Deliberate or ignorant?

This post sets out another facet of Ardern and her government’s attack on the economy and farming. And Parker asks trust me.

Homepaddock

The government’s Action for healthy waterways has a lot to say about farming but was developed without any input from the industry groups like Beef + Lamb NZ, DairyNZ,  Deer Industry NZ, Federated Farmers and  Horticulture NZ.

It proposes new requirements that would:

• strengthen Te Mana o Te Wai as the framework for freshwater management
• better provide for ecosystem health (water, fish and plant life)
• better protect wetlands and estuaries
• better manage stormwater and wastewater, and protect sources of drinking water
• control high-risk farming activities and limit agricultural intensification
• improve farm management practices.

Eric Crampton points out that proposals could bankrupt some farmers.

 . . .Let’s step back and consider why strict targets without compensation are likely to cause a lot of bankruptcies. 

Farm purchases and dairy conversions are often heavily leveraged. Farmers will have borrowed to purchase the land and to put in the infrastructure improvements for irrigation…

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