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Wednesday, 01 February 2023 11:57

Wood for the trees?

OPINION: Your old mate sees that state farmer Landcorp is planning a mass planting of trees on a couple of its Otago farms.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 19 January 2023 09:25

Sad indictment

OPINION: Your canine crusader was disappointed - but unsurprised - by the complete lack of ag sector people given gongs in this year's New Year's Honours list.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 19 January 2023 08:25

Eggageddon

OPINION: As they say, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 09:25

Cynical

OPINION: Your old mate well realises that politicians are slippery types.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 08:45

Yada, yada, yada

OPINION: This old mutt notes that 'activist' Angus Robson tried a new tack in using woke, online media outfit Newsroom to reboot his ongoing - and thus far failed - attempt to muddy the name of NZ farming.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 21 December 2022 13:45

No s#*t Sherlock!

OPINION: Under fire Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has now conceded in a recent media interview that, “The Government hasn’t been stellar at communicating its message to the farming sector”.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 21 December 2022 12:45

Whoops!

OPINION: Your canine crusader understands that late last month in Southland, Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison – on what was described as a thinly disguised re-electioneering round – held two separate invite-only meetings for farmers on agricultural emissions, with scientist David Frame in tow.

Apparently, the first meeting was for all the “troublemakers” who have challenged B+LNZ.

Then the second invite-only meeting was – as told to yours truly – “for the compliant farmer robots, who don’t ask questions of the messiah and his mothership”.

According to the Hound’s source, this would have worked out well for Morrison, until the ‘troublemakers’ meeting went an hour longer than planned and as they were walking out the more compliant farmers were walking in.

Awkward!

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 13:45

Shotgun alley?

OPINION: The Hound reckons the decision by Fieldays to hold the event in summer turned out to be a bit of a fizzer.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 12:43

Bad taste!

OPINION: This old mutt hears that even Wall Street is now taking a pessimistic stance on plant-alternative foods.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 08 December 2022 16:55

Walk the talk!

OPINION: The Hound notes that nominations are now open for two Beef+Lamb NZ director roles (eastern North Island and southern South Island).

Published in The Hound
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