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Here come the reading glasses
Wairarapa farmer Mark Guscott finds age is catching up on him as he contemplates the pros and cons of the debate about genetic modification.
Elections, predictions, and near-convictions
Reflecting on life in the real world, Mark Chamberlain gets prepared for 2023.
More like traders than farmers
In England’s Hertfordshire, Robert Hodgkins is farming through crazy times.
Working the good life
Micha Johansen is floating between the Eketahuna farm and an orchard at Waipukurau.
One year in and the barns are working
Composting shelters have allowed the family to escape for a soak at Hanmer Springs, despite a severe weather warning, Gaye Coates writes.
Beaten by statistics
Roger Barton is taking exception to being overlooked by statisticians.
Ag minister loses his cool
After an encounter at Greymouth’s AgFest, Blair Drysdale has lost all respect for Damien O’Connor.
Regrets, we have a few
Paul Burt shares his thoughts on a man of Te Urewera bush, who spent his life combating the region’s introduced pest species with economic opportunity.
Big call downsizing NZ ag
Vet Trevor Cook has been visiting Scotland and Denmark, catching up on changes to farm practices.