The Witless Economy

The Witless Economy

With Christmas coming up time to hit the beach with a book (Southern hemisphere here). We have been through a precarious business year where our faith in the vagaries of the “free market”  should have been very considerably challenged although I personally...
Intensive Dairy Farming

Intensive Dairy Farming

If I was a farmer I’d be looking to win some friends in the cities and towns given the free ride they are getting regarding climate change impacts and planning. So why would a bunch of dairy farmers want to consider placing 18,000 up to 17,850 cows indoors for...