20 Nov 2022

Framing farming’s important debates via the mailbox

From Mediawatch, 9:10 am on 20 November 2022

Opposition to agricultural reforms gets a wide airing in the media, along with protest and lobby groups fighting the corner against ‘unworkable regulations.’ But farming industry groups - and many farmers - also know adaptation and compromise is inevitable. Mediawatch talks to the editor of Farmers Weekly, whose views end up in the mailbox of almost every farm in the land.

This week's Farmers Weekly reflects farmers' anger over the We Waka Eke Noe emissions charging scheme.

This week's Farmers Weekly reflects farmers' anger over the We Waka Eke Noe emissions charging scheme. Photo: Farmers Weekly