Gerald Piddock
601 posts
Gerald Piddock is a Hamilton-based reporter for Farmers Weekly and the Dairy Farmer. He joined AgriHQ in January 2020 after working as a journalist for 13 years at Fairfax (now Stuff) at the Waikato Times and the Timaru Herald. He is a two-time Cannon Awards (now called Voyager Awards) finalist and has won numerous awards at the annual NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists' awards for writing on farm businesses, the dairy industry and agricultural science. April 12, 2024
Velvetleaf found at two new sites in Waikato
Vigorous, highly invasive pest plant spotted in region for the first time in five years.
April 12, 2024
Record in-calf rates for dairy farmers
Reproduction improvements could create $130.7m in extra milk revenue.
April 12, 2024
Fonterra closing plants at two Waikato sites
Ageing assets are no longer efficient to operate, manufacturing director says.
April 10, 2024
Westland posts record $55.9m profit
Dairy company lands butter side up on sales of higher value products.
April 5, 2024
Rural rate hike mooted in Waikato plan
Feds suggests rural compliance and biodiversity improvement costs be borne by central government instead.
April 2, 2024
Investing in company culture key to Mid North Farms’ success
Mid North Farms in Northland works hard to make the most of the pasture – and the people – it has, designing a ‘looped’ farm systems to maximise production.
March 27, 2024
Report warns of animal welfare ‘gap’
NZ imports products from countries that have nowhere near the standards it has, report says.
March 25, 2024
Maize grain growers facing ‘perfect storm’
With silos still holding last season’s crop, sector will be scrabbling to meet storage and other challenges.
March 21, 2024
How Pāmu’s organic farm weaned itself off drench
It’s all about monitoring the animals’ health day to day and keeping residuals a little higher.
March 18, 2024
Weighing in for genetic gains
Farmers need to be weighing heifers after grazing to keep genetic gains.