Lessons from the demise of US dairy giant Dean Foods
What can be learned from the collapse of US dairy giant, Dean Foods.
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Conservation Comment: Don't vilify farmers
Government is ignoring the democratic process with proposed action on water regulations.
Attraction of nostalgia, with Western Line farm for sale
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Kea strikes cause 6cm wounds on sheep
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Ron Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gain
Comment: Potential for social and economic distress on a scale not seen since the 1930s.
Liam Dann: Farmers riding to NZ's economic rescue ... again
COMMENT: Commodity prices are likely to keep NZ ahead of the pack as global economy slows.
Simon Wilson: the good and not-so-much of the new methane emissions rules
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Audrey Young: Is that purring coming from the Beehive?
James Shaw's patience pays off handsomely, writes Audrey Young.
PM the apple of farmers' eye at Hawke's Bay show after emissions move
Arrival came on day Government decided farmers won't be taxed on emissions until 2025.
Ardern: Farmers dodging ETS 'absolutely not' a Govt backdown
Farmers full of praise for the Govt's new initiative – environmentalists, not so much.
Record fine: Headaches and vomiting from dairy company smell
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Simon Yarrow: Time is right to target UK and Ireland agritech markets
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Freshwater reforms show a better world is possible
COMMENT: Combined initiatives could achieve something greater than the sum of their parts.
Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers
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'Despicable': Struggling farmers gutted after thieves take $10k of calf feed
Keep an eye out for stock feed going cheap in Taranaki - it could be stolen.
Comment: Govt's freshwater policy is latest jab at farmers
Whanganui MP Harete Hipango says freshwater policy is a jab at farmers.
Elizabeth Soal: Why freshwater plans have shocked farmers
COMMENT: It's clear planning changes need to happen quickly, and rules imposed swiftly.
Enjoy that sunshine - there's a wintry snap looming
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Focus Live Earlier: Fonterra Chairman John Monaghan, CEO Miles Hurrell and CFO Marc Rivers front the media over the latest $605m loss.
Farmers praised for growth in rural recycling
Record-breaking volumes of plastic recycled through Agrecovery program.
Why NZ's rivers are still in a worrying state
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Robin Grieve: Why target methane?
NZ has good case for ringfencing the greenhouse gas, says Northland grower.
Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan
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