Greenpeace a charity?
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.
Every obscure occupation, gender, whatever can apply or get nominated for some supposedly good deed regardless of their ability.
And then there’s the official King’s Awards, which seem to include just about everybody but those in the farming sector.
Yes, it’s nice and fluffy etc but it’s also bloody expensive.
Going to all these awards would involve a farmer in more running around than a hard day’s yakka on a 20,000 hectare farm.
In times of austerity, are such lavish functions the best use of cash?
But rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic at least made the sinking look good!
Among the regular exhibitors at last month’s South Island Agricultural Field Days, the one that arguably takes the most intensive preparation every time is the PGG Wrightson Seeds site.
Two high producing Canterbury dairy farmers are moving to blended stockfeed supplements fed in-shed for a number of reasons, not the least of which is to boost protein levels, which they can’t achieve through pasture under the region’s nitrogen limit of 190kg/ha.
Buoyed by strong forecasts for milk prices and a renewed demand for dairy assets, the South Island rural real estate market has begun the year with positive momentum, according to Colliers.
The six young cattle breeders participating in the inaugural Holstein Friesian NZ young breeder development programme have completed their first event of the year.
New Zealand feed producers are being encouraged to boost staff training to maintain efficiency and product quality.
OPINION: The world is bracing for a trade war between the two biggest economies.
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
OPINION: After years of financial turmoil, Canterbury milk processor Synlait is now back in business.