Why Now Is the Time to Plan Farm Succession, Findex Says
OPINION: Succession and long-term planning are perennial topics because it is perpetually sidelined on busy farms.
Your canine crusader suggests a vegan diet may not only be bad for your health, but it also can damage your sense of humour.
It is not hard to draw this conclusion, looking at an advertising campaign to promote Australian lamb that has upset vegans, who are calling it "discriminatory". The action movie style advert shows a SWAT team saving stranded Australians around the world who missing the famous Australia Day barbeque. The BBC says at least 250 complaints have been made to the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) – mainly by vegans. In one scene, a SWAT team smashes into the home of a man in New York saying: "C'mon mate, in a few hours you'll be eating lamb on the beach", to which the bearded man responds: "But I'm a vegan now". The ad then cuts to a shot of a flamethrower-wielding SWAT officer burning a bowl of kale on the table.
The potato industry is celebrating the success of two rising stars - James Blair, the 2026 Young Grower of the Year and runner-up and innovation award winner, Amber Davy.
Twenty-eight emerging leaders from across the horticulture sector spent two days last month learning valuable skills and connecting with industry experts.
There are five entrants in this year’s Young Horticulturist of the Year, competing in a series of technical, practical, business and leadership challenges.
A seasoned horticulturist has been appointed to deliver the Apple Action Plan, a key initiative of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
New Zealand's citrus growers have been told to compete on the value built into their fruit rather than the volume they grow.
Hawke's Bay fruit growers are being reminded of the need to prepare for whatever the El Niño weather system may bring in the coming months.