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The dairy industry’s ongoing volatility coupled with a cold wet winter in many parts of the country has highlighted the real value of New Zealand’s pasture based system.

It's not our preference to kick someone when they are down. But Fonterra’s appearance at Tauranga District Court relating to six illegal wastewater discharges at its Edgecumbe plant leaves us little choice.

In early July close to 300 people gathered in Marlborough for the first ever Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference.

It appears much of the angst and anger percolating through the farming sector over proposed changes to health and safety regulations may now have eased.

Fonterra's 10,500 farmer shareholders got hit by a double whammy last week.

While the latest floods in the lower North Island are not as widespread and therefore not in the same league as those of 2004, they are nonetheless distressing and devastating to many farming families.

They say good things take time. However, the time taken by Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators is testing the patience of stakeholders; doubt is setting in among the 12 countries involved.

The news that Fonterra is to hire international consulting firm McKinsey & Co to see what needs to be changed in the organisation is breathtaking.

The most important asset on a farm is the farmer; a healthy farmer means a healthy business.

"When you have confidence you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun you can do amazing things." So said an American footballer by the name of Joe Namath.