Don't hold back!
OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding nothing back when ‘climate scientists’ had a crack at Kiwi farmers recently:
Your old mate would like to know what happened to all the vocal critics of the new owners of Crafar Farms and where have they all disappeared to?
Remember all the hoo-ha raised about how bad new Chinese-based owners Shanghai Pengxin were going to be for the farms, New Zealand and world peace etc, etc? The Hound notes recent reports show the farms are booming, producing way higher, employing more people and have had a lot of money spent on environmental and infrastructure improvements. It is good to see those screaming skulls’ protests – hidden behind a thin veil of racism – have been proven utterly wrong and their silence on the Crafar Farms now is rather deafening.
On the eve of his departure from Federated Farmers board, Richard McIntyre is thanking farmers for their support and words of encouragement during his stint as a farmer advocate.
A project reducing strains and sprains on farm has won the Innovation category in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), in partnership with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and other sector organisations, has launched a national survey to understand better the impact of facial eczema (FE) on farmers.
One of New Zealand's latest and largest agrivoltaics farm Te Herenga o Te Rā is delivering clean renewable energy while preserving the land's agricultural value for sheep grazing under the modules.
Global food company Nestle’s chair Paul Bulcke will step down at its next annual meeting in April 2026.
Brendan Attrill of Caiseal Trust in Taranaki has been announced as the 2025 National Ambassador for Sustainable Farming and Growing and recipient of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase at in Wellington this evening.