Opinion: Cyclone funding - will it get to those who need it?
Opinion: Sally Dryland says farmers have been reluctant to ask for financial help.
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Comment: Politicians need to have farmers’ backs - and knees and hips
OPINION: Farming is tough on the body, so how about giving us a break?
Is stopbank planting problematic?
OPINION: Based on the evidence of the cyclone, the council's plantings must be questioned.
Comment: Policy lens needs to consider paddock to plate
Opinion: We need to hear from our rural communities about the pressures they’re facing.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: 'It’s the economy, stupid'
OPINION: Economic growth, fuelled by productivity gains, pays for election promises.
Finn Ross: Why Australia's carbon tax is better than ours
Opinion: So much is at stake for the future of our forests and our planet.
Comment: This is our biggest opportunity ever, so why miss it?
Opinion: Our current policies have our emissions at an almost standstill.
Opinion: What’s great about farming?
Sally Dryland gets to talk about farming as a career with high schools.
Mark Lister: Is India the new China?
OPINION: India is shaping up as a highly attractive place to do business.
Too much, then too little - Hawke’s Bay’s water seesaw brings dams into spotlight again
OPINION: Water storage just makes sense - Jock Mackintosh lays out the case for dams.
Opinion: We need to manage our land and water resources
Opinion: We need to prioritise a robust decision-making approach to all hazards.
Opinion: Post-cyclone farmer survey helps recovery
Opinion: A recent Hawke’s Bay Regional Council farmer survey was a sobering read.
Opinion: Farmer feedback informs policy positions
Opinion: Feedback sessions and online surveys help Beef + Lamb NZ focus on the future.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers should stay positive
Opinion: Forecasts are all over the place but things are looking up long term.
Liam Dann: The big issue for the next government will be jobs not grocery prices
OPINION: The cost of living might soon be the least of our worries.
Opinion: Time to focus on nutrient management
Opinion: Ensuring our farming systems efficiently cycle nutrients is an ongoing challenge.
Ewe mastitis: What to watch for
Opinion: Mastitis in ewes is an udder infection that causes swelling and inflammation.
Editorial: Co-operation better than point-scoring
OPINION: A lot of New Zealand's problems are global.
Opinion: Celebrating farming achievements during challenging times
Opinion: It's good for farmers to pause and reflect on their progress.
Mark Lister: Dealing with the dairy downturn
OPINION: This is a timely reminder of the need to hedge our bets.
Agriculture and Trade: Todd McClay - The world is not standing still
OPINION: New Zealand needs to reposition for different times ahead.
Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift
OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.
Kate Acland: Farmers aren't the villains
Opinion: We’re all guilty at times of gravitating to the headlines and simplistic slogans.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Taxes and bureaucracy hampering farmers
Opinion: The primary sector is the engine of New Zealand's economy.
1080 poison: An environmental toxicologist’s view
OPINION: 1080 poison remains important as a means of pest control.
Liam Dann: Worst of both worlds - dairy and oil prices threaten chances of soft landing
OPINION: China's economic woes come at a bad time for New Zealand.
Thomas Coughlan: Why do experts hate Labour’s potential GST exemption?
OPINION: It gives a massive tax cut to supermarkets at the expense of the public.
Putin warned to 'stop using food as a weapon'
OPINION: UN official warns we will all pay for the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Dr Rowarth: Pork farmers need supermarket support
Opinion: Caged eggs have been phased out - why not overseas pork?
Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary
OPINION: Money like water - the execs now presiding over diminished Three Waters fiefdoms.
Why are some services disappearing in rural communities?
I get it's not financially viable to have banks open every day but not everyone is online.
Farmers tell Beef +Lamb NZ what's on their minds
Opinion: Unsurprisingly ag emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa were hot topics.
Opinion: Why I still believe in the future of wool
OPINION: I've been in it for the long haul and will be until I'm buried in my wool coffin.
Opinion: The benefits of rural schooling
Opinion: Rural schools are often the hub of the community.