Cavendish Farming

04/01/2026

Herefords are one of the great breeds.

A brief exploration of the rise and fall (and rise) of the Hereford Cattle breed in the United States.

03/01/2026

What comes next for an independent Waikato campaign - https://mailchi.mp/c7b4af26c54c/thank-you-for-your-support-and-best-wishes-for-the-new-year-10971804

03/01/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Brook Ferguson, Ben Parker

02/01/2026

If you’re sick of politics feeling fake follow along.

I’m sharing the real side of this campaign:
• What it’s actually like running as an independent
• How decisions in Wellington land on farms and small towns
• The conversations that never make the news
• And the work that happens long before election night

No spin. No party scripts. No talking points written by someone who’s never set foot on a farm.

If you care about:
– Farming and rural New Zealand
– Practical, grown-up politics
– Independence over party loyalty
– A Waikato voice that actually shows up

👉 Follow my TikTok and social
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👉 Share with someone who’s had enough of the noise

This campaign is being built in public step by step.

Independent. Local. Straight up.

Learn something new every day and expand your horizons. I'm putting together the most engaging pieces daily.

02/01/2026

January Farming Report

The past couple of months have been unsettled and wetter than we’d normally expect for this part of the season. That’s put pressure on pasture utilisation, ground conditions and grazing discipline but it’s also reinforced the value of staying patient and doing the basics well.

Our focus through the wet spell has been:

Protecting pasture and soil structure

Avoiding unnecessary pugging

Adjusting rotations rather than forcing covers

Keeping animal welfare front and centre with an increase in lame cows given the weather.

Pastures have held up reasonably well given the conditions, and as we move into February the priority shifts to consolidation rather than chasing growth.

Our Sika chicory has been a god send and we are on a 24 day rotation with that. Having given one lost of Sustan N fertiliser we will start the second round this week.

Our next big job is our Shed inspection on 13th January (s**t of a time to book this in) with the upgrades by farmsource with the ability to upload more of the information and the ability of integration this is easer than last season.

We’re now looking ahead to PD (Pregnancy) testing in the first week of February, which will give us a clear picture around our incalf numbers and empties. It’s an important checkpoint not just for this year, but for setting up decisions around feed, culling, and next season’s planning.

Farming doesn’t always run to a perfect calendar. Good systems are built to handle the wet years as well as the dry ones.

Steady, measured and forward-looking.

Built from the land. Driven by vision.

— Cavendish Farming

31/12/2025

A very happy New Year to you all and just like that, 2026 is under way.

Here’s to a year of hard work, clear thinking, less noise, and real progress.
Let’s make it count.

30/12/2025

Proud to launch cavendishfarming.com — have a look and let me know what you think.

You can:
• visit the store: https://cavendishfarming.com/shop

• or request a quote: https://cavendishfarming.com/request-a-quote

If you’re kitting the shed out for the coming season, we’re supplying Spaggiari silicone — a product that’s seeing strong demand for good reason.

If you’re tired of changing rubber every year, this silicone is worth considering.
It’s durable, reliable, and stays in place, unlike some alternatives.

Get in early, register your interest, and get it sorted before the season ramps up.

Built from the Land. Driven by Vision.

28/12/2025

We farm every day quietly, carefully, and with the long view in mind.

If you’d like to hear what’s happening at Cavendish Farming and Farming with Walt, from life on the land to the food we produce and the decisions behind it, you can join our email list below.

No noise. Just farming, from the ground up.

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Built from the land, Cavendish Farming is about food, farming, and rural life and Farming with Walt shares commentary and perspectives from the ground.

26/12/2025

As we head into 2026, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who follows Cavendish Farming and supports what we do.

Farming is built on people family, staff, suppliers, neighbours, and communities all doing their part through good seasons and tough ones.

We’re grateful for the support, the conversations, and the shared pride in producing food the right way.

The year ahead will bring its challenges, as it always does, but it will also bring opportunity. We’ll keep focusing on hard work, high standards, and building something we can be proud of on and off the land.

From my family to yours, we wish you a very happy, safe, and prosperous 2026.

Thank you for being part of the journey.
Happy New Year from all of us at Cavendish Farming.

23/12/2025

We’re hiring! Join the Animal Policy International team

We are looking for two driven individuals to help us drive change for farmed animals:
🐔 Campaigns Coordinator (Flexible location)
🐷 EU Policy Manager (Brussels-based)

Who are we looking for? Ideally, you have experience in the field, but if you’re a fast learner with high potential, we want to hear from you.

Deadline: January 9th Note: We are interviewing on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible. Learn more 👉 https://www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/work-with-us-we-re-hiring-for-two-roles

15/12/2025

New Zealand farming doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens because families get up early, work late, invest their own capital, and take the risks others won’t.

At Cavendish Farming, we believe in:
• Hard work over hand-wringing
• Animal welfare done properly, not performatively
• Productive land that feeds people and supports wildlife
• Farming that stands on its results, not apologies

Farming feeds this country.
Farming earns this country’s export dollars.
And farming deserves respect — not lectures from people who’ve never worked the land.

Built from the land. Driven by vision.

13/12/2025

Fully agree with Damien on this one, its so important that we address this issue around high welfare standards and low welfare imports. The industry needs to compete but it must be on a level playing field.