Less hot air
OPINION: Farmers won't get any credit for this from the daily media, so Milking It is giving the bouquets where they’re due.
OPINION: A mate of yours truly wonders just exactly how some of the so-called ‘leaders’ in the ag sector will fare if there is a change of Government on Oct 14.
He suggests that the cuddling up and appeasement to the current Labour Government by – among others – the selfappointed Farm Leaders Group, DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb NZ and the Primary Sector Council may find it somewhat difficult, after having to wipe the brown stuff from their collective noses, in dealing with a new National-led government.
He reckons it might be time for a number of these ‘Benedict Arnolds’ to fall on their swords before their heads are cut off by the farmer groups they have purported to represent and by a less than impressed new administration in power. Food for thought!
The 2025 game bird season is underway with Hawke’s Bay and Southland reporting the ideal weather conditions for hunters – rain and wind.
A group of meat processing companies, directors and managers have been fined a total of $1.6 million for deliberately and illegally altering exported tallow for profit.
New Zealand’s top cheeses for 2025 have been announced and family-owned, Oamaru-based Whitestone Cheese is the big winner.
Waikato farmer, and Owl Farm demonstration manager, Jo Sheridan is the 2025 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Hamish Marr believes the outlook for the dairy sector remains strong.
Everyone from experienced veterinarians and young professionals to the Wormwise programme and outstanding clinics have been recognised in this year’s New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) awards.
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