This government hates farmers

[Zurdo]

This country is too heavily reliant on dairy exports.
Diversity is important, NZ is more suited to sheep, yet we are seeing land converted to dairy in the south which needs significant amounts of irrigation to be viable.

It's all the dairy conversions that have led to all the pollution problems farmers are having to sort out...and which they don't like. Dairy farm after dairy farm on flat land with poor drainage, it's obvious the shit is going to build up. Farmers need to think outside the box and not do what the guy next door is doing. Some have, and are doing well.