The chief executive of the country’s biggest vegetable and salad grower, Leaderbrand, reflects on tough 12 months for the industry and, in particular, his Gisborne region.
Todd Charteris:
We catch up with the chief executive of Rabobank at the Southern Field Days, where he’s been attending a client breakfast this morning and we discuss the Federated Farmers/ Rabobank Farm Remuneration survey which will open in the coming days.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
We catch up with one of the primary sector’s leading academics at her old stomping ground, Massey University, where she’s been attending a soil science conference that dates back to the 1980s. But has it been a talkfest? And should the government be investing more in R&D for the ag sector?
Chris Russell:
Our Australian correspondent talks about plane-spotting Tay Tay, unloading the stranded live animal export ship in WA, and an anthrax outbreak in Victoria.
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