Earlier 2023
Cartoon depicts a teenager dancing for a phone camera "When he said he wanted a career in tech this isn't what I had in mind" says his farmer father to his mother.
Cartoon depicts a man in his underpants shearing a sheep. S'hearer develops jeans lined with wool - news' "Now for a fresh pair of pants" says the shearer.
Cartoon depicts a farmer waiting at an empty airport arrivals terminal holding a sign 'Farm workers wanted - + 2weeks free hotel stay' referring to compulsory quarantine stay.
Cartoon shows below Elon Musk's line of low orbit satellites a muddy 4WD utility vehicle driving up a grass slope "Thanks for the internet Elon but I dunno if your cyber truck will make it this far" says the farmer driver.
Cartoon depicts Cartoon depicts a white sheep asking a black sheep "Alright Mate?" "yep thanks for asking"
Cartoon depicts Cartoon depicts Acme Alt Protein truck is blocked by flock of sheep herded by a farmer who suggests to the driver "try an alt route".
Cartoon depicts an 'EV-ATV' (Electric vehicle - all terrain vehicle): 'The next classic kiwi farm vehicle' driven by male and female farmers with a dog & a hay bale on the back. Bullet points: cheaper to run, #8 wire adaptable, durable,fixable,safe,quiet,green,low maintenance. Recycle arrows direct towards smaller drawings of a house, recycling plant and shed. ‘Using tired batteries for home solar storage.’’Battery recycling plants will recycle old into new’ (when built). ‘Great torque,low centre of gravity.’ ‘Charge on the farm.’
Cartoon depicts a scene outside a UK pub with an accent brewer crying "Co2 Co2 everywhere C02 nor any drop to drink" refers to a shortage of industrial CO2.
Cartoon https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/regions-face-decline-in-worker-numbers
Perhaps we could have a farmer standing by his help wanted sign watching a line of kids getting on a bus to Auckland?
Cartoon depicts two farmers coughing in the dust by a speeding car driven by Jeremy Clarkson "That’s just Clarkson - he reckons our sheep are treated pretty stink"
Cartoon depicts a country roadside checkpoint with a sign saying 'Don't leave town until you've seen the country town' as a small town mayor interviewing young motorists "Tena Kotutu is checkpoint is just to check if you wouldn't mind taking a job, a house and living here?"
Cartoon depicts snooty-looking farm dogs ignoring two farmers "The dogs are on strike until their favourite brand is back on the menu" -refers to shortage of one brand of dog food.
Cartoon depicts a farm 4 wheel bike powered by batteries - 'EATV - the next classic kiwi farm vehicle' cheaper to run #8 wire adaptable - durable -fixable - safe -quiet - green -low centre of gravity -great torque - tired batteries go to home solar -plant recycling old into new - charge on the farm.
Cartoon depicts a spooky campfire scene in a dark forest at night - 4 sheep sit on logs as one says "Evil trees swallowed up all the pastoral land leaving only the bones of lost sheep"
Cartoon depicts a roadside auction for a sheep farm 'News- carbon cap rises to $70' "Ok what am I bid for this prime pasture lot? $5 million" says a sheep farmer -"$6 million" saysa forestry owner "baaa!" says a sheep dressed in farmer's clothes.
Cartoon depicts cattle run at the airport with Minister Faafoi selected visitors for farming. 'News: residency visa fast-tracked'
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 "Huh?"
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.
