Farming Cartoons
A selection of cartoons by Chris Slane on issues related to farming - previously published in NZFarmers Weekly magazine.
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Fly-fishing
Cartoon shows NZ Fish and Game head Grubb casting a line hook with a carrot on the hook as an appeal to work with farmers over fresh water quality.
Farming Is Doomed (Not)
Cartoon shows a farmer tearful after reading the Climate Commission recommendations to reduce livestock emissions "That's it - farming is doomed!!" while nearby oil rig worker offshore exclaims "Wha?"
Bee Test
Cartoon shows bees queuing up outside a doctor's house “Is this covid testing?" asks one "Na mate glysophate" replies another
Voting Labour
Cartoon shows a young farmer placing political placards for Labour at his gate while an aged man from the National Party asks "So you voted Labour to keep the Greens out?" Reply: "Ah yes right mmm sure I did"
Tractor Parts
Cartoon News: Limited air freight capacity leads to shortages of parts - a salesman says "There's a few bits borrowed off it but what's left behind is brand new!"
The 'Shag'
Cartoon shows sheep reading about a shortage of shearers and says "Looks like the 'Shag' is in for summer - "I might try 'dread-dags' this year.
Sea Lettuce
Cartoon showsfarmer serving a large dish of of seaweed saying "One extra healthy sea lettuce salad for Madam?" Cow thinks "This is why I never eat out any more"
NZ Bull in Oz
Cartoon shows a bull with an Australian rugby shirt on with an ozzie farmer noting "Finally we have some of the talent we need to win" story https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/beef/view/nz-charolais-bull-still-setting-records
Give Peas a Chance
Cartoon shows a hippie protestor reads 'Give Peas a Chance' says "That's all I'm saying bro" caption- 'News - peas have potential to make alternative to meat protein'
Fencing Costs Too Much
Cartoon shows a farmer tuning his back on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying "Sorry Jacinda Fencing just costs too much"
Fastest Shearer
Cartoon shows sheep being shorn very fast by a shearer name Dobbs while a sheep in the pen says "Dobbs spits 'em out faster than the National Party does leaders"
Cows Go Solar
Cartoon shows two cows wearing solar panels "Apparently they are good for reducing our cow-bon footprint"
Co2Air
Cartoon shows a private jet flying over a pine forest with the pilot announcing "To your left - the pine forests we planted to help you feel better about yourself"
Cheap as chips
Cartoon shows a scene in the near future....a port worker says "Who knew all those imported cars would be replaced by cheap as chips french fries?"
Farming Predictions
Cartoon shows farmer pondering a forecast from weather agency NIWA - "Simple then - just plan for floods fire hail drought and typhoons"
Campers Bogged
Cartoon shows a camper van driven off road into a boggy field by tourists who say “According to our app zis is an autobahn” while a farmer looks on surprised.
Cows Stranded
Cartoon shows cows stranded on a patch of grass around which all is eroded by storms "Of course you pay for the view" says one.
Techno Cows
Cartoon shows cows eating hay and wearing virtual reality headsets "There's nothing like the great outdoors" says one.
Summer Holiday
Cartoon shows two farmers looking at windy weather "Go on holiday ey? - "Nah find it's better to wait for summer"
Weed Use
Cartoon shows a scientist looking at a second sitting on the floor stoned "I meant find a use fir velvet leaf not that weed"
Trump Farm Subsidies
Cartoon shows a departing Trump tossing a handful of subsidies over his shoulder to US farmers as their trade war crops wither saying "So long and thanks for all the rallies".
Halter Big Brother
Cartoon shows two cows wearing electronic halters surveying a digital fence title: News - electronic collars allow grazing without fences - "Small farmers is now big brother" says one cow to another.
Meatless Mondays
Cartoon shows a farmer reading a newspaper while one cow says "The PM mentioned having a meatless Monday" "Suits me" says a second cow.
Farmers Weekly
Cartoon shows a red cross drone with a stethoscope and a farmer saying "Here's our new doctor now"
Fonterra Christmas
Cartoon shows christmas empty stockings labelled 'Shareholders' and one full stocking labelled 'Danone' with a grumpy farmer shareholder.
Murray Ball RIP
Homage to a cartoon by kiwi cartoonist Murray Ball creator of Footrot flats strip shows farmer Wal stretched across a chasm in his land with a dog thinking "Hang on Wal' I'll go get Cooch to come and plant some trees"
Foreign Workers Needed
Cartoon shows farmer at home calling on the phone "Hellow - yes I will need to hire foreign workers again this season" as his children lay around the lounge watching tv or on phones and using laptops.
Forester & Shearer
Cartoon shows a Forester talking to a sheep farmer "And they only need shearing once every 30 years"
Make Hay Fast
Cartoon shows a speeding hay-baler "I see the're making hay while the sun briefly shines"
Irrigation NZ vs Greenpeace
Cartoon title -'Irrigation NZ meeting Greenpeace' "Let's call this a full and frank exchange of views" shows parties slinging mud from a dirty river at each other.
Low THC Hemp
Cartoon shows young people harvesting marijuana hemp "Turns out it wasn't hard getting young people into farming after all"
Jacinda & Bill Shrek
Cartoon shows a bouncy lamb and grumpy old shrek type sheep "I call this Jacinda and that one Bill"
Lamb Tours
Cartoon shows a bus going to the works with lambs in the passenger seats - "They deserve it lamd prices are atan all time high" says a farmer.
Laser measures urine
Cartoon shwis a scientist poiting a laser "You can use this laser to measure urine patches" - the farmer replies "You taking the piss - I don't even use nicotine patches".
Livestock Excluded From Stream
Cartoon shows a herd of cattle straining to get into a dirty stream past a fence and minimal riparian vegetation while Federated Farmers CEO tells a canoeist "THere you go - livestock excluded".
Mt Albert Grammar Farm
Cartoon shows Mt Albert Grammar Farm Centre with cows joining rugby practice "In the top paddock we're fattening 100 head of third years and on the bottom field we're propecting for the first 15".
Flooded Crops
Cartoon shows a farmer standing in a puddle next to a flooded crop saying "Shall we try rice next year?"
Mint Awards
Cartoon shows Mint Awarded lamb saying to another "I'm off to the Christchurch A&P show this week for a big awards dinner" - "Cool I hear they annoint you with a mint sauce" says another lamb.
Pine Blight
Cartoon shows a doctor talking to a tree "I'm afraid to say sir that blight appears to be hereditary"
Rural GP Shortage
Cartoon shows farmer showing his bum to a vet saying "While you're here - could you take a look at this rash?" - headline - News - shortage of rural GPs'
Methane Rocket
Cartoon says "Genius idea to cut the cost of fuel by capturing greenhouse gases"with a pipe connecting the rocket to a cow shed.
Robo Harvester
Cartoon shows a giant robot standing above an orchard while a picker man says "The new robo harvester refuses to work here - He claims he's incompataible with apple products".
