Free speech
OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
OPINION: At a time when farmers should be celebrating higher red meat and dairy prices, they like other New Zealanders are feeling the pinch.
OPINION: The Government's decision to allow 500 more overseas dairy workers into the country is a step in the right direction.
Milk fewer cows but the best cows is herd improvement co-operative LIC's message to farmers.
OPINION: The Government is considering only allowing water, low-fat milk or plant-based milk in schools to reduce the sugar intake of young students.
OPINION: On cow numbers across the country, the majority of Kiwis don't agree that they need to drop.
OPINION: Climate Change Minister James Shaw seems to be in two minds whether cow numbers should be reduced in New Zealand to cut emissions.
OPINION: While farmers clearly want a farm-level levy for emissions, they may be forced into a processor-based hybrid level.
It's not about the value of land but what you create on the land, according to North Otago, farmer John Foley.
European dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina is trialling a feed additive that is said to reduce methane emissions from cows by 30%.
The new chair of Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) says connection is vital for the sector moving out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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There has been little respite for Southland dairy farmers as the dry weather continues.
Southland is in for a tough winter, according to Jason Herrick, head of Federated Farmers sharemilker section in the province.
DairyNZ chair Jim Van der Poel says farmer feedback on emissions pricing has given the agriculture sector "a clear direction of travel".
DairyNZ says the Government's decision to allow an extra 500 more international workers to help on dairy farms will help address the present shortage - estimated to be 4,000 workers.
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