MEDIAWATCH: Jehan Casinader’s justification of Farming is optimistic in the extreme

MEDIAWATCH: Jehan Casinader’s justification of Farming is optimistic in the extreme

Jehan Casinader: Farmers need support, not an endless stack of regulations When was the last time you watched a cow being milked? Have you ever sat behind the wheel of a tractor? Or swept wool off the oily floor of a shearing shed? In a game of “farming bingo”, many Kiwis would struggle to cross off a single square, let alone a whole row. Around 84% of us live in urban areas. We’re totally disconnected from rural life. A few decades ago, city k…