Farmers Weekly In Focus AgriHQ

Rob Hewett has been a fixture in the boardrooms of farming companies and co-ops for almost two decades. After speaking at the recent Institute of Directors leadership conference, he talks with Bryan about the importance of good governance, how a board interacts with management and how market evolution is tackled by NZ exporters.

Federated Farmers meat and wool chair Toby Williams admits to having a few nerves about packing down in the front row alongside Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford and national dairy chair Richard McIntyre, when a farming team takes on a team of politicians in a rugby fundraiser for cyclone-hit farmers later this month.

Senior reporter Richard Rennie gives an update on the leading news stories including a new report on regenerative farming, the continued lull in port activity and more job cuts in the science sector.

Rob Hewett has been a fixture in the boardrooms of farming companies and co-ops for almost two decades.

After speaking at the recent Institute of Directors leadership conference, he talks with Bryan about the importance of good governance, how a board interacts with management and how market evolution is tackled by NZ exporters.

Senior reporter Richard Rennie gives an update on the leading news stories including a new report on regenerative farming, the continued lull in port activity and more job cuts in the science sector.

Federated Farmers meat and wool chair Toby Williams admits to having a few nerves about packing down in the front row alongside Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford and national dairy chair Richard McIntyre, when a farming team takes on a team of politicians in a rugby fundraiser for cyclone-hit farmers later this month.

This week we chat with with Katrina Roberts, who is the new Dairy Woman of the Year. She’s a Waikato vet, working with dairy farmers to not only maintain cow health but also improve the efficiency of their farm systems. Katrina also has a background in research and is keen to show aspiring veterinarians that cattle beat cats hands down when it comes to job satisfaction.

Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett joins us to talk about the arable industry awards, which are open to nominations now. As well as grower of the year awards for maize, cereal and seed there are also special awards recognising teams, environmental endeavours and agronomy.

And, senior reporter Hugh Stringleman wraps up the dairy commodity season for us, following this week’s GDT auction. 

Senior reporter Hugh Stringleman wraps up the dairy commodity season for us, following this week’s GDT auction, the second to last of the season.