Farm Safety Improves Through 'Incremental Gain', Says Birkett
Improving health and safety is about incremental gain rather than a sudden decision, says Leeston farmer and Federated Farmers health and safety spokesman David Birkett.
Six members of the NZ Fish & Game Council recently met with their counterparts from Feds for a “cordial get-together”.
The groups discussed issues such as access, catchment groups, wetlands and connecting farmers with fishers and hunters.
“We are not breaking out the marshmallows, lighting the campfire and singing Kumbaya together, but we both recognise that an adversarial approach really only benefits lawyers, said Feds president Andrew Hoggard.
Watch this space.
