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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
National's agriculture spokesman, Nathan Guy, says while some of the NAIT changes were needed, their passing under urgency has prevented proper scrutiny of them.
Most farmers are now flat-out calving and lambing and are looking forward to another season of forecast good returns.
The Government has allocated “an extraordinarily small sum” to strengthen Biosecurity, National’s spokesperson for Agriculture Nathan Guy says.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is defending the nature and makeup of the new Primary Sector Council.
Opposition agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy says it is chilling that the Government will force the cattle industry outside of an agreed mandate to pay to eradicate M. bovis.
The Government has dealt a body-blow to farmers and growers in pandering to its mates in the Green Party by axing funding to irrigation projects, says National’s agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy.
Opposition primary industries spokesman Nathan Guy is welcoming the decision to cull cattle infected with the Mycoplasma bovis disease.
The government is being accused of going cap-in-hand to the primary sector seeking cash to help eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
Labour’s first 100 days in government has failed famers, says National’s Primary Industries spokesperson Nathan Guy.
OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
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