We cannot control the weather, but we can make the most of it and catch it while we can. The recent holiday deluge of rain in the south saw two very different reactions. There was despair from the holiday makers trying to take a break from the year we’d had, right through to joy and […]
Water
No consultation = poor legislation
Jim Galloway The recently released Essential Freshwater Legislation (EFW) has many flaws and impractical parts to it. The Government did not involve Fed Farmers, B&L or Dairy NZ in the consultation, nor did it take notice of the wisdom of farmers in their thousands of submissions. The result is poor legislation which has had “tweaks” […]
Water Crisis – the wider impact of water poverty
At Federated Farmers, we are concerned that Hawke’s Bay may experience widespread poverty: water poverty. Water management is crucially important for the future of the Hawke’s Bay region. The prolonged dry weather affects our entire economy, it affects communities, and it affects families. Not just farming families, but also the families of people working […]