Paddock Talk

Accounting firm Deloitte is currently carrying out research leading to the development of an across-sector strategy for red meat.

The xenophobic attitude to the purchase of New Zealand farmland by Chinese might make them feel unwelcome.

Growers of crossbred wool have only days left to decide whether to commit to Wool Partners Co-operative.

"Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels."

In the wake of the Justice Bill Wilson issue, I feel I should disclose that I have a financial relationship with Alliance in that they send me money every time I send them lambs.

A major disappointment of my farming career has been the demise of the crossbred wool industry.

When the New Zealand grain shipment leaves port for Russia and Pakistan in a few weeks, NZ farmers will once again reap the benefits of an agile and productive agriculture that continues to ensure their role as a global food provider.

After the conflict, stress and uncertainty of recent years, it is good to see common sense and commercial reality returning into administration of pastoral leases.

Friends came to New Zealand to manage a farm and a few years later they bought it.

The recent Mystery Creek Field Days were accompanied by the usual announcements that New Zealand is the world's leading pastoral economy.

In 2007 I accepted a job in New Zealand as a senior social scientist in the agricultural sector.

The sun is descending majestically over the dappled hills at Marama, capping off what has been a fantastic drop of weather after the much-needed rain.

Various governments have differing agendas for the high country.