Editor’s Note
Reality check hits home
A recent farmer survey recorded farmer confidence had plummeted even though farm gate prices are soaring. Initially I thought: so what, everyone is feeling down with the Ukraine war, Omicron, and rising costs.
A tough choice to make
After two and a half years and 140 options, He Waka Eke Noa offers two pricing mechanism options.
Taking a calculated risk
A wedding is a great way to celebrate especially this year with all the Covid disruptions.
Why don’t farmers protest more?
Yet again as we went to print a farmer protest was about to take place. It’s a shame some people undermined the protest with their agendas and social media comments.
Care with changes
Will wool make a comeback or not? That’s the question many farmers may be asking after seeing a brief rally in the price only for it to drop again.
A fight for hearts and minds
Farming doesn’t seem to be connecting with urban New Zealand and needs to find new ways of doing so.
Cancer is colour blind
When Shaun Bradley was fighting for his life against stage four B cell non-Hodgkin's followed by a secondary brain tumour, it was family, friends and the immediate community who came to his aid.