by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 2, 2022 | News
Who needs daytime soaps when you have farmers and climate policy to watch? The swing of emotions, the cut and thrust of the arguments, the sudden outbursts of nasty verbal abuse aimed at the Prime Minister. All set against a backdrop of climate Armageddon. Bring your...
by Ben Fahy | Nov 16, 2022 | Opinion
After years spent studying shifts in consumer preferences, market researcher Peter Tait is worried that New Zealand is in danger of missing out on the economic benefits that come from more sustainable production – and that we’re not doing enough to address...
by Vincent Heeringa | Nov 10, 2022 | News
Interview: Vincent speaks to the co-founder of Green Meadows, Nick Carey, about the trials and joys of launching an online shop, butchery and family business. The Carey family has been farming in Taranaki for 120 years. But in 2012 they stepped into the unknown,...
by Editor | Oct 27, 2022 | Opinion
Glen Herud, founder of the Happy Cow Milk Company, faces up to one of the industry’s toughest questions: why are retired dairy cows culled instead of left to live their natural lives? Why are dairy cows culled? This is one of the most common questions we...
by Editor | Oct 20, 2022 | Opinion
Bill Kaye-Blake, principal economist with NZIER, reflects on 20 years of research into creating greater value in New Zealand’s primary sector. I’ve been doing research on agri-food systems for 20 years in New Zealand and in California before that. The same...
