Wednesday, 19 July 2023 07:55

Langford gets top job

Written by  Peter Burke
Federated Farmers' new national president Wayne Langford (right) with new vice president Colin Hurst. Federated Farmers' new national president Wayne Langford (right) with new vice president Colin Hurst.

At the end of their conference, Federated Farmers held their AGM and Wayne Langford, the 40-year-old dairy farmer from Golden Bay, was elected as the organisation's new national president.

He says it is a huge honour to be elected to lead Feds, but adds he is already feeling the weight of responsibility that comes with it.

"Federated Farmers are the largest rural advocacy organisation in the country and farmers are looking to us for strong leadership as they try to navigate their way through an increasingly complex world," Langford says.

South Canterbury mixed arable farmer Colin Hurst was elected as vice-president and North Canterbury arable farmer David Birkett joins the board as arable chair. Sandra Faulkner, Mark Hooper, Toby Williams and Richard McIntyre were all re-elcted to the board.

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