PremiumPremiumThe CountryOpinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labourOPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.01 Dec 09:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: NZ needs a plan to help migrant workers pick fruit and veg, or prices will soar and farms go bustCovid border restrictions might save lives but also threaten livelihoods of NZ farmers.25 Nov 09:15 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Can Ardern take the farmers of the nation with herIf so, she could be here for some time to come.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Why PM Jacinda Ardern is charming the farmersIs the PM's bid to hold on to newly converted voters hampering action on housing market?25 Nov 04:00 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why Boomers are OKOpinion: Rowarth responds to The Country's interview with Green MP Chloe Swarbrick.24 Nov 01:00 AM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why NZ's Covid recovery needs dairyOpinion: Not utilising the dairy industry in our economic recovery defies logic.24 Nov 12:15 AM
The CountryOpinion: Why freshwater regulations need a fresh startOpinion: Freshwater rules need more than a few tweaks.18 Nov 02:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJane Kelsey: Free trade deal all secrecy, no substanceOpinion: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is all mouth and no trousers.17 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryMacNamara: Thorny issues for NZ's new Trade MinisterSecuring greater access to the United States market is just one of many issue.13 Nov 04:25 AM
The CountryOpinion: Hard to escape from climate changeOpinion: Farmer and Hawke's Bay Regional Councillor Will Foley looks at climate change.11 Nov 03:59 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: What's your 'why'?Opinion: Dr Rowarth explains what is important for our industry and why we don't quit.11 Nov 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWhy Ngāi Tahu's guardianship case holds waterSasha Borissenko: Ngāi Tahu lodges statement of claim over freshwater.08 Nov 02:00 AM
The CountryOpinion: It's time for an adult conversation about waterOpinion: Water is a precious resource, but it is one we do not think about strategically.29 Oct 12:15 AM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: The implications of organic and regenerative agricultureOpinion: The big issue for organics and regenerative agriculture is yield, cost and price.27 Oct 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryIs food too cheap? Unpacking the problem of the seasonal workerOpinion: Are our expectations unrealistic when it comes to what we pay for produce?25 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryHistoric Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing worksThe butcher who owned his own freezing works22 Oct 02:46 AM
The CountryPita Alexander: 50 ways to start a businessOpinion: A few thoughts on how you're going to get there long before you stop breathing.19 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryGareth Carter: Lovely lawns and how to banish pesky pricklesGardening guru Gareth Carter on creating luxury lawns with a welcome absence of prickles.16 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryThree key issues Feds wants the next govt to get rightOpinion: Feds have a wish-list for the new government to tackle, says Andrew Hoggard.15 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryJane Smith: Urban New Zealand - you have been lied toOpinion: Urban Kiwis should be aware of long-term effects of some environmental policies.15 Oct 12:00 AM
OpinionJamie Mackay: A farmers' guide to votingOpinion: Jamie Mackay offers his thoughts on the runners in the election race.13 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryDerek Daniell: Sink or swim?Comment: Where is the New Zealand economy headed?07 Oct 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTeuila FuataiTeuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough pruneOPINION: We have fantastic fruit pickers. Why don't we look after them properly?06 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Working smarter, not harderComment: New Zealand farmers are showing the way. We can all feel proud.04 Oct 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryGoat number 5 - confronting the amazing mystery of lifeJosh came over, took the goat from me, grabbed it by the horns, rolled it on the ground...03 Oct 10:00 PM
The CountryFrom the mayor's desk: Farmers deserve praiseThere is a big disconnect between the reality of good farming practice and urban opinions.29 Sep 05:53 AM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is PKE use in NZ really causing problems for orangutans?Comment: Dr Rowarth says the PKE myth can be busted easily with facts.29 Sep 12:15 AM
The CountryComment: Can we sell dairy milk to vegans?Comment: Turns out vegans are not as homogeneous as our blue-top milk.27 Sep 11:00 PM
The CountryComment: Bee health debate needs balanceComment: Conclusions about a matter as important as bee deaths must be non-biased.21 Sep 11:00 PM
The CountryComment: What I think is troubling farmers mostComment: "We need to act decisively, and with unity," says farmer Andrew Stewart.21 Sep 10:30 PM
The CountryComment: How fat and protein is shaping 'the dairy cow of tomorrow'Comment: Dietary battle between fat and protein is shaping the dairy cow of the future.18 Sep 03:00 AM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Don't accuse Kiwi farmers of 'green-washing'Comment: Regenerative agriculture proponents don't know farms the same way farmers do.18 Sep 01:15 AM
