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 is not surprised to learn that Hollywood director James Cameron's big claims to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic veggie farms have fallen short.
Apparently, hundreds of cows are now understood to be grazing on his farms.
Cameron owns more than 1,500 hectares of land in South Wairarapa and has been outspoken about the need for NZ to move away from livestock agriculture to curb carbon emissions.
However, locals say he's not walking the talk, with his plans for crop farming giving way to more lucrative dairy grazing.
Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron spoke two years ago at a Just Transitions energy summit in Taranaki, where they touted the benefits of moving New Zealand away from animal products.
However, those words are starting to sound like a bunch of hot air now with cattle grazing in their paddocks.
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.
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