Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
It seems the farmer-friendly Coalition – National, ACT and NZ First - is playing a big part in the positive mood of farmers; stabilisation of world dairy prices is also helping.
Issues causing concern for farmers include new freshwater regulations are being implemented by regional councils around the country and limit setting process. Some of these are unworkable for farmers.
They’d be hoping and waiting for some concrete steps by the Coalition in the coming months to allay fears in the rural sector.
There is a real hope that the incoming government with its strong agricultural understanding around the caucus table will help with that and sort it out.
