On a wing and a prayer
We badly need new Air Force jets – if for no other reason than to convince trading partners we’re serious players, writes Ben Anderson.
Fonterra – selling up or selling out?
The co-op shoud be very wary of narrowing its focus in such an uncertain world, says Ben Anderson.
Learning to brand, Texas style
Scaling up and flexing commercial muscle are things agri NZ will have to learn to do, says Ben Anderson.
It’s agenda diversity we need to build
Ben Anderson takes a look at the problem of too many white male contributors to Farmers Weekly.
The transformative power of water
Ben Anderson says large-scale water storage could be an idea whose time has come.
Risk, reward and dead rats
NZ has to reconsider its place in the world and what it wants to achieve, says Ben Anderson.
A lesson for farmers from the Danakil Depression
Stoicism has its place, but merely trudging along should not be our default, says Ben Anderson.
Science is great – just look at explosives
Ben Anderson digresses to remember fun times with the blasting gun.
Harness the power of not being a dick
With the way things are going, farmers are going to need to get better at winning friends, says Ben Anderson.
Dear Chris, ignore the deer-culler’s dog
Ben Anderson asks the next prime minister for less nostalgia about farming in NZ and more fresh thinking.