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Covid 19 coronavirus: Embrace rather than persecute farmers

Comment: Farmers need to be left alone to focus on what we do best - farming.

Pulling together as a community while also staying apart

Comment: These are not "business" as usual times. 

Coronavirus - Jamie Mackay: Why there must be a seachange (and I'll stop picking my nose)

Comment: The Country host is determined to accentuate the positive in these trying times.

Comment: A farmers' guide to staying connected in isolation

Comment: Sticking in our own bubble has never been as important as it is now.

Covid 19 coronavirus: It's essential that agriculture does its bit

Comment: To beat Covid-19 those working on the land must do their bit on-farm and off.

Kiwifruit industry reaches out to those who need jobs

The kiwifruit industry needs more workers and is reaching out to those who have lost jobs.

Comment: Water storage an investment in everyone's future

Comment: Feds Vice President Andrew Hoggard writes on the benefits of water storage.

Kiri Gillespie: Water hoggers need to heed Bay's water restrictions

Their actions could affect us all.

Todd Muller: Water will be the currency of the 21st century

Comment: Water is one of our nation's critical strategic assets.

Wool exchange designed for 'function over form'

To keep out traffic noise, air conditioning was installed.

John Williamson: Neglect at your peril - the gravel road...

Sealing unsealed roads not part of Government infrastructure spend-up, why is that?

Wyn Drabble: Trying hard to net a decent crop

So, right at this moment, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is grass-only still feasible in NZ farming?

Comment: Nobody, least of all farmers, wants animals to be hungry. But is grass-only best?

Comment: Agricultural aviators showed early foresight

Comment: John Nicholson looks at the history of the Aviation Charitable Trust Fund.

Comment: War on wilding pines deserves more funding

Comment: Doing the control work on wilding pines now is an investment in the future.

Are whitebait doomed or will new rules save them?

Whitebaiting rules are set to change in a bid to save the species, but it is enough?

The fake-meat marketing lies exposed

Beyond the hype, fake meat has some bare bones.

Comment: Robotic technology is revolutionising farming

Comment: Advancements in robotic technology changing the face of farming for the better.