Winter is coming
The slower season prompts David Eade to reflect on planning for a measured, productive farming career.
The boom and bust of wokeness
David Eade reflects on what happens to enlightened business thinking when financial pressures start to take their toll.
A reserve bank for the environment
The economic levers a government has provide a useful model for the environmental checks and balances it will need, writes David Eade.
The next wave of Kiwi farming innovation
Our future place in the world may be defined by the quality of the meat and milk we help others to grow, says David Eade.
The gift of time and care
David Eade looks forward to a time when Kiwi farmers are revered for the meticulous attention they pay their products.
A dance for the ages: balancing art and science
It is the farmers who navigate this dance through the agricultural year that leave a lasting legacy, writes David Eade.
The case for calm on alternative proteins
Whatever the vehicle, we are on the road to a sustainable menu, David Eade says.
Dear Chris, please see beyond the next three years
We need a nature-based solution to meet two extremely pressing needs, says David Eade.
Innovation is more than just a side dish
David Eade recalls a food-production lightbulb moment in the Netherlands.
Working out how to meet the moment
Putting the consumer first might be one way to sharpen our focus as farmers, says David Eade.