by Rebecca Hall | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
By Ian Wickham Part 2 – November 2022 How much bang for your buck? In Part 1 of this topic I stated “It all depends on how you measure the cost ” and discussed how the historical relative price of grazing (based on weekly rates) and the price of milksolid payout...
by Rebecca Hall | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
At short notice due to a speaker unable to attend, Ian Wickham was invited to speak about WORKING TOGETHER – BUILDING STRONG GRAZIER / OWNER RELATIONSHIPS and we have enclosed a copy of my Handout which summarizes 10 points to consider to achieve a good...
by Rebecca Hall | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
Why do we support mental health initiatives such as: Gumboot Friday and TheRural Support Trust? By Frank Weterman CA At our Staff Conference in March 2020 (just before the COVID shutdowns – so much has happenedsince) we had the privilege of having Marcia Paurini...
by Rebecca Hall | Oct 10, 2022 | Uncategorised
Is The Cost of Grazing Going Up? By Ian Wickham Part 1 – October 2022 Let’s be clear right from the get go! The answer is both YES and NO! It all depends on how you measure the cost. If you want an historical cost based on my farming experience and expressed...
by Rebecca Hall | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
Of the NZ population of about 5 million people, about 85,000 (1.7%) of us are engaged in agriculture and we are a pretty resilient bunch as we deal successfully with all that nature, weather, bureaucrats and government send our way as we provide quality food not only...
