Dairy farmer stripped of national title after offensive tweets surface

July 13th, 2020

Share Farmer of the Year Nick Bertram has been stripped of his award. Tararua dairy farmer Nick Bertram says he is a victim of “cancel culture” after being stripped of his Share Farmer of the Year title over a series of offensive tweets. Bertram and his wife, Rose, took out the top prize at the Dairy Industry Awards on Saturday.

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