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Farmer concerns are grounded in reality, not 'no-hope narratives'

Marlborough sheep and beef farmer, Richard Dawkins is Federated Farmers’ new national meat & wool chair.

OPINION: The 'Save Our Sheep' campaign is built on a foundation of structure, integrity, and evidence from the Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Council.

'We need a heart change'

Our hard-working farmers are finally getting some well-deserved reward for their efforts.

OPINION: I trust my column today finds all things well at your place. The buoyant schedules we are enjoying at the moment are certainly bringing smiles and stability to our rural sector.

Arable advocacy?

OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other by limits on further yield increases.

OPINION: The huge success of former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's new TV show, Clarkson's Farm, and the boost it has given the image of farming in the UK, has prompted one scribe to wonder aloud who could fill a similar role here in NZ.

Gaslight much?

OPINION: Labour leader Chris 'Chippy' Hipkins is carrying on the world-class gaslighting of the nation that he and his cohorts started after their disastrous Covid response; now trying to undermine the Covid inquiry to protect his own backside.

Corporate narrative?

OPINION: Forget about the fabled 'rural-urban' divide, the real fault-line in farming might actually be the divide between grass-roots farmers and the industry corporates who claim to be 'speaking on behalf of farmers'.

Editorial: Battle lines drawn

OPINION: Climate change is shaping up to be one of the major issues at next year's general election.

PGG Wrightson buys Nexan Group for $20 million

PGW chief executive Stephen Guerin says the acquisition reinforces PGW’s commitment to supporting local manufacturing.

Rural supply business PGG Wrightson Ltd has bought animal health products manufacturer Nexan Group for $20 million.

UK removes tariffs on US ethanol, alarming farmers

UK farmers send two million tonnes of lowervalue feed wheats each year to two key production plants in the north-east of England.

While Donald Trump seems to deliver a new tariff every few days, there seems to be an endless stream of leaders heading to the White House to negotiate reciprocal deals.