Beef feedlots in NZ – Expert Q&A
Experts give opinion on beef feedlots which have come under fire from animal activists.
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Opinion: Know your history to forge a better future for our rivers
Comment: Knowing our history is an important foundation to forging a better future.
Opinion: Origin labels muddy waters
Country of origin labelling a red herring if the driver is our desire for food that's safe
Editorial: Farmers face a tougher climate
In recent years NZrs seem surprised and appalled to discover what happens on farms.
Rural Ramblings: Don't pooh-pooh joys of farming
Comment: Five puppies plus at least three other dogs make the back lawn a poo minefield.
Rachel Stewart: Animal cruelty – a storm is coming
COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.
Why we need grown-ups to lead Fonterra
Dairy co-operative's new leaders have a lot of work ahead of them.
When did farmers stop being heroes?
Farmers used to be our heroes, but times are a'changin'.
Fed Farmers: M. bovis fallout challenges continue
COMMENT: How do farmers minimise the risk without compromising production and profit?
Editorial: Beseiged farmers unfairly targeted
Farmers - former colonial heroes - now increasingly criticised and told to change.
Opinion: Anti-1080 hysteria helps no one
Fanciful allegation with no basis in fact is being spread throughout social media.
Letters: Dogs can be kiwi killers
We need to secure dogs better to protect kiwis, says a reader.
Editorial: Billy, the greatest goat of all time
Billy the goat was the greatest of all time, says Merania Karauria.
Do palm oil pros outweigh the cons?
New Zealand has been caught up in the Palm Kernel Expeller debate.
Opinion: Don Fraser - Things I have learnt
Comment: Don Fraser shares lessons learned over 55 years of a 'very active business life.'
Rachel Stewart: Why kill animals after an 'attack'?
Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.
Opinion: Aim accounting method might not suit all farmers
Michael Turner says farmers can be disadvantaged by the IRD's Accounting Income Method.
Jim Rose: Why environmentalists should endorse Rogernomics
COMMENT: Carbon emission cuts are an international public good.
Opinion: Euro pest control red tape bad news for NZ
Political pressure for sustainable agriculture in Europe could affect NZ farmers.
Rural Ramblings: There's no escaping dogs
Pip the farm dog is well and truly over this motherhood thing, says Julie Paton.
Horizons critics lining up
More are lining up to have a crack at Horizons over prosecutions.
Orphaned lamb happy in a nappy, and loved
Good people treat animals well, writes Craig Cooper
Why appointment of Monaghan is a controversial choice
Fonterra's new chairman has many obstacles to navigate.
Comment: Is medical cannabis a wolf in sheep's clothing?
Potential benefits need to be weighed against the arguments for potential risks.
Brian Fallow: Climate warms towards Govt's plan to cut carbon
Consensus is building behind planned Zero Carbon Act to combat climate change.
Opinion: Is this the great nitrogen fix?
Wairakei Pastoral Ltd (WPL), is working to push through a non-notifiable resource consent.
Editorial: Our kiwi, our dogs and a need for honesty
BOI: The vast majority of dog owners are lovely people. Let's keep this in perspective.
Mike Hosking: There's no downside to Matt Lauer deal
Comment: It's win-win all round. There is no downside to the deal.
Rachel Stewart: Signs of a stressed-out dairy industry
COMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.
Bill Sutton: No free pass for dairying emissions
Reducing NZ's global warming impact can easily be made by targeting methane in dairy farms
Virgin Australian launches burger wars
It's a bit of fun but these airlines are meant to be mates.
Opinion: Red meat – To have or have not?
Fiona Greig looks at alternative proteins and the environment in relation to meat diets.