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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:55

Editorial: Rural confidence is rebounding

Farmer confidence looks to be on the rebound according to the latest Federated Farm Confidence Survey. Photo Credit: Paul Sutherland Photography.

OPINION: Farmer confidence is on the rise.

Published in Opinion

Thursday, 10 June 2021 08:55

Agri sustainability into the future

Farmers are central to our economy, and that's never been clearer than during the pandemic.

Q: What does sustainability mean?

Published in Opinion

Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:55

Plan, discern and then act!

OPINION: Yes, 2021 is well and truly upon us. Like it or not, here we are!

Published in Opinion

Wednesday, 25 November 2020 05:55

Strategies at play

Former Fonterra Shareholders Council chairman and Waipu farmer Simon Couper looks at the strategies of Fonterra's competitors to see how the co-op can strengthen its own strategies.

Published in Opinion

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 13:55

The long shadow of M.bovis - Editorial

To date, $349.6 million has been spent by the government on operational costs of the response.

OPINION: More than three years on, Mycoplasma bovis continues to cast a shadow over some farms.

Published in Opinion

Friday, 20 November 2020 08:55

Running on empty no good

OPINION: Fuelling things up is a constant part of our everyday lives on the farm.

Published in Opinion

Friday, 29 November 2019 10:06

Review: A Seat at the Table

Clos Henri in Marlborough, owned by an open minded French winemaking family from Sancerre in the Loire Valley.

If A Seat at the Table hasn’t made it onto your must-see movie radar yet, it will.

Published in Opinion

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 13:00

What’s a perfume lover to do about wine?

It's okay to embrace wearing fragrances when tasting wine, despite what others say. Lee Suckling explains.

Published in Opinion

Monday, 07 March 2016 06:55

Ag twits

(Top L-R) @mtaggartalliancegroup, @robhewettsff and @jmccarthymie. (Middle L-R) @fionahancoxsff, @winstonfirstandlast and @drbillfeds. (Bottom L-R) @jwilsonfonterra, @dcoullshc and @stevecardenlandcorp.

Rural News' irreverent and hypothetical look at what's happening in the farming world.

Published in Opinion

Saturday, 27 February 2016 12:55

No longer a sideline player - Editorial

The resilience of Maori agribusiness is back in with the announcement of the finalists in this year's Ahuwhenua trophy competition to find NZ's top Maori dairy farm.

Published in Opinion