23 September 2020
A few weeks ago, I turned on the wireless at lunchtime to see if there was anything of interest to listen to. As luck would have it, host Jamie Mackay had our prime minister on his program and they began by discussing some survey results that had just been released by the dairy sector.
23 September 2020
While farming hasn’t been hit by covid-19 in the same way the retail, hospitality or tourism industries have, it’s obvious things are anything but business as usual.
23 September 2020
Let me start by saying I support irrigation. It seems ridiculous to me that we have an abundance of water and let it run out to sea where it benefits no one.
23 September 2020
Earlier this year before lockdown, B+LNZ announced its intention to conduct research into consumer attitudes to red meat produced using regenerative agriculture (RA) practices.
21 September 2020
I've just finished watching families eat their children’s pets on primetime tv.
14 September 2020
If all had gone to plan, we would have had an election at the end of this week.
But the pandemic put paid to the best-laid plans and the election is now still five weeks away as politicians frantically work the hustings.
14 September 2020
Green vegetables are best produced close to where people live. But nature often needs a little help to make it happen. That is where glasshouses and hydroponics come into play.
14 September 2020
I reply to your opinion writer Alan Emerson regarding my knowledge of vets.
My father was a large animal vet and was second in command of the practice which had seven to 10 vets.
14 September 2020
There was a recent Stuff headline that read “$1.2 million in fines imposed for dirty dairying”.
That must be a serious breach I thought, but no.
14 September 2020
It seems that farming is under more scrutiny than ever before at the moment.
And given the past decade, that’s quite a statement when you think about it.
