Federated Farmers President Colin Hurst Adds Dairy Farm
Federated Farmers president Colin Hurst and his family raised a glass of milk last week to toast the start of a new addition to their farming operation at Makihihi, south of Timaru.
One would have thought that with a general election a few months away, the farmer lobby would be keen to present a united front.
There has been much talk about Wayne Langford's push to stay on for another year and whispers of a conspiracy against vice-president Colin Hurst.
But then the Feds have always been full of surprises.
Milking It remembers an occasion many years ago when the media were invited to a luncheon to hear a keynote speaker.
Great, we thought, but it turned out the media were relegated to a bench behind the guests and fed some very ordinary sandwiches while the rest dined - yes - on chicken.
Three clucks for the Feds!
