Make it 1000%!
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of 125% on the US, up from the 84% announced earlier.
OPINION: The Hound reckons former Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison's fate in losing his seat in recent levypayer elections should be a big lesson to other levy organisation leaders.
There is no doubt Morrison was a passionate and committed member of BLNZ.
However, rightly or wrongly, he was associated with the lack of pushback and perceived willingness to acquiesce by both BLNZ and DairyNZ to the Government on issues such as climate change and imposed on-farm regulations.
Morrison will now have more time on farm to contemplate how - and if - he could have done things better.
Meanwhile, it is a timely lesson for all farming levy body leaders to take more seriously the concerns of their levy paying stakeholders - especially DairyNZ chair, Jim van der Poel, who will be looking at the date his seat is up for re-election and possibly contemplating early retirement.
Recent rain has offered respite for some from the ongoing drought.
New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.
With much of the North Island experiencing drought this summer and climate change projected to bring drier and hotter conditions, securing New Zealand’s freshwater resilience is vital, according to state-owned GNS Science.
OPINION: Otago farmer and NZ First MP Mark Patterson is humble about the role that he’s played in mandating government agencies to use wool wherever possible in new and refurbished buildings.
For Wonky Box co-founder Angus Simms, the decision to open the service to those in rural areas is a personal one.
The golden age of orcharding in West Auckland was recently celebrated at the launch of a book which tells the story of its rise, then retreat in the face of industry change and urban expansion.
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of…
OPINION: The irony of President Trump’s tariff obsession is that the worst damage may be done to his own people.