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Strains and cracks are starting to appear in the exports sector.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: What everyone needs to know about farmers
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Kate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?
How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.
Jamie Mackay: Ardern's Fieldays popularity a problem for Nats
Farmers don't love Labour. So why did PM have 'rock star' status at Mystery Creek?
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Opinion: Govt's response on farm workforce crisis underwhelming
Opinion: Farm staff shortages in Southland and around the country are getting worse.
Cars, utes reign in North's climate crisis tug of war
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Shane Te Pou on Kawerau's Tasman Mill: 'The smell of home'
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Karl Puschmann: Can Jeremy Clarkson survive a year running his farm?
You could say his new series Clarkson's Farm really grows on you.
Out of Workers: Solving the riddle of New Zealand's labour shortage
Efforts a resetting immigration policy run the risk of a pear-shaped labour market.
Opinion: Stronger, and more united, farming voice needed
The threat is not only to agriculture, but to New Zealand's prosperity.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The methane muddle
Opinion: Methane reduction isn't just up to agriculture.
When market darlings turn to custard
If a2 Milk does reach former glories, it will be a long road back.
Jamie Mackay: Budget peeves and sticking it to the millennials
Jamie Mackay talks Budget, PETA and Phil Mickelson.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Do animals need a varied diet?
Opinion: Imposing the human concept of varied diet on animals is inappropriate.
Gardening: Plant strawberries now for best results
Gareth Carter says May is the ideal time to plant strawberries.
Let's Talk Law: Access over private land is a privilege
The main risk for landowners is the liability they may face following an injury.
Opinion: What lessons can we learn from European glyphosate review?
Opinion: Prospect of a ban on glyphosate placing enormous pressure on European farmers.
Opinion: Four futures for the food system at AgriFood Week 2021
Opinion: One way or another, the way we feed people is going to change.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is regenerative agriculture the answer?
Opinion: Regen ag won't save the planet, as climate change is everyone's responsibility.
Jamie Mackay: Rural towns paid the price of war
OPINION: Two world wars took a terrible toll on our population.
Use those autumn leaves to make compost
Gareth Carter has some tips for making the most of the long weekend in the garden.
Sam Owen: Why it's important to log in to life
Opinion: The need to stay connected is what make us human.
Opinion: Restoring our fragile freshwater systems
Opinion: We have taken too much from our environment and we must start giving back.
Comment: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth - Agrichemicals are a lifesaver
Opinion: Experts regard agrichemicals as important in developing antibiotics and vaccines.
Opinion: Stop taking away our town banks
Stratford mayor Neil Volzke says more needs to be done to ensure banks serve rural areas.
Gardening: Autumn's a good time to plant a range of fruit
Gareth Carter has some advice on which varieties are best for Whanganui conditions.
Jamie Mackay: Why Sir John Kirwan's greatest achievement was off the field
We need to look after rural folk and their mental health, our economy depends on it.
Marty Verry: Four causes of timber shortage - and what can be done
There are a number of reasons for the current timber shortage, writes Marty Verry.