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OPINION: Have a plan in place now!

OPINION: The stats speak for themselves.

OPINION: David Seymour and James Meager's plan to make it easier for farmers and orchardists to operate drones can best be described a 'courageous' move.

OPINION: The time has come for the Government to back the organic sector.

OPINION: Confidence in the wool sector is rebounding as prices hit levels not seen in more than 15 years.

OPINION: When I moved to Marlborough two decades ago, I found countless lines of tidy vines, neatly mowed and carefully sprayed, with diligent conventional practices interspersed with the odd organic or cover-cropping outlier, like Te Whare Ra.

OPINION: The Government has been seeking industry feedback on its proposed amendments to a range of Resource Management Act (RMA) national direction instruments.

OPINION: The Government's decision to stop local authorities going ahead with reviews of district and regional plans makes sense for several reasons.

OPINION: Good times are coming back for the primary industries. From sentiment expressed at Fieldays to the latest rural confidence survey results, all indicate farmer confidence at a near-record high.

OPINION: Two reports out last week confirm that the worst may be over for pastoral farmers.