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RBNZ predicting risk could increase costs for farmers
Comment: The majority of farmers are worried about increase in costs on their businesses.
Opinion: Southland water plan targets farmers
Comment: The burden of the proposed plan falls disproportionately on farmers.
Opinion: Advocacy is your insurance policy
Comment: Federated Farmers is like an insurance policy for food security and farming.
'It ain't farming that's the problem'
Jim Hopkins has a few choice words for politicians who blame farming for climate change.
Rachel Stewart: Earth is heating up and activism will too
COMMENT: The environmental movement, like every other movement, is changing dramatically.
Comment: Joys of shovelling steaming sheep compost
A sheepish Kevin Page digs into a language barrier.
Hang on ... who's the boss?
The only way to stop her from yelling is to figure out what she's on about ... and fix it
Concentrate on more pressing problems
Comment: We are being asked to indulge the fantasies of one sector of the government.
Opinion: The dry is different in Clutha this year
Comment: Fed's Simon McAtamney reflects on how the dry has affected the Clutha district.
Opinion: How do we save the kauri from disaster?
Comment: Are we in the very real position of losing Kauri?
Comment: The 10 biggest stories in farming over the past 25 years
Jamie Mackay looks back on a quarter of a century in radio.
Opinion: Give me the local government I deserve
Comment: If you understand how important communities are, consider standing for election.
Opinion: Pre-lamb shearing has its place in farming
Comment: Pre-lamb shearing is possible but it must be carried out using best practice.
Opinion: Creating a sustainable future for wool
Comment: Wool Industry Working Group will take on a number of problems faced by industry.
Opinion: Logging trucks test rural driving skills
Comment: Rural roads are taking a battering from logging trucks writes Peter Fitzherbert.
Country-of-origin brands: Why tell our stories to the world?
Comment: Brands like Taste Pure Nature are important for success in NZ's primary sector
Courage needed when farming through the dry
Comment: During droughts or drought-like conditions, be aware depression is very real.
Hold those around you to your values
Comment: Farmers need to ask hard questions to make values-based choices their business.
Rowena Duncum: In someone else's boots
Comment: Ro reflects on how the humble gumboot can represent rural highs and lows.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Too many cows?
Lobby groups need to learn that not all science is good, and not all science is relevant.
Opinion: How potential changes to paraquat use could affect farmers
Comment: Public scrutiny of the use of agrichemicals in New Zealand is growing.
Opinion: Emissions tracker data shows up home truths
Comment: Emissions tracker shows it's not just agriculture contributing to climate change.
Opinion: Have your say on the Biosecurity Act
Comment: The Feds urge members to give feedback on the Biosecurity Act.
What will it take to get farmers a decent online connection?
Comment: Digital hubs are still not practical for many in the rural community.
Fighting to establish a plan everyone can live under
Comment: Plan Change 1needs a complete re-think to ensure regulations are sensible.
CGT: How fair is it really for farmers?
Comment: Will a capital gains tax make the tax system fairer for farmers?
Think positive when trying to catch tricky trout
Comment: Sometimes perfect conditions for anglers aren't perfect conditions for fish.
Farmers not being told full story on climate
Comment: Selective information on emissions is being used to build a case against farmers.
The Feds Say: Good reasons behind fit-for-travel rules
Ensure your cows are ready for the journey ahead, or you may be fined $5000.
PCE report a climate change curve ball
Comment: Sound science and elegant logic underpin Simon Upton's recommendations
Opinion: What is fair trade to the American farmer?
Comment: Fed Farmers' Cameron Henderson says trade policy is a hot topic in the US.
Talking Point: How wisely is our money being spent?
"The dream of Ruataniwha lives on, while the lessons are ignored."
Commodity levies - another tax or vital industry aid?
Comment: A commodity levy is an investment in the protection of your livelihood.