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After two years of Covid chaos, many growers and wineries will have entered 2022 hoping for a better, more ‘normal’ 12 months ahead.

I am often asked whether it's difficult whether it's difficult to find enough wine stories to fill a magazine.

OPINION: Over the coming weeks, government officials will start going through the raft of submissions on their bosses’ proposal to tax farmers on agricultural emissions.

OPINION: The Government's so-called plan to price agricultural emissions must surely rank as one of the most bewildering decisions in the history of New Zealand farming.

OPINION: The move to ban export of livestock by sea from April next year is yet another example of the current Government’s all-controlling ethos.

OPINION: When it comes to own goals, this latest gaffe by the Government tops the list.

Reputation, as everybody knows, is a hugely valuable asset - hard to earn and easy to lose.

OPINION: Finally it looks like the Government has fashioned new regulations for the primary sector that will actually be welcomed.

OPINION: The latest Federated Farmers survey of farmer confidence paints a worrying picture.

OPINION: Given what's happening around the world, New Zealand dairy farmers are on to a pretty good thing with its internationally envied farming system.