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OPINION: There's growing confidence that dairy prices are firming up.

OPINION: Finally we have a government that is brave enough to tackle the big banks on how they treat their rural clientele.

OPINION: Last year, Federated Farmers wrote to all political parties seeking support for reforming genetically modified technology rules.

OPINION: It's time for the Government to step in and resolve the migrant worker visa issue for the dairy sector, once and for all.

OPINION: Federated Farmers' latest Farm Confidence survey brings little comfort to the farming sector.

OPINION: Before Covid-19, the rise and rise of wine tourism was a much talked about feature of the wine sales landscape.

OPINION: This edition celebrates three champions of the New Zealand wine industry, and their many decades of commitment to our vines, wines, research, and organisations.

OPINION: After Jacinda Ardern and Labour were asked to form the government following the 2017 elections, Federated Farmers sent an email out to its executives asking if any of them had a working relationship with any Labour MPs. The answer was no one did.

OPINION: Farmers have always been wary of the Resource Management Act (RMA).

OPINION: Growers and orchardists will be breathing easy following last week’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) ruling that there are no grounds to review the approval for the use of glyphosate.