Christmas on the first weekend in May
Phil Weir is shaking the presents and watching the pond as duck hunting season nears.
Go woke, go broke?
Phil Weir unpacks a certain rallying cry doing the rounds.
A certificate for participation – just do it
There’s something to be said for showing up and chipping away at the work, says Phil Weir.
The Liar’s Dice: a beautifully simple game
Many a true word is shared in a game of bluffing your mates, Phil Weir discovers.
Fruit cakes and season’s greetings
Sand in the togs and uncles ahoy are some of Phil Weir’s Christmas memories.
Is farming art or science?
Do we follow a farming formula like cooks, or get creative like chefs, asks Phil Weir.
Some useful lessons from the in-laws
Phil Weir takes insights from renovating the family home and extends them to the borders of his farm.
Dear Chris, let’s have a kōrero
In this series, the Eating the Elephant columnists each write to the next prime minister. This week, Phil Weir puts pen to paper.
I love producing a commodity. Here’s why
Phil Weir on the risks and benefits of being the primary producer.
Keep your collaboration. I want a restructure
The work to support better farm practices or improved market access falls by the wayside as industry-good bodies fixate on government policy, says Waikato farmer Phil Weir.