David Eade
15 posts
David Eade is a Whanganui sheep and beef farmer with a finance background, specialising in investments within the primary sector. Submit feedback via eating.the.elephant.nz@gmail.com September 6, 2024
A strategy to double food and fibre exports
Call it what you will, this plan spreads the risks and the opportunities, says David Eade.
August 13, 2024
How to keep going past gold
There’s no margin in resting on one’s laurels, in ag as in athletics, says David Eade.
July 31, 2024
Trapped in history’s tragedies
The private and public rights and duties of land ownership present challenges that are yet to be solved, writes David Eade.
July 2, 2024
EV sales paint an interesting picture of the state of NZ
Sales of EVs suggest to David Eade that the mood for environmental policy intervention across New Zealand might have changed.
May 30, 2024
Your technology still needs you
No matter the system, it’s your openness to innovation that is the real differentiator, says David Eade.
April 24, 2024
Winter is coming
The slower season prompts David Eade to reflect on planning for a measured, productive farming career.
April 11, 2024
The boom and bust of wokeness
David Eade reflects on what happens to enlightened business thinking when financial pressures start to take their toll.
March 15, 2024
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.
February 20, 2024
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.
January 16, 2024
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.