PULPIT: Not all old men are grumpy
25 August 2020
Recently we read vitriol attacking funding for regenerative education as if a misdirection of government funds.
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PULPIT: Input v output-based regulation
17 August 2020
The impact of farming on the environment is facing scrutiny and significant policy reform is underway, but it’s critical New Zealand has a conversation about whether we want input-based or output-based regulation.
PULPIT: Clear heads needed to revive wool
10 August 2020
It's amazing how clear you can think when you’re drenched in sweat and your muscles are hissing from so much lactic acid you feel as if you’re lying on a bed of red hot coals.
PULPIT: USD path is one to keep your eye on
10 August 2020
The United States dollar (USD) is under pressure. Whether that extends or the USD reasserts itself is open to debate.
PULPIT: Time for a whole food strategy
6 August 2020
As the world gazes in awe at New Zealand for its success in controlling covid-19 this moment has been recognised as providing the perfect platform to both demonstrate leadership and share our stories from an elevated global stage.
PULPIT: Are your cows beauties or beasts?
27 July 2020
It has been a very exciting news week for the dairy industry.
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards prize-giving held on 4 July and two previous Global Dairy Trade price increases have provided a boost in confidence and positivity, bringing a breath of fresh air to the industry.
PULPIT: Regen ag can’t wait for science
20 July 2020
Each time the Farmers Weekly arrives in the letterbox I search for articles that refer to New Zealand’s future in agriculture.
PULPIT: What makes farms dangerous?
13 July 2020
What makes farms dangerous places to work? What if it is as simple as the decisions we make every day?
PULPIT: Right forests can help farmers
6 July 2020
I share a number of the concerns Alan Emerson raises in his Alternative View: One hand plants, the other kills.
The concern around productive farmland being converted into forestry is real.
PULPIT: New fertiliser rules are better but still unfair
6 July 2020
The Essential Freshwater policy’s new nitrogen cap has a barb in its tail for dairy farmers, particularly those in Canterbury.
