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OPINION: It looks like, following this year's general election, a number of farmers will be trading in their gumboots for the hallowed halls of Parliament.

A slew of farming sector leaders linked to Federated Farmers are contesting the upcoming general election.

OPINION: The Hound reckons former Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard's move to stand for the Act Party at this year's election had to have been the worst kept secret in NZ agri-circles.

Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard stepped down from the role last week and was immediately announced as an ACT Party candidate for the next general elections. In his final column for the Feds, Hoggard had this to say on emissions pricing…

OPINION: Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard rocked the local political scene last week by stepping down early from his farmer leader role to announce that he will contest the next election under the ACT Party banner.

Golden Bay dairy farmer and Federated Farmers acting president Wayne Langford says he will put his hands up for the top job at Feds' annual meeting in July.

Accepting an ACT Party ticket for the next general election is like finding "a natural home", says former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.

OPINION: It's the business end of the season when it comes to emissions pricing discussions.

Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has stepped down from the role, two months earlier than expected, after media reports claimed he will stand on an ACT Party ticket in the upcoming general elections.

The battle lines are being drawn on the National Party's recently announced agricultural policy.