Film gets monkey off his back
A young Kiwi, Los Angeles-based, filmmaker has made good use of the lockdown period to help farmers battling with mental health issues.
A video showing a lift built by a farmer to allow his 89-year-old father to get into his tractor has gone viral.
The video was posted by Gallrein Farms, a farmers market in Kentucky, USA.
The post has received more 23,000 reactions, 30,000 shares, and 4,300 comments. The video has received more than 2.7 million views.
The video shows the 89-year-old, named Bill, being slowly raised to reach the door of a John Deere tractor on a lift built by his son, Bill Jr.
Gallrein Farms says Bill still loves farming but had been having trouble getting into his tractor.
Watch the video here.
Fonterra’s impending exit from the Australian dairy industry is a major event but the story doesn’t change too much for farmers.
Expect greater collaboration between Massey University’s school of Agriculture and Environment and Ireland’s leading agriculture university, the University College of Dublin (UCD), in the future.
A partnership between Torere Macadamias Ltd and the Riddet Institute aims to unlock value from macadamia nuts while growing the next generation of Māori agribusiness researchers.
A new partnership between Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) and NZAgbiz aims to make evidence-based calf rearing practices accessible to all farm teams.
Despite some trying circumstances recently, the cherry season looks set to emerge on top of things.
Changed logos on shirts otherwise it will be business as usual when Fonterra’s consumer and related businesses are expected to change hands next month.

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