Animal rights group Safe wants Share Farmer of the Year Nick Bertram stripped of his title over a series of tweets from 2017. New Zealand’s top dairy farmer has apologised for tweets in which he called his cows b...... and advocated farming methods labelled “cruel and illegal” by animal rights group Safe. In 2017, Nick Bertram posted on Twitter a series of tweets including his suggested methods for introducing the animals to milking. Tararua farmer Bertram and his wife, Rose, were named Share Farmers of the Year at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) on Saturday. “If this farmer is the best of the best, the reputation of the dairy industry and New Zealand are in serious trouble.”Natasha Tere, Dairy Industry Awards Trust chairwoman said the trust had been made aware of Bertram’s comments and would be investigating.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2020 01:07 UTC