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MSA triumph

OPINION: Methane Science Accord, a farmer-led organisation advocating for zero tax on ruminant methane, will be quietly celebrating its first foray into fertiliser co-operative governance.

OPINION: It's hard to comprehend the ignorance and stupidity of the so-called leaders in the Ministry of Education who for some incomprehensible reason seemed hell bent on perpetuating the myth that agriculture is just for ‘dummies’.

ECan in circus mode

OPINION: The first question is how much nitrate is there in the Canterbury water and are we expecting multiple deaths with hospitals overwhelmed every day? Unlikely.

Editorial: Nitrate emergency?

Farmers are calling Environment Canterbury's announcement of a nitrate emergency "an election stunt".

OPINION: Environment Canterbury's (ECan) decision recently to declare a so-called “nitrate emergency” is laughable.

Preparing for maize planting

Hybrid selection is important when planting maize.

With spring underway, maize growers across New Zealand are preparing for planting.

A broad approach to environment

Warwick Catto, Science Strategy Manager at Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

OPINION: As an on-farm judge for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for many years, I’ve witnessed first-hand how dramatically New Zealand agriculture and horticulture has transformed over the past three decades.

DairyNZ: Strong payouts offset high farm costs

DairyNZ head of economics, Mark Storey, says current market fundamentals remain stable.

The dairy sector is in a relatively stable position, with strong milk price payout forecasts continuing to offset ongoing high farm costs, according to DairyNZ.

Federated Farmers slam Canterbury nitrate emergency

Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst.

A shameless political stunt is how Federated Farmers is describing the Canterbury Regional Council decision to declare “a nitrate emergency” on the back of its latest annual groundwater quality survey.

Should co-op sell its consumer brands?

Former Dairy Board CEO Murray Gough believes the need for Fonterra to own consumer businesses to move its milk no longer exists.

OPINION: As CEO of the Dairy Board in the 1980s I was fortunate to work with a team of experienced and capable executives who made most of the brand investments that created the international consumer business Fonterra inherited. Soprole in Chile was the largest, but there were more than 20 countries where consumer marketing companies were established and Anchor and other brands were successfully launched.