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:
OPINION: The Hound was not surprised to see that Pāmu – better known as state farmer Landcorp – has been told to tidy up its business model and better concentrate on actually farming.
It seems even the previous government – not widely known for its business acumen – was not impressed by the way Pāmu is operating.
This led to former State Owned Enterprises Minister Duncan Webb writing to the government-owned farmer’s board instructing it to “concentrate its core business and commercial disciplines”.
This is something your old mate has been calling on for years.
Perhaps the new government will now take a look at Pamū’s board appointments and actually pick people with more farming knowledge and skills – rather than allocating such roles based on woke ideals such as gender and racial diversity that seemed to be the previous administration’s MO!
The upheaval in the Middle East may have eased the fall in global dairy prices last week.
New Zealand tech company Halter has raised $165 million from investors in its latest fundraising round.
Federated Farmers is brushing aside concerns that the Government's intention to allow farmers to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy a first farm could be problematic.
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.
OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
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