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When Technology Becomes a People Story

When Technology Becomes a People Story

April 1st 2026 There’s a certain way we talk about technology in farming. Usually, it gets framed as progress. More efficient. Less labour. Better outcomes. And to be fair, a lot of that stacks up. Halter is Read more

Early Conversations Can Prevent Bigger Problems Later

Early Conversations Can Prevent Bigger Problems Later

March 29th 2026 Why dealing with concerns early is often the best way to stop them becoming something bigger. As we touched on in the previous article, employment issues do not always begin with one major event. Read more

When Things Start to Fray

When Things Start to Fray

March 29th 2026 Why employment issues can start to rise when pressure, fatigue and uncertainty begin to build. Over the past little while, we have noticed a bit of a spike in employment relations issues coming Read more

Job Hunting? Get Your Ducks in a Row First!

Job Hunting? Get Your Ducks in a Row First!

March 10th 2026 When people are looking for a new role, there is often a strong focus on the job itself — what it pays, where it is, what the hours are, whether it feels like the right next step. All important, of Read more

Contract Milking Agreements

Contract Milking Agreements

March 10th 2026 The new contractor “gateway test” (in force from 21 February 2026) is designed to give more certainty when the arrangement clearly looks and behaves like contracting from the start. If the Read more

Employment Relations Law Changes: what you need to know

Employment Relations Law Changes: what you need to know

March 10th 2026 A set of changes to the Employment Relations Act are now live. The goal is to make some parts of employment law clearer and reduce “gotchas”, while still requiring employers to act fairly and in Read more

Training Your Trainers - Why it Matters on Farm

Training Your Trainers - Why it Matters on Farm

January 30th 2026 When it comes to training on farm, the biggest mistakes often happen when the trainer isn’t equipped to teach properly. And in most farming businesses, your trainers are the owners, managers, or 2I Read more

Sticking the Landing This Year

Sticking the Landing This Year

January 20th 2026 Welcome to 2026! Hopefully you’ve had a break, the head’s a bit clearer, and you’ve had a moment to picture the year ahead. Now that you’re back at work: the inbox springs to life, the team Read more

The Stuff That Trips Farms Up: 3 Recent Real-World Employment Reminders

The Stuff That Trips Farms Up: 3 Recent Real-World Employment Reminders

January 14th 2026 Most employment issues in agriculture don’t start in an office — they start in the shed, in the house, or in a string of texts that get a bit too sharp. When things get tense, the ERA doesn’t j Read more