Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford, at the Primary Industries New Zealand Summit in Christchurch.
Buoyed by the success of its 2023 policy wishlist with the coalition government, Federated Farmers is now planting the seed for policies it wants the next government to enact following the general election.
The farmer advocacy group released its Backing Kiwi Farmers election priorities on Monday, in time for the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event the National Fieldays in Waikato starting Wednesday, and attended by politicians from all parties, ahead of November's upcoming election.
Fieldays includes an Advocacy Hub for farmers to discuss rural issues. According to organisers, a fifth of Parliament's MPs spoke from the podium, or attended to discuss issues, including seven Cabinet ministers, last year. .
Cutting farming costs, empowering community conservation and fixing local government were features of its five-point plan for whichever political parties formed the next government.
