Nothing beats a good A&P show, and in recent years the Cheviot Show has gone from good to outstanding. This is mostly thanks to the enthusiasm of six locals who took on running and revitalising the show as a team in 2019. Mike and Elspeth Loughnan lead the group as co-presidents last year, Kate and […]
Events
Fonterra responsible dairying award nominations open
Nominations to a national award that flushes out dairy farmers who demonstrate innovation and passion in their approach to sustainable dairying are open until March 20th. The Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award was introduced by the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards to recognise those dairy farmers who are respected by their farming peers and their community […]
Wishing all our members a Merry Christmas
If you’ve always wanted to see president Andrew Hoggard in a Santa hat … this is for you. Merry Xmas from all of us, stay safe and have a good break. You can watch it, here. Please note our offices will be closed from December 24 to January 5.
Could you be a mentor for winners of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award?
Eight winners of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award are seeking mentors to support them in reaching their personal, business and career goals. The 6-month mentoring programme will start at the beginning on 2021. The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award was inaugurated in 2012, recognising the success of young Māori making their careers in the agricultural sector. […]
Wairarapa MP sneaks in Golden Shears invite
Question time in Parliament yesterday, when in amongst warm fuzzies about the government working with Feds and the Shearing Contractors Association to bring more shearers into the country, is a smart move by Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty to get Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi to confirm he will go to the Golden Shears next year. Watch […]
2021 Nuffield Scholarships Announced
Meet the latest cohort of emerging leaders in New Zealand’s primary sector who were awarded a 2021 Nuffield NZ Farming Scholarship on Tuesday, 3rd November at Parliament. The recipients of a 2021 Nuffield Scholarship are: Lynsey Stratford – equity partner in a 420 cow dairy farm in Curio Bay, Consultant for People MAD Ltd & […]
PINZ is almost here … listen to FEDTalks
The Primary Industries NZ Summit starts on Monday in Wellington Building on the strength of our inaugural summit in 2019 ‘PINZ’ brings producers from across the broad range of NZ’s primary industries together, along with policymakers, scientists, suppliers and other key stakeholders to hear local and global experts. It’s about developing solutions to the challenges […]
Our Land and Water: Better Together webinar series
Announcing four Our Land and Water webinars, weekly on Mondays at 12 noon from 30 November What will the food and fibre producing landscapes of New Zealand look like in a future where scientists, farmers, growers, iwi and businesses have worked together to respond pragmatically and effectively to environmental degradation? A series of four webinars […]
Primary Industries NZ Summit – what’s it all about?
In this edition of FEDtalks we chat with Federated Farmers CEO Terry Copeland and find out what it means to be a part of PINZ (Primary Industries New Zealand Summit). How and why it came about, and the unique opportunity that the PINZ provides to reward excellence. A celebration of true rural success throughout the […]
Tales of WWII land girls shared
Among the crowd of more than 120 who travelled to Maungati, near Timaru, on October 18 to remember the World War II ‘land girls’ were two particularly special guests – Sadie Lietze (nee Stuart) and Daphne Attfield (nee Williams). Now in their late 90s, the pair represented the last of the ranks of the New […]