp thought should have been spent on sheet music.
OPINION: Well-known and politically very neutral RNZ DJ John Campbell may be having politically neutral kittens about the news that Fonterra lobbied the PM's office over climate change laws, but John and his definitely-not-lefty mates are really pretending that political lobbying isn't the second oldest profession and that all political parties are donkey deep in it.
OPINION: This one will upset the identity-politics obsessed snowflakes in Wellington.
OPINION: The latest update from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) on the state of NZ's primary sector paints a positive picturee about its performance over the past 12 months.
OPINION: People often want to know what the best part of undertaking my Master of Wine was.
DairyNZ's 20th annual survey results released last week shows that dairy remains New Zealand’s economic powerhouse.
OPINION: Farmer confidence can feel a bit distant until a decision made at board level lands right back at the farm gate.
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