Farmers tell Beef +Lamb NZ what's on their minds
Opinion: Unsurprisingly ag emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa were hot topics.
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Marcus Musson: Light at the end of the forestry tunnel
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Jenée Tibshraeny: Govt caught between climate policy and cost of living crisis
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Plant-based v meat diet - the debate rages on
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Shane Te Pou: Labour is Kiwi farmers' best friend
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What the free trade agreement with the EU really means
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Opinion: Farmers need to be adaptable and flexible
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Emissions reductions - we’re all in this together
Opinion: All Kiwis need to get behind reducing emissions - not just farmers.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?
OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.
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Opinion: Murky world of global food trading too big to ignore
OPINION: Dominance by a handful of companies deserves more scrutiny.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Split gas approach puts NZ ahead of the game
Opinion: New Zealand again showed leadership while the global debate continued.
Political Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojo
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New Zealand was once able to deliver infrastructure. We can do it again.
Does Hawke's Bay have climate refugees now?
Opinion: An email means some of the community may now meet that definition.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.
Opinion: Vigilance needed in the fight against varroa mites
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Damien O’Connor: Free trade deal with UK is ‘gold standard’
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Sir Ian Taylor: Slash and learn - the huge forestry opportunity for NZ
OPINION: Are we at last seeing politicians who recognise that industry is not the enemy?
Farming after a cyclone can’t be the same as it always was
Opinion: This is not a dictate of ideology - it’s a reflection of trade realities.
Mike Petersen: Shining a light through the gloom
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Opinion: Deer industry's bright future hampered by compliance
Opinion: Deer farmers need targeted and effective policy.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Nitrates, drinking water and ‘experts’
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