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Alan Emerson
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Current firearms law is wide of the mark
We need credible and workable firearms laws in New Zealand, says Alan Emerson.
Our gene technology blinkers are off at last
Alan Emerson applauds plans to lift New Zealand’s ban on the use of gene editing outside the lab.
Emerson named top agricultural communicator
Farmers Weekly columnist recognised for his contribution to sector.
Downplaying pesticide risks undermines real risks sprayers face
With unintentional pesticide poisoning all too common, science is failing those who have to use it, says Jodie Bruning.
Our new foreign policy is moving in the wrong direction
Cosying up to the US is not in New Zealand’s best interests, says Alan Emerson.
You couldn’t be more wrong about wetlands
A lesson for Alan Emerson in a land practice that is useful, beautiful and good.
We happen to grow plastic’s natural enemy
As the world wakes up to the devastation wrought by microplastics, says Alan Emerson, our wool marketers are missing a trick.
Sheer bureaucratic bloody-mindedness
Alan Emerson takes issue with regional councils racing to install regulations they know are about to be changed.
Power play holds our profits hostage
Alan Emerson traces the roots of the soaring energy costs squeezing the primary sector.
Sugar crash and medal flash in Aus
Alan Emerson says he finds many of the same challenges facing rural New Zealand, on a visit to northern Queensland.