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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.
Dairy farmers in most North Island regions are hard hit by rain which is hindering pasture utilisation and causing milk production to drop.
Federated Farmers says legal action announced last week against the Horizons Regional Council shows “some people just can’t accept that industry and councils can work together effectively”.
A Manawatu dairy farmer has taken a major step to bridge the rural urban gap with the design of his new $1.5 million, 54 bail rotary dairy shed.
Farmers are anxious about what the health and safety reform will bring and the new challenges that lie on the horizon.
Dairy farmers in the Horizons Regional Council area have each spent an average $110,000 on environmental management in the past five years.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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