Plant-based industry hits back at Shane Jones’s red meat tirade

Plant-based food producers ‘stigmatise and demonise’ traditional agriculture, according to Jones, but those working in the new industry say it should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat.  NZ First minister Shane Jones’ suggestion that plant-based food must be “stopped in its tracks” has been labelled concerning, negligent and anti-competitive by proponents of the … Read more

The Wairarapa just wiped out a critter that’s been making farmers’ lives a misery

The dreaded pea weevil is no more in the Wairarapa, after a successful eradication effort. So why does this matter?  OK, what on earth is a pea weevil? It’s a type of leaf beetle, so not actually a weevil after all, but the name is the name. Basically it gets into pea plants while they’re … Read more