FROM THE RIDGE: Ditch’s Diary: A terrible start to 2021
13 January 2021
I haven't put pen to paper for a year now, but you should remember me as the tiny pup the boss found in the watertable that had been dumped by some loser.
OPINION ARCHIVES
MEATY MATTERS: Meat strategy refresh achievable
11 January 2021
Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive Sirma Karapeeva says the new Red Meat Sector (RMS) Strategy is not radically different from the 2011 version and terms it “a renewal of the vows rather than a new marriage.”
PULPIT: Regen ag not just sustainability
11 January 2021
Food is important. Along with shelter, it’s the foundation of human needs. This importance was reinforced in 1970, when Norman Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the plant genetic discoveries that spear-headed the Green Revolution.
In his acceptance speech, Borlaug mentioned that the award reflected the committee’s recognition of how food and peace are intertwined.
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: And the winners are...
11 January 2021
We'll all remember 2020. Lockdown in New Zealand wasn’t that bad and the community was great. As a country we played ball, which certainly paid off. But what impressed me most was the teamwork at the top.
TRADE WARS: The global power struggle
7 December 2020
There has been plenty of partying since Donald Trump lost the presidential election.
FROM THE RIDGE: Retracing our wheel marks
7 December 2020
When I started writing this column 25 years ago, we had two small lads and a third about to make an appearance.
The three of them were under five for a year until they started drifting off to school.
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: Wool-hemp is a match made in heaven
7 December 2020
I wrote a column a month ago about wool and some new initiatives that I thought were worthwhile.
PULPIT: Don’t sustain, regenerate
7 December 2020
It strikes me that the only cheerful farmers I meet these days are the oddballs who have seen the light, and begun to convert their hectares into that questionable concept they call regenerative farming.
BLOG: From strength to strength
7 December 2020
As the year draws to a close, the fortunes of the primary sector are looking pretty good.
BLOG: Time to set a new course
30 November 2020
The Prime Minister told delegates at last week’s Primary Industries’ summit that farmers and growers would be key to New Zealand’s recovery from covid-19.
