intensive farming

Guy Trafford says if urban NZ wants the lifestyle that export earnings from farming generates but doesn't want the cows that generate it, they are going to have to pay to get what they think they want

Guy Trafford says if urban NZ wants the lifestyle that export earnings from farming generates but doesn't want the cows that generate it, they are going to have to pay to get what they think they want

If society wants lower impacts from livestock on private land, will they achieve it by paying farmers for their loss, or regulate it because they have power to impose costs on landowners?

If society wants lower impacts from livestock on private land, will they achieve it by paying farmers for their loss, or regulate it because they have power to impose costs on landowners?

Climate change will probably have the greatest impact on agriculture here through changes in climate variability and climate extremes

Climate change will probably have the greatest impact on agriculture here through changes in climate variability and climate extremes

Angus Kebbell summarises what is required by the new freshwater management policies, and has a few thoughts from a farming perspective

Angus Kebbell summarises what is required by the new freshwater management policies, and has a few thoughts from a farming perspective

TOP's Geoff Simmons sees farmers getting increasingly frustrated having to contend with an emissions proposal that will do little except require massive paperwork, while facing water quality policies that have no detail

TOP's Geoff Simmons sees farmers getting increasingly frustrated having to contend with an emissions proposal that will do little except require massive paperwork, while facing water quality policies that have no detail

Unintended consequence: Farmers who have invested in long term fresh water remediation feel thrown under the bus with grandfathering in the Essential Freshwater policies, and now those who didn't are in a easier position to comply

Unintended consequence: Farmers who have invested in long term fresh water remediation feel thrown under the bus with grandfathering in the Essential Freshwater policies, and now those who didn't are in a easier position to comply

Guy Trafford reminds us of New Zealand’s natural advantages and hopes they don’t get lost in the drive to meet short term goals

Guy Trafford reminds us of New Zealand’s natural advantages and hopes they don’t get lost in the drive to meet short term goals

Guy Trafford reviews the latest claims on Canterbury water quality by Fish & Game and finds misrepresented sources, misquoted facts, and no transparency around samples selected. Fish & Game respond

Guy Trafford reviews the latest claims on Canterbury water quality by Fish & Game and finds misrepresented sources, misquoted facts, and no transparency around samples selected. Fish & Game respond

Guy Trafford highlights the increasing urgency required to address and action adaptive responses to local population increases and global climate change

Guy Trafford highlights the increasing urgency required to address and action adaptive responses to local population increases and global climate change

Out of date report on the state of our soils raises important issues says Guy Trafford, even if it is seriously deficient in a range of practical matters

Out of date report on the state of our soils raises important issues says Guy Trafford, even if it is seriously deficient in a range of practical matters

Peter Gluckman calls for national conversations on fresh water policy that are beyond traditional political rhetoric. The issues are complex, the stakeholders multiple, requiring innovative science and ground-breaking solutions

Peter Gluckman calls for national conversations on fresh water policy that are beyond traditional political rhetoric. The issues are complex, the stakeholders multiple, requiring innovative science and ground-breaking solutions

William Rolleston sees the advent of argument dressed up as science but which abandons the principles of evidence, balance and context in order to persuade

William Rolleston sees the advent of argument dressed up as science but which abandons the principles of evidence, balance and context in order to persuade

Keith Woodford says truth is the first casualty in water debates

Keith Woodford says truth is the first casualty in water debates

Keith Woodford says messy water laws impede efficient use of our key resource. It is a resource that has the potential to make us "an extremely wealthy society"

Keith Woodford says messy water laws impede efficient use of our key resource. It is a resource that has the potential to make us "an extremely wealthy society"

Geoff Simmons investigates the claim that farm land prices could be cut by $40 bln as environmental limits bite

Geoff Simmons investigates the claim that farm land prices could be cut by $40 bln as environmental limits bite