Opinion editorials 2011
Holidays are a good thing
Released 28 Dec 2011
. Perhaps we need to chill out, relax, take time to think, and back ourselves. Holidays are a good thing. Read more »
Staying positive in spite of the Ebenezer Scrooge’s
Released 18 Dec 2011
The reaction to milk in schools and dairy farming’s environmental progress proves there are some right Ebenezer Scrooge’s out there. Read more »
Ignorance no way to protect environment
Released 13 Dec 2011
Greenpeace's protests against palm kernel show a willful and selective ignorance. Read more »
Newton's Third Law of physics and water policy
Released 11 Dec 2011
Who in their right mind could possibly disagree with “jobs, rivers, and kids”? Read more »
Lessons in electoral defeat
Released 04 Dec 2011
The 2011 General Election saw aspiration trump negativity. Read more »
Environmental ideas must make economic sense
Released 04 Dec 2011
Farmers are doing their bit to clean up rivers. What about everyone else? Read more »
Wool’s deja vu moment is here
Released 28 Nov 2011
Less than a year after the Wool Partners Cooperative failed to win over a majority of wool growers, they have another decision to make on a cooperative style industry venture. Read more »
Become a green
Released 27 Nov 2011
Farming is more than dollars and cents; it’s how you become a real green. Read more »
Last call for political electioneering
Released 22 Nov 2011
Politics has taken over everything ahead of the General Election on Saturday. Opinion editorial by James Houghton published in the Waikato Times. Read more »
Vote for farming
Released 20 Nov 2011
The safest bet for New Zealand, come next Saturday, is to vote for the future of farming. Published in the Sunday Star Times on 20 November 2011. Read more »
