OPINION: Common sense has prevailed.

The future of Fonterra is assured, so long as farmer owners stay engaged in the governance of the industry and the business they collectively own.

OPINION: Sexual harassment is a choice. When someone sexually harasses someone, it's an effort to bring the recipient 'down a peg or two' by attacking that person's dignity through sexualised means.

Confusion seems to reign in the supermarkets, especially in China where consumers are faced with multiple messages about products and have little time to work out if the messages are correct.

Breeding better and more efficient sheep is the major focus of a Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) farm in the Central North Island.

Troubled milk processor Synlait has dropped plans to sell its Pokeno milk plant in Waikato. However, it will consider offloading the plant if a “compelling offer” was made.

In a breakthrough for New Zealand wool technology, woollen air filters by local company Lanaco, will be used by Unilever-owned air purifier manufacturer Blueair.

Four New Zealand farmers have been selected as finalists in this year’s Zimmatic Trailblazer Sustainable Irrigation Awards.

The future will see a continuation of the trend to fewer and larger farms, most of which will be ‘family corporates’, says AgFirst chief executive James Allen.

What should be the role of the next generation of agricultural consultants?

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